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Title: Electric & Gas Utility Advisory Practice Lead - Energy Advisory

Location: US Remote with preference for Reston or Metro DC region

ICF seeks a senior level executive to lead and expand our utility advisory practice in the electric and gas sector . The practice lead will develop and execute business strategy and plans to meet utility clients' needs amid growing electric demand, transitioning supply, and grid modernization, leveraging existing expertise and coordinating across ICF’s utility teams. This practice is part of our growing Energy Advisory Services line of business.

With over 50 years of experience, ICF advises utilities on decarbonization strategies, integrated resource planning, market analysis, distributed energy resource management, customer programs, and environmental strategies. ICF employs over 1,300 energy professionals worldwide who have worked with every major investor-owned utility in North America, and many overseas, as well as municipal and coop utilities. ICF’s Energy Advisory practice, home to about 250 of those professionals, additionally advises developers, IPPs, and investors across the power and gas landscape through the development, financing, and asset management phases.

As the Utility Advisory Practice Lead you will:

• Provide strategic direction and prioritize ICF’s areas of focus to grow existing offerings and promote new offerings

• Act as an executive contact to align ICF’s offerings with client objectives and serve as a senior advisor to utility executives

• Lead efforts to establish and grow our advisory services business with existing and new clients through the development and execution of a business plan

• Build awareness of ICF’s capabilities via targeted marketing and outreach strategies

• Provide strategic vision and tactical ability to define and communicate business objectives, ensuring productive and measurable internal operations

• Identify and develop thought leadership to support business strategy

• Support growth by developing team members, mentoring emerging leaders, and ensuring high employee engagement

• Proactively manage planning, execution, and tracking of business financial performance

• Use industry knowledge to position ICF’s capabilities strategically and act as an effective spokesperson

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, engineering, or a related field

• 15+ years of experience developing and delivering consulting services to electric and natural gas utility clients, either as an external consultant or by leading and growing new initiatives or business lines within a utility

• Demonstrated capabilities in developing effective relationships with clients, industry stakeholders, and service providers

• Proven track record building operational unity and collaboration, combining business processes, and forging communication to create synergy and growth

• Strong business and financial acumen and focus on actions and outcomes

• Strategic but hands-on leader with exceptional organizational, communications, and people management skills

• Ability to set and articulate goals, exhibit high energy and drive, encourage personal commitment, and hold staff accountable for targets

• The ability to gain the respect of peers within a leadership team, forge strategic alliances, and be able to influence peers across the organization while achieving key corporate goals.

• Previous experience managing and mentoring a team of more than 20 people

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree is strongly preferred

• Prior consulting/commercial project leadership and management experience

• Proven track record of successful business development

• Ability to draft and deliver expert testimony before regulatory bodies, including responding to interrogatories and cross-examination

• Experience advising senior utility executives on regulatory and business strategy issues, such as regulatory strategy, cost of service, cost allocation, and rates, and how these inform and drive corporate strategy

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Working at ICF

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$199,324.00 - $338,851.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)