Advisory Project Leader, Central Europe

Advisory Project Leader, Central Europe

Aurora Energy Research

Berlin, Germany

The successful applicant will combine an interest in energy markets and policy, performance in team-oriented environments and analytical capabilities. In addition, you will play an active role in client facing activities such as identifying clients’ needs, pitching our offering and answering client-specific questions in calls and in-person workshops.

Key Responsibilities

As Advisory Project Leader in the Berlin Office, you will be responsible for:

Leadership:

• You will balance the delivery of commissioned projects with leading, coaching and inspiring teams of analysts and energy modelers such that they continuously exemplify Aurora’s values, improve their performance capability and develop to their full potential.

Project delivery:

• You will develop a clear and detailed understanding of the client’s business and expectations, scoping projects and managing them to time and budget;
• You will also oversee multiple projects simultaneously, providing both internal and external stakeholders with the orientation they need in critical project phases and situations;
• You will ensure optimal delivery on clients’ expectations, including selecting the appropriate analytical approach, leading on complex problem-solving, ensuring independent, high quality, rigorous quantitative analysis, interpretation and communication of data insights.

Developing new consulting business:

• You will independently contribute to building and deepening close client relationships, and as their trusted advisor, you are the first to whom they turn;
• Additionally, you will acquire new clients and projects, collaborating with internal stakeholders to respond successfully to inbound requests for proposals, by identifying opportunities through establishing and deepening client relationships and building your external profile as a thought leader within the energy ecosystem.

What we are looking for

Required attributes:

• You will have considerable relevant experience from a top-tier management consultancy or relevant industry;
• You will evidence equal passion about delivering high quality analytical projects and developing your people;
• You will be collaborative by nature and have an empathetic leadership style that demonstrates skill in inspiring, raising performance and developing your teams;
• You will want to use you intellectual and analytical excellence to make real and tangible impacts that influence the complex decisions our clients need to make;
• You will thrive on using your personal impact to create the highest quality products for clients combining first class analytics and modelling with clear presentation of insights;
• You will enjoy using your experience and intellectual rigour to lead projects using advanced quantitative analysis;
• Your strong project management skills will consistently ensure the management and delivery of clients’ projects exceeds their expectations;
• You will have a proven track record of winning new business, both through writing compelling proposals in response to client requests, and through proactive business development;
• You speak German and English fluently (C1/C2) – please note that applications who do not fill this requirement can unfortunately not be considered.

Desirable attributes:

• Experience in the energy industry is highly desirable but not essential if you can demonstrate transferrable skills and experience as well as the desire to contribute to Aurora’s mission and the relevant consulting, analytical and leadership skills.

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