Job Description

The Team

NUS provides energy management and sustainability consultancy services to some of the world’s largest companies, many of whom operate in dozens of countries and have complex support requirements. In recent years, NUS has found that these client engagements are most successful when a dedicated resource is provided to oversee and manage global activities. The International Project Management (‘IPM’) Team includes five staff (located in four European offices) who specialize in coordinating the activities of local consultants, energy traders, and support staff, and work on behalf of client senior stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of services around the globe.

The Role

International Project Managers work with NUS’s Senior Team, including the Co-President, and are responsible for managing key client engagements, including luxury retail, automotive, biopharma, and large, publicly traded companies. It is a dynamic role that provides an opportunity to work with colleagues around the globe, as well as with senior client stakeholders, including in most cases, Director-level contacts.

The successful candidate will

• Be a key member of the International Project Management team who can take management responsibility for a number of client engagements, including internal stakeholder oversight and coordination
• Utilize project management experience to help bring efficiencies to client engagements, and work to optimize client experience
• Contribute to the ongoing expansion of the International Project Management team
• What you’ll do
• Act as a central point of contact for clients, setting the agenda for, and leading, regular project meetings and tracking action items through streamlined reporting/tracking documents
• Development relationships with colleagues and client stakeholders to ensure open communication and knowledge sharing
• Support colleagues to develop and progress client projects on a global basis, while reporting updates to clients and monitoring progress in line with deadlines and client expectations
• Develop and maintain bespoke project trackers and reporting templates where required to best meet client requirements
• Coordinate multiple parties, across practice group and jurisdictions as required
• Facilitate effective communication between all stakeholders, including regular lessons learned reviews
• Monitor ongoing service fees, ad hoc project fees, and client payments

Your Skills

The successful candidate will have:

• Project management experience in a professional services firm
• Stakeholder engagement experience
• Experience in energy management or energy markets (preferred)
• Self-motivated, organized, and proactive with strong attention to detail
• Extensive experience of Microsoft Office, including Excel
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and coordinate global project teams
• Ability to communicate effectively (written at verbal) with client stakeholders
• Ability to lead project update meetings and maintain project tracking documents

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