Job Description

We are actively seeking a Principal with industry insights and network to strengthen our expertise and to join our expanding team of experts. Based in Hamburg, you will work within international, multi-disciplinary teams on a variety of consultancy engagements in the field of Strategy and Transaction Advisory - focused on large utilities and investors.

Your main responsibilities include:

1.Business Development & Client Management

• Responsibility for significant revenue growth and profitability in the client segment of large utilities or financial investors
• Identification and development of new business opportunities, focusing on strategy and transactions in the energy sector
• Building and maintaining long-term C-level relationships, particularly with large utilities, financial investors and other international companies in the energy space

2. Project Leadership & Delivery Excellence

• Leading and ensuring the quality of consulting projects in the areas of strategy, due diligence, transformation, and decarbonization
• Managing interdisciplinary teams to deliver client-focused and sustainable project outcomes

3. Market Positioning & Thought Leadership

• Active positioning as a thought leader in the energy and investment landscape
• Representing the firm at industry events, conferences, and expert panels

4. Office Development & Team Leadership (Co-Lead)

• Joint responsibility for the strategic development of the Hamburg office
• Building and leading a high-performing, interdisciplinary team
• Fostering an open, collaborative, and results-driven company culture

5. International Collaboration

• Close coordination with global teams to develop international client strategies
• Leveraging the global network to scale projects and unlock new business potential

Qualifications

Your Profile

The ideal candidate holds a university degree in business, engineering, energy, or natural sciences, with additional qualifications such as a CFA being a plus. You bring at least seven years of professional experience, including several years in a leadership position within large utilities, strategy consulting, or investment environments.

You provide a proven track record in proactive business development and sales, along with strong experience in managing strategy and due diligence projects, ideally within the energy or infrastructure sectors.

A well-established network of decision-makers in major utilities, financial investors, and international energy companies rounds up your profile.

With an entrepreneurial mindset, a strong client focus, and high self-motivation, you demonstrate leadership capabilities and a proven ability to develop new business areas.

Business fluent in both German and English is required, while any additional language skills would be advantageous.

Company Description

AFRY Management Consulting is a leading European advisor with global reach. We at AFRY Management Consulting are committed to accelerating change towards a sustainable world in the interest of future generations. We are passionate about transforming industries and creating value for clients and society. We strongly believe that change happens when exceptional people with brave ideas come together.

AFRY Management Consulting works globally to address challenges and opportunities in the energy, bioindustry, infrastructure, industrial and future mobility sectors through:

• Strategic advice
• Forward looking market analysis
• Operational and digital transformation
• M&A and transaction services
• Sustainability Consulting

With about 800 consultants across over 20 offices on 4 continents, and in close collaboration with 19,000 experts at AFRY in design, engineering and digitalisation, we are driven by the idea of helping our clients find solutions to business-critical questions.

Additional Information

Our Offer

At AFRY Management Consulting you will be working on leading-edge projects for transforming towards a sustainable society.

You will find an excellent environment for strategies in an emerging space, in an experienced and passionate team - nationally and internationally.

At AFRY, we are strongly committed to the integration of management consulting and technical skills, to find solutions that work.

AFRY Management Consulting offers a highly entrepreneurial and inspiring environment, with a freedom to develop in an individual career growth model, supported by special training programs.

We have a respectful, collaborative, supportive, trustful, and responsible way of working with a desire to achieve the highest level of quality for our customers

We offer competitive performance-orientated compensation, corporate benefits and highly flexible working conditions, in a unique work experience

If you want to be part of the transaction and advisory sector and you are attracted to Energy and Sustainability as a challenging task in an international and successful company, we look forward to receiving your application documents.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.