Overview As Manager in Baker Tilly's Development Advisory practice, you lead engagements that help Tribal Nations and utilities advance energy, infrastructure, and economic development. You'll guide cross-functional teams, shape strategic plans, and support access to federal funding to drive community priorities. This role blends advisory leadership with hands-on project management across energy projects, broadband, water, and resilience initiatives. You'll work closely with Tribal leadership to turn strategy into executable programs and sustainable outcomes. The opportunity offers meaningful impact through tribal self-determination and infrastructure transformation.
Responsibilities- Engagement manager and trusted advisor for Tribal governments and infrastructure organizations
- Lead strategic planning on energy sovereignty, infrastructure investment, and organizational transformation
- Manage multiple client engagements with budgets, schedules, staffing, risk, and quality control
- Facilitate executive workshops and strategic planning with Tribal leadership
- Advise on renewable energy opportunities including solar, wind, storage, microgrids, and utility-scale generation
- Support Tribal utility development, governance, and energy sovereignty initiatives
- Assist clients with infrastructure planning across energy, broadband, transport, water, wastewater, and resilience
- Conduct feasibility analyses, financial models, and business cases for investments
- Guide federal funding opportunities and lead grant strategy and implementation planning
- Lead proposal development and pursuit activities for new clients
- Mentor consultants and foster collaboration and excellence
- Assess organizational structures and governance models to identify improvements
Key requirements- 5 years of professional experience
- 4-year degree
- 3+ years leading complex projects and multidisciplinary teams
- Experience with Tribal Nations, Tribal enterprises, utilities, or infrastructure organizations
- Experience in energy, renewables, infrastructure planning, or federal funding
- Strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication
- Ability to develop and review financial models, business cases, and capital investment analyses
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of IIJA, IRA, and DOE Tribal Energy programs
- Strong client relationship skills
- Executive presence and facilitation capabilities
- Collaboration and teamwork orientation
- Financial modeling
- Business case development
- Capital investment analyses
