Power & Utilities Leader - LA

About dss+

At dss+, you don’t just deliver projects - you help save lives, improve performance, and build a more sustainable future.

We are a purpose-led global consultancy partnering with organisations in high-risk and asset-intensive industries to solve complex operational challenges across safety, operational risk management, operational excellence, and sustainability.

We combine deep expertise, practical problem-solving, and digital innovation to deliver measurable and lasting impact for our clients.

Why This Role

This is a senior leadership role focused on growing and leading our Power & Utilities business in Latin America.

As a Power and Utilities Industry Lead, you will define and execute the industry growth strategy, strengthen our market position, and expand relationships with leading organisations across the power, energy, and utilities value chain.

You will combine deep industry expertise with a strong operational consulting background to originate, shape, sell, and oversee complex transformation programmes, particularly across safety and operational excellence. You will also be accountable for senior client relationships, delivery quality, team leadership, and the continued development of our capabilities and market offerings.

Power & Utilities – Why This Industry

The Power & Utilities sector sits at the centre of the transition towards cleaner, more reliable, and increasingly complex energy and utility systems.

As the sector evolves through energy transition, regulatory change, digitalisation, infrastructure investment, and new operating models, organisations must improve operational performance while strengthening safety, resilience, and sustainability.

At dss+, we help Power & Utilities clients transform their operations, manage critical risks, build stronger safety cultures, and achieve sustainable improvements in performance. This is a strategic growth area where we have the opportunity to expand our client impact and strengthen our market presence in Brazil and in America Latina.

Your Impact at dss+

You will play a key leadership role in growing our Power & Utilities business and delivering transformational impact for clients in Brazil.

Working closely with C-suite executives and senior decision-makers, you will identify strategic client priorities, originate and convert high-value consulting opportunities, and build long-term partnerships across the industry.

As a senior seller-doer, you will remain actively involved throughout the engagement lifecycle. You will shape solutions, oversee major programmes, deliver critical strategic components, and hold overall accountability for delivery quality, client satisfaction, and measurable impact.

Key Accountabilities

Define and execute the growth strategy for the Power & Utilities industry in Brazil

Develop and manage a strong pipeline of consulting opportunities across existing and prospective clients

Originate, shape, sell, and close complex consulting engagements, particularly across safety, operational excellence, and operational transformation

Expand strategic accounts by identifying emerging client needs and developing long-term partnerships

Build trusted advisor relationships with C-suite executives and senior leaders across the Power & Utilities sector

Lead senior client discussions, translating operational challenges into compelling transformation opportunities and measurable business value

Shape client propositions, project scopes, commercial strategies, delivery models, and executive-level proposals

Oversee large-scale transformation programmes, ensuring strong governance, delivery quality, client satisfaction, and measurable results

Contribute directly to the most strategic components of client engagements, including problem definition, solution design, executive alignment, and transformation roadmaps

Anticipate commercial, operational, and delivery risks, ensuring proactive mitigation and effective programme governance

Lead, coach, and develop high-performing consulting teams, strengthening both industry knowledge and consulting capability

Work collaboratively with regional and global experts to bring the best of dss+ to clients in Brazil

Strengthen our Power & Utilities market positioning through thought leadership, industry perspectives, methodologies, and new offerings

What You’ll Experience at dss+

Deliver on our Purpose
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