CareerPlan

Principal Consultant

Sydney, New South WalesFull-timeA$151k–A$171k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid

Core

Principal Consultant providing deep industry expertise across the energy value chain to support business transformation, market reforms, and technology-enabled change initiatives within the electricity and gas sectors.

Role type

Principal Consultant (Energy Domain)

Builds

Strategic and operational guidance for utility transformation, digitalization, energy transition, and business process improvement.

Domain

Energy (Electricity and Gas) / Utility Operations

Required skills

Electricity and gas network operations, Energy markets and pricing mechanisms, Metering and consumption data, Transmission, distribution, generation, and market operator environments, Power system operations, Operational Technology (OT) in energy systems, Regulatory frameworks and compliance, Distributed Energy Resources (DER), Renewable energy integration, Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies, Multi-country or multi-jurisdiction energy markets experience

Preferred skills

Cloud platforms, Data analytics, Real-time operational systems, Enterprise reporting solutions, System interoperability, Technology modernization initiatives

Technologies

SCADA/EMS, COTS and bespoke applications, Utility IT and OT platforms

Responsibilities

Provide subject matter expertise across electricity and gas value chains including generation, transmission, distribution, and retail; Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders on utility transformation and digitalization; Advise on identifying bottlenecks for Energy Transition goals; Contribute to RFPs/RFIs through solution shaping and proposal development; Support business case development and transformation roadmaps; Collaborate with solution architects and developers on system integration and deployment.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic advisory