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Location: Philadelphia
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: Undergraduate Degree



Job Responsibilities
Manage business process and staff of 30 for 2 p/l's consult with utility clients worldwide responsible for profitability/client satisfaction
Job Requirements
BS mech engineering, MBA school of hard knocks, took big time risks, needed lots of project management, experience and technical expertis.e
Uppers
Relatively high pay, get to meet a lof of interesting people, high impact on client orgs, fun to be in charge, develop people, etc.
Downers
Constant travel, sometimes ambiguous task/mission.
Lifestyle
Constant travel, not always to nice places, little diversity, potentially long hours on the road but lots of freedom at home.
Compensation
Most consultants/managers 100-150k plus bonues 10-20% depending on profitability and achievement vs goals.
Advice to Jobseekers
Get into it early in career before family, find a good senior consultant and learn as much as possible.

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