Company Description

Coughlin Advisory is a boutique advisory firm dedicated to accelerating Australia's transition to a clean energy future while supporting both economic and environmental prosperity. The firm focuses on building strategies, optimising organizations, and guiding clients through decarbonisation across the energy value chain. Coughlin Advisory works with a range of utility and infrastructure businesses, helping them navigate the opportunities and challenges of the energy transition. The firm is led by founder Mark Coughlin, who brings over 35 years of executive and strategic advisory experience in Australia and internationally. Team members join a mission-driven environment committed to impactful, practical solutions for clients and the broader community.

Role Description

The Manager role at Coughlin Advisory is a full-time position based in Sydney, NSW, with a hybrid work arrangement that allows some work-from-home flexibility. In this role, the Manager will lead client engagements focused on energy transition, decarbonisation, and organizational optimisation, including scoping projects, developing work plans, and overseeing delivery. Day-to-day responsibilities include conducting industry and market analysis, preparing strategic recommendations, developing presentations and reports, and facilitating workshops with client stakeholders. The Manager will coordinate cross-functional teams, mentor junior colleagues,



and ensure high-quality, timely outcomes for clients. The role also involves contributing to business development activities, such as proposal preparation, thought leadership, and relationship-building with current and prospective clients.

Qualifications

- Experience in strategy, management consulting, or advisory roles, ideally within energy, utilities, infrastructure, or related sectors.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret complex data, market trends, and regulatory information.
- Demonstrated capability in project management, stakeholder engagement, and leading multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing client reports, presentations, and executive briefings.
- Understanding of energy transition, decarbonisation, and sustainability issues, with a genuine interest in clean energy and economic transformation.
- Ability to work effectively in a hybrid setting, balancing on-site client work in Sydney, NSW with remote collaboration.
- Bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, science, public policy, or a related discipline; postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.
- Proven ability to build client relationships, support business development, and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive team culture.

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📌 Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Coughlin Advisory
📍 Sydney