Full-Time

UKI Business Consulting

Transformation Architecture, Government & Public Sector, SM

Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young

5,001-10,000 employees

Global professional services: consulting, assurance, tax

No salary listed

Cork, Ireland + 1 more

More locations: Dublin, Ireland

Hybrid

Hybrid role; Dublin or Cork, Ireland; occasional travel to client sites.

Bachelor's

Category
Consulting (1)

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Requirements
  • Between 10-12 years within the energy sector in Ireland or abroad either in the industry or with a blue-chip consulting firm (strong track record in consulting is highly desirable).
  • Experienced in delivering in complex projects in the energy market in Ireland or abroad.
  • Proven track record in delivering a suite of strategic and business transformation in the energy sector.
  • Senior stakeholder management (e.g. Board, C-Suite) and communication experience.
  • Proven track record in business development.
  • Strong academic record including a third level degree.
Responsibilities
  • Demonstrate strong commercial experience in the Government and Public Sector domain.
  • Build quality trusted relationships with clients that drive lasting outcomes to develop valued relationships by leveraging your own network of clients and EY’s network.
  • Create high-quality work products and act as a subject matter resource on one or more areas of the energy sector, leveraging knowledge and experience to shape services to client problems.
  • Deliver clear and concise communication with internal and external stakeholders, including the delivery and facilitation of workshops and formal presentations, showing a high level of competency in use of Microsoft Suite
  • Lead, manage and empower multi-disciplinary teams
  • Be experienced in creating impactful thought leadership for use in business development, engagement delivery, as well as marketing to build EY’s profile in the energy sector.
  • Build strong internal, cross-competency, relationships to be bring the best of EY to market through business development initiatives.
  • Drive improvements in business processes, you will serve as a role model for Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM) and make sure that project teams understand and comply with our Q&RM guidelines.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ideally, you’ll also have some experience of delivering elements of projects such as: Strategy implementation including the design and development of long-term strategic roadmaps, implementation planning, critical success factors and development of best practice models to integrate strategy delivery.
  • Conducting trend analyses to assess current market landscape, identifying growth levers, visioning and prioritising to develop a set of strategic choices, and guiding organisations through business model reinvention.
  • Operating Model Design and Development to include Interim and Target Operating Models, and facilitation of workshop-based processes across multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Experience in supporting the development of business and commercial cases for significant pieces of new investment or policy changes.

EY (Ernst & Young) provides professional services at a global scale, offering consulting, assurance, tax, and transaction advisory services. It serves clients across industries such as technology, media, real estate, hospitality, and construction. Instead of selling a single product, EY works with clients through tailored engagements where cross-disciplinary teams analyze challenges, design strategies, perform audits, help with tax planning, and assist with mergers or divestitures. What sets EY apart is its worldwide reach and integrated service model, industry-specific expertise, and focus on responsible business practices like sustainability, cybersecurity, and workforce flexibility. EY’s goal is to help organizations improve performance, manage risk, and achieve sustainable growth while building a better working world.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

1991

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What believers are saying

  • EY's January 2026 acquisitions of couniq and Qiado expand public-sector and FAAS consulting.
  • EY's April 2026 agentic AI rollout strengthens audit quality and client delivery speed.
  • EY's Microsoft alliance and AI assurance services attract transformation work from regulated enterprises.

What critics are saying

  • EY paid £105.5 million over NMC Health in 2026, signaling recurring audit liability exposure.
  • KPMG, Deloitte, and PwC relentlessly poach EY partners after the failed 2021 split.
  • Agentic AI standardizes audit workflows by 2028, compressing billable hours and weakening junior leverage.

What makes Ernst & Young unique

  • EY Canvas embeds agentic AI across 160,000 audits with Microsoft Azure, Foundry, and Fabric.
  • EY-Parthenon ties consulting, assurance, tax, and transactions into one global client platform.
  • EY's sector teams, especially banking and capital markets, deepen specialization across regulated industries.

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EY-Parthenon has acquired SparkOptimus, a Dutch digital strategy consultancy founded in 2010. The Amsterdam-based firm employs around 50 consultants and specialises in AI transformation, digital business model redesign and technology-driven transformation. SparkOptimus founders Alexandra Jankovich and Tom Voskes, both former McKinsey consultants, said joining EY-Parthenon will create significant value for clients and staff whilst providing access to broader capabilities. The acquisition marks EY-Parthenon's first European deal since 2021. EY-Parthenon, established in 2014, is EY's strategy consulting and transactions advisory business with around 25,000 professionals globally. Mark Reich, Partner at EY-Parthenon Netherlands, said SparkOptimus' expertise will complement existing capabilities in the Dutch market. The deal closes on 1 September 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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The UK Government has awarded a contract worth up to £456 million to KPMG and EY to train civil servants, the Financial Times reported, citing government procurement tracker Tussell. Under the arrangement, the firms will train officials across various skills areas, including AI, between 2026 and 2028. KPMG's share is capped at £319 million, representing almost a quarter of its total UK advisory net sales from last year. EY's portion is worth £137 million, equivalent to around 13% of its UK consulting revenue. The deal is the largest single contract awarded to Big Four companies since Tussell started tracking records in 2012. The previous record was a £322 million deal between the Foreign Office and PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2012.

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