Senior Associate, Power & Utilities INFRA (US) at Alvarez & Marsal Infrastructure & Capital Projects, LLC (US) in Houston, Texas

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Alvarez & Marsal; Infrastructure & Capital Projects, Power and Utilities

Senior Associate Power & Utilities INFRA (US)

Location: Any A&M offices, United States

Alvarez & Marsal ("A&M") is a leading independent global professional services firm, specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. With more than 10,000 professionals based in locations across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value.

Our Infrastructure and Capital Projects practice is comprised of over 600 sector experts and specialized consultants across the Globe. We combine strategic and operational expertise with a deep technical knowledge to support developers, sponsors, lenders, and projects leader to select, structure, improve and execute Capital Projects in a more efficient and sustainable way.

We are seeking a Senior Associates to join our Infrastructure & Capital Projects (INFRA) practice in Power and Utilities with focus mostly on renewable generation, transmission and distribution, urban level and integrated energy systems ("Power"). With professionals around the world, the A&M INFRA team has deep hands-on experience in industries such as energy, manufacturing, mining, transportation, real estate, public sector (state/local and federal) and others.

Responsibilities:

• Experience in providing consulting services in the Power sector is preferred.


• Basic understanding of the Power sector market in the US including local regional level markets.


• Understanding of Power projects development lifecycle including origination, capital strategy, engineering & construction such as scheduling, cost management, procurement and contract management and operations.


• Engage in proposal preparation including both administrative management of proposals as well as the content creation of methodologies and other technical aspects as needed.


• Successful individuals in this role are expected to have ownership at increasing levels of responsibility (task/deliverable ownership, workstream ownership, project ownership), demonstrating ability to communicate clearly internally and externally, provide meaningful and insightful products/deliverables, and generally providing exceptional client service to A&M's corporate and government clients


• Ability to understand and synthesize complicated and nuanced information into meaningful and insightful recommendations, action plans, analysis, etc.


• Provide exceptional client services lines with ownership, identifying opportunities for improvement, playing an active role on client relationship development and relationship management.


• Lead meetings and presentations with managerial and executive level of clients and A&M, projecting confidence and mastery of the scope of work.


• Promptly respond to project demands and anticipate critical actions towards the success of initiatives.


• Demonstrate experience in project management and participate on multiple projects with a variety of functional areas.


• Contribute to business development efforts by developing proposals, thought leadership, research, and solutions.


• Expand A&M's presence on assigned accounts by identifying other business opportunities.


• Support and at times coordinate and engage on Power internal administrative efforts such as resource management, pipeline management, invoicing and other project level admin work.

Skills:

• Ability to work, manage, and/or lead under pressure, with fast-paced workflows and tight deadlines.


• Ability to prioritize work according to client and internal demands.


• Demonstrate an "entrepreneurial" spirit, showing ambition and identifying opportunities to expand existing work or generate new work.


• Strategic decision-making ability in a dynamic work environment.


• Proactivity to seek knowledge on innovative project management technologies.


• People management skills.


• Excellent written and oral communication skills.


• Ability to develop and maintain long-term relationships with clients on a variety of hierarchical levels.

Qualifications:

• Degree in engineering or a related technical field.


• At least 3 years of experience working on complex projects including strategy, early-stage planning, construction and operations.


• A graduate degree in business administration or engineering management or equivalent will be a plus.


• Availability and willingness to travel locally to meet project and client needs.

The salary range is $95k- $ 115k annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

Full-time Positions and Part-time Positions Over 30 hours

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined from time to time as well as a 401(k) retirement plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.