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Director - Power & Utilities - Transactions & Energy Transition, London

Client:

KPMG-UnitedKingdom

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

aa5c32558a40

Job Views:

4

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

Job Description:

Job description

The Team

Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG), a part of KPMG Deal Advisory in the UK, consists of approximately 400 professionals and is recognized as a leading independent adviser in infrastructure. The group advises on strategic, financial, regulatory, and commercial issues, working across sectors like Transport, Power & Utilities, and Social Infrastructure. We support clients in market design, policy analysis, deal structuring, and funding infrastructure projects.

Power & Utilities (P&U), led by Dr. Matt Firla-Cuchra, is the largest segment within IAG, with about 85 FTEs, serving major UK utilities and energy firms across Europe. We offer advice on strategy, finance, regulation, and economics to help clients optimize value, structure investments, and navigate regulatory regimes. Our team is divided into practices including Water Regulation, Energy Regulation, Finance, Projects, Transactions & Energy Transition, and Cost Benchmarking, experiencing consistent growth.

The Role

You will join the Transactions & Energy Transition sub-team of P&U, comprising 10 FTEs. The Director will lead the team, working closely with the Managing Director.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Provide leadership to the Energy Transition segment within the Transactions & Energy Transition team, which includes 10-12 consultants. Offer advice on energy transition to utilities and infrastructure clients in the UK.
2. Support the transactional activities by providing strategic, commercial, and regulatory due diligence on complex deals, leveraging expertise across strategy, regulation, and cost benchmarking.
3. Develop and maintain strong client relationships, becoming the go-to expert for projects and market opportunities.
4. Lead client engagements and ensure quality and risk management standards are met.
5. Maintain expertise in areas like energy networks, water, energy efficiency, connections, metering, and renewable generation.
6. Manage team performance, coaching, and mentoring staff, acting as a role model aligned with the firm's values.

Projects include advising on major energy company takeovers, gas market prospects, unregulated water business options, hydrogen policy, energy scenarios, energy efficiency strategies, and net zero business plans.

The Person

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

1. Experience in consulting (strategy/management) within the energy sector or M&A advisory in Power & Utilities.
2. Experience with energy transition sectors such as regulated utilities, energy efficiency, C&I solar, decarbonization, connections, metering, and renewables.
3. Proven leadership in managing teams and delivering advisory services to large energy firms.
4. Understanding of emerging Net Zero technologies and their business impacts.
5. Strong knowledge of business planning, strategy, scenario analysis, and investment appraisal.
6. Familiarity with energy policies and economic regulation of utilities.
7. Excellent communication, presentation skills, and commercial awareness.
8. Proactive attitude, independent thinking, and problem-solving abilities.