Manager - Management Consulting

Job description

If you have a management consulting background and are interested in applying your skills in the Energy sector, we'd love to hear from you. As Australia's energy sector continues to transform, organisations are facing complex strategic, operational and regulatory challenges. To support the growth of our Energy Advisory practice, we are looking for talented consultants who are keen to build their careers in this dynamic industry. We welcome candidates from a range of consulting backgrounds. Energy experience is not essential. What matters is strong problem-solving, stakeholder engagement and advisory capability, combined with a genuine interest in the energy transition. As a Manager in our Energy Advisory team, you will work with clients on complex business challenges, help shape strategic decisions and deliver practical, outcome-focused solutions. This role is ideal for a commercially minded consultant who enjoys working closely with clients and turning insight into action. You will: Build and maintain strong day-to-day relationships with client stakeholders, becoming a reliable point of contact throughout engagements. Manage engagement workstreams, taking responsibility for scope, timelines, quality and day-to-day delivery. Structure complex commercial, regulatory, operational and technology problems, and drive the analysis needed to solve them. Prepare high-quality reports, presentations and client deliverables that are clear, evidence-based and defensible. Support clients through change by helping design and deliver stakeholder engagement, communications and adoption activities that make recommendations stick. Contribute to business development, proposals and marketing activities, while helping identify opportunities for clients and the practice. Coach and support more junior team members, including reviewing their work. You bring a quantitative capability and sound commercial judgement. You are comfortable working across complex, ambiguous environments and enjoy developing strategies that translate into practical outcomes for clients. You will bring: 4 to 6+ years of management consulting experience, ideally advising clients on complex strategic, operational or transformation challenges. Experience working in energy, utilities or infrastructure is advantageous, however we welcome candidates from a broad range of sectors who are interested in applying their consulting skills to the energy industry. Experience across diverse engagement types, including strategy, market entry, business cases, operating model design and change or adoption. Strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving capability, including financial modelling and business-case analysis. Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills. The ability to build effective relationships and communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively. Comfort using AI tools to improve the quality and efficiency of your work, with the judgement to apply them appropriately and check outputs. A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and a genuine interest in developing more junior team members. Experience or awareness of emerging topics shaping the energy transition, such as data centres, market reform, CER and renewables economics, would be highly regarded. You may not tick every box, and that’s okay. If you meet most of the criteria and are excited by the opportunity to help clients navigate Australia’s changing energy system, we would like to hear from you. Join KordaMentha— Build your future, shape ours We don’t just hire talent; we invest in it - with support that accelerates your success in every way Why Join Us? Professional Development: Expert mentorship, tailored training via KordaMentha Business School, study support, and our Accelerate program for Analysts to Associate Directors — build your brand, expand your network, and gain strategic insights from senior leaders Flexibility: We champion work/life integration with options that fit your lifestyle. Career Growth: Merit-based promotions, secondments, and opportunities to work alongside senior leaders on impactful projects. Leave That Works for You: Buy extra leave and access volunteer, generous parental leave and career break options. Culture & Connection: Social events, cultural celebrations, be part of our diversity and inclusion program, KMConnect. Family Support: Flexible parental leave, return-to-work support. Health & Wellbeing: Inclusive wellness initiatives and confidential and industry leading EAP for you and your family. This isn’t just a job — it’s a place where your ambitions are nurtured, your wellbeing is valued, and your contributions celebrated. Ready to shape your future with us? How to Apply: Please submit your resume via our online portal. Recruitment and Search Firms: While your interest is appreciated, KordaMentha does not take responsibility or accept charges for unsolicited approaches. Recruitment and Search Firms: While your interest is appreciated, KordaMentha does not take responsibility or accept charges for unsolicited approaches. For more than 20 years, KordaMentha has supported businesses through some of their most complex matters and opportunities. Founder owned and led; we are an advisory firm that helps corporations, financiers, lawyers, private investors and government clients to grow, protect and recover value. That’s what we do, but it’s how we do this that makes us who we are. Proudly independent, strategically local, and with a bias for action to get things done, we focus on doing what is right by our clients, our people, and the wider community. Our track record shows that we help navigate the best path forward in challenging times, and do so across cities, regions and territories. In the most stressful or demanding environments, we continue to drive change where it really counts.