Principal Consultant - Power & Energy Advisory
Principal Consultant - Power & Energy Advisory
Sydney or Melbourne | Commercial advisory | Renewable energy and BESS
Uplift Recruitment is partnering with a growing specialist energy-markets business to appoint a Principal Consultant to its Commercial Advisory practice.
This is an opportunity for an experienced energy professional to lead meaningful client work across Australia's energy transition, advising renewable developers, investors, energy users and market participants.
You will combine a strong understanding of the National Electricity Market with commercial judgement and client leadership, helping clients turn complex market change into clear commercial decisions.
The opportunity
As Principal Consultant, you will lead advisory engagements from opportunity through to delivery. You will work across renewable energy, battery storage and broader power-market issues, translating complex commercial and market information into practical, decision-ready advice.
You will sit between senior leaders and the delivery team: leading client relationships and projects, guiding Analysts and Consultants and helping convert emerging client opportunities into high-quality advisory engagements.
This is not a pure technical engineering role, nor a pure business-development role. It will suit someone who enjoys solving commercial energy problems, delivering strong client outcomes and building trusted relationships.
Key responsibilities
Lead commercial advisory engagements across power, renewable energy and BESS
Advise clients on market strategy, project commercialisation, asset value and investment decisions
Translate complex energy-market issues into clear recommendations and client-ready outputs




Lead project workstreams from scoping through to delivery
Work with renewable developers, investors, retailers, energy users and other market participants
Support client development, proposals and conversion of advisory opportunities
Mentor and guide Analysts and Consultants across project teams
Contribute to thought leadership and the growth of the broader advisory offering
Work collaboratively with advisory, platform and transaction teams to deliver integrated client solutions
About you
You will likely bring:
Seven or more years of relevant experience in Australia's National Electricity Market
Experience working with, or advising, utility-scale renewable-energy and BESS developers
Strong understanding of the renewable project-development and commercialisation lifecycle
Commercial exposure to areas such as PPAs, offtake, energy procurement, financial close, project finance, investment decisions, asset strategy or energy-market transactions
Experience leading client projects, workstreams or strategic commercial initiatives
Strong stakeholder-management and written communication skills
Confidence working with senior clients and presenting clear recommendations
Financial modelling capability, with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
A relevant qualification in finance, engineering, economics, business or a related discipline
Experience advising wholesale electricity buyers,



retailers or large commercial and industrial energy users will be highly regarded. Exposure to Western Australia's Wholesale Electricity Market is also beneficial, but not essential.
Why consider this role?
Work at the commercial forefront of Australia's energy transition
Advise on major renewable-energy and battery-storage projects
Join a collaborative, established Advisory team
Gain exposure across advisory, market intelligence technology and transaction support
Lead client engagements while developing a pathway toward Associate Director level
Competitive salary, performance bonus and flexible working arrangements
If you are an experienced energy qualified looking to move beyond a single organisation or asset and shape commercial outcomes across the energy market, we would welcome a confidential conversation.
Apply now or contact Will at Uplift Recruitment for further information.
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Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? What's your expected annual base salary? How many years' experience do you have working in Australia's National Electricity Market? Which best describes your commercial experience: project commercialisation, PPAs/offtake, energy procurement, project finance, investment strategy, energy-market transactions or other? Have you worked with, or advised, utility-scale renewable-energy or BESS developers?
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