Position Description
CGI is seeking an experienced Utility Business Consultant to help shape the future of Ontario's electricity sector and drive the growth of our Energy & Utilities practice.
In this high-impact, client-facing role, you'll partner with utility leaders to solve complex operational challenges, lead transformation initiatives, and deliver practical recommendations that improve business performance. You'll work alongside CGI consultants, account leaders, and technology specialists to help utilities modernize operations, unlock value, and achieve strategic outcomes.
Beyond client delivery, you'll play a key role in growing the practice by identifying new opportunities, supporting business development efforts, and building strong industry relationships.
We're looking for a trusted advisor who combines deep utility industry knowledge with strong consulting, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Your future duties and responsibilities
- Utility Advisory & Transformation
- Partner with utility leaders to assess operational challenges, identify improvement opportunities, and shape transformation initiatives.
- Provide strategic guidance across utility operations, business processes, and organizational modernization efforts.
- Facilitate assessments, workshops, process improvement initiatives, and roadmap development.
- Advise clients on leveraging technology, data, and operational changes to drive measurable business outcomes.
- Collaborate with CGI subject matter experts to develop practical, business-focused solutions.
- Client Engagement & Delivery
- Build trusted relationships with utility business and technology stakeholders.
- Lead and contribute to consulting engagements, delivering actionable recommendations and tangible client value.
- Develop business cases, transformation roadmaps, executive presentations, and strategic recommendations.
- Partner with CGI account and delivery teams to identify, shape, and execute consulting opportunities.
- Support delivery excellence while achieving utilization objectives.
Business Development & Market Growth
- Contribute to business development activities, including opportunity identification, client discussions, and proposal development.
- Foster relationships with industry partners, technology providers, and utility stakeholders.
- Support the evolution of CGI's utility consulting offerings and market presence.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
- 8+ years of experience within the electricity utility sector or consulting to utility organizations.
- Strong understanding of utility operations, business processes, and industry challenges.
- Expertise in one or more areas such as asset management, work management, grid operations, customer operations, or business transformation.
- Proven ability to engage stakeholders, analyze complex business challenges, and deliver practical recommendations.
- Understanding of the role of technology and data in supporting utility operations.
- Strong communication, consulting, relationship management, and problem-solving skills.
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Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working for an electric utility or advising multiple utility clients.
- Knowledge of Ontario's electricity distribution sector, regulatory environment, and operating models.
- Experience leading transformation, modernization, or operational improvement initiatives.
- Exposure to consulting, business development, or industry partnership management.
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Key Competencies
- Utility industry expertise and business acumen
- Strategic problem solving and advisory skills
- Business process improvement and transformation planning
- Stakeholder engagement and relationship management
- Ability to align business objectives with technology-enabled solutions
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Working Environment
Supporting electricity distribution utilities across Ontario, you'll work closely with CGI account leaders, consultants, and technical specialists on client engagements, workshops, transformation initiatives, and business development activities. Travel within Ontario will be required.
CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $115,000–$165,000. This role is an existing vacancy.
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Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
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That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
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