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Principal Consultant

Job description

​Our client is a highly regarded, PE-backed energy transition advisory firm with over 10 years’ experience supporting investors, utilities and technology businesses across the UK and Europe. With a strong commercial advisory reputation and an established client base, they are expanding their Commercial Due Diligence & Strategy practice and are now hiring a Principal Consultant to play a key role in their next phase of growth. Equity participation is available after the first year of employment.

The Role

As Principal Consultant, you will lead high-impact commercial due diligence, transaction support and strategic advisory engagements across:

  • Energy flexibility and demand-side response

  • Battery storage and DER optimisation

  • EV charging and smart energy

  • Smart grids, ancillary services and emerging flexibility markets

This is a senior leadership position where you will act as a trusted client advisor, lead project teams, and help scale the Commercial Advisory practice.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead buy-side and sell-side commercial due diligence for private equity and infrastructure investors

  • Deliver market assessments, competitive analysis and strategic growth projects

  • Advise C-suite stakeholders and investment committees on commercial risks and opportunities

  • Develop long-term client relationships and contribute to business development

  • Mentor and support consultants, contributing to methodology, frameworks and thought leadership

  • Play a central role in shaping the direction and growth of the Commercial Advisory practice

Candidate Profile

  • 4–7+ years in commercial due diligence, strategy consulting, transaction advisory, or energy market analysis

  • Strong understanding of UK/EU flexibility markets, storage, grid services or distributed energy

  • Proven experience leading commercial due diligence or major advisory engagements

  • Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills

  • Ability to translate market and regulatory trends into commercial implications

  • A commercial mindset and enthusiasm to support the growth of a PE-backed advisory firm

Why Join?

  • Senior leadership role with clear progression to Director

  • Equity participation available after year one

  • Exposure to high-profile transactions and market-defining energy flexibility projects

  • Opportunity to influence the strategy and capabilities of a growing advisory business

  • Collaborative culture and a high degree of autonomy