Consultant – Business Strategy & Transformation | 1898 & Co.

At 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, we partner with clients to drive enterprise-wide transformation through innovative business strategy, operational excellence, and change leadership. Our Business Strategy & Transformation (BS&T) team helps organizations align strategy to execution, improve performance, modernize operations, and successfully navigate complex change initiatives across critical infrastructure markets.

The Consultant role supports the delivery of business strategy and transformation engagements, with a focus on the power and utilities sector. This position plays a key role in project execution by performing analysis, developing deliverables, and supporting client engagement activities. Consultants work collaboratively with project teams and client stakeholders to address challenges related to strategy, operations, capital programs, and organizational transformation.

This role provides the opportunity to build foundational consulting skills while developing industry expertise in a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

Engagement Delivery & Execution

• →Assist project leaders and lead aspects of engagement execution, including workplan development, analysis, scheduling, deliverables, and quality management.
• →Assist project leaders with planning and managing project timelines, deliverables, and resources.
• →Monitor project progress and provide regular updates to stakeholders.
• →Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful execution of projects.
• →Adhere to QA/QC standards and support high-quality project delivery.

Analysis, Reporting & Strategy Support

• →Analyze data to identify insights and trends that inform strategic and operational decisions.
• →Prepare detailed reports, presentations, and documentation to communicate findings and recommendations to clients.
• →Support current-state assessments and development of future-state strategies.
• →Support the design and implementation of transformation initiatives, including process improvements, technology adoption, and organizational change.

Client Engagement & Relationship Support

• →Assist, and occasionally lead, facilitation of client meetings and workshops to gather information, present findings, and discuss recommendations.
• →Build and maintain strong client relationships to support engagement success and client satisfaction.
• →Provide training and support to clients on new processes, tools, and methodologies.

Team, Business Development & Knowledge Contribution

• →Assist project leaders with business development activities, including proposal development, project planning, and budgeting.
• →Mentor and support analysts and less experienced team members.
• →Support company initiatives and contribute to internal knowledge development.
• →Stay informed on industry technologies, leading practices, and emerging trends to support thought leadership.

• →Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance, accounting or related degree from an accredited program and 3 years of relevant experience required.
• →Prior experience associated with critical infrastructure operations and planning or consulting.
• →Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
• →Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• →Demonstrated leadership skills.
• →Proven ability to lead, educate, and train a team of consultants and analyst in management consulting frameworks.
• →Ability to independently solve difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• →Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• →Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• →Ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines and to be effective in on-site work environments.
• →Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, including identification of critical path items to ensure deliverable deadlines are met.
• →Ability to focus on the big picture to effectively and efficiently provide services that meet client needs, while also having the ability to identify and analyze details that are critical to project outcomes.
• →Willingness to learn new service offerings as client needs and the market requires changes to the service offerings provided by our group.
• →Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT).