Director of Operations, Energy & Climate Practice

Company: Berkeley Research
Location: Washington
Posted on: October 4, 2024

Job Description:

OverviewBRG Energy & Climate is seeking a senior operations (non client facing role) professional who will report to the Energy & Climate (E&C) community leadership team. This position will be based out of our Washington, DC office.This position requires a highly motivated problem solver with solid analytical, writing, presentation, research, and organizational skills, accompanied by a desire to advance within the organization. The work will involve both execution and oversight of client engagement work streams that will be quantitative and qualitative in nature for energy & climate related disputes.Responsibilities

• Management of junior staff.
• Design of quantitative and economic/financial analysis.
• Ground-up modeling of financial data and market data.
• Drafting of written reports and quality control.
• Development and presentation of expert reports.
• Preparation of other client reports and presentations.
• Contribution to client interaction and industry research.
• Support of business development.Responsibilities Continued
  • Work with E&C leadership to drive strategy, financial performance and growth in revenue and profitability.
  • Act as a liaison between E&C leadership and critical corporate functions responsible for expert performance review, utilization, compensation and staff performance review and management.
  • Assist in maintaining and developing a tool for tracking and forecasting, on a rolling basis, the community's financial performance.
  • Assist in other aspects of practice support as identified by E&C leadership.
  • Participate in planning strategic E&C meetings.
  • Lead various strategic initiatives identified by E&C leadership as well as assist in coordinating cross-practice initiatives.
  • Continue to improve internal communication efforts by working with leadership to describe the E&C community's progress and vision of success and growth.
  • Work with BRG marketing to maintain current business development (BD) qualifications and collateral and track various BD budgets and requests for funding.
  • Work with BRG business development to develop, track, and coordinate Energy BD opportunities, including job pitches, new case opportunities, and marketing events.
  • Possible opportunity/option to support consulting work based on interest and skillset.Executive and Staff Management Liaison
    • For junior and senior staff, coordinate with BRG corporate for utilization management, annual performance, compensation, and bill rate increase processes.
    • Coordinate with BRG corporate with respect to Expert onboarding and performance management.Budgeting and Reporting
      • Coordinate annual budget process, including BD budgets, and monitor monthly results.
      • Maintain and disseminate various financial reports for the Community to be developed in conjunction with the E&C leadership team.Qualifications:
        • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree, MBA, CFA, or CPA a plus;
        • Minimum of six to ten (6-10) years of prior work experience;
        • Entrepreneurial mindset, with ability to problem solve and think outside-the-box;
        • Excellent written and oral communication skills with clear and confident style;
        • Aptitude to develop insights and recommendations to business problems;
        • Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize changing work demands and learn quickly;
        • Mature presence, empathy, and intellectual curiosity;
        • Demonstrate strong project management, time management and organizational skills;
        • Handle sensitive information and preserve its confidentiality;
        • Strong understanding of managing relationships and developing solution-based proposals in a professional services environment; and
        • Expert working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Salary Range: $90,000 - $200,000 per year#LI-MT1 - #LI-Hybrid
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