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Milliman

Consulting Actuary - EB Consulting

Irvine, CA · On-site

This full-time, hybrid position will be part of a team supporting the delivery of consulting projects as well as maintaining existing and growing new client relationships. This position will be ...

Focus Strategies

Consultant / Project Lead

Covina, CA · Remote

For more than 20 years, we have provided consulting to jurisdictional and community leadership in ... Consultant / Project Lead Location: Remote, United States (preferably California or West Coast ...

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What is the difference between Consulting Project vs Data Analyst?

AspectConsulting ProjectData Analyst
Required credentialsTypically a bachelor's degree in business, economics, or related fields; certifications like PMP or CAPM are commonBachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, or related fields; certifications like CAP or Microsoft Data Analyst are common
Work environmentProject-based, client-facing, often in consulting firms or corporate settingsOffice or remote, focused on data analysis within organizations
Employer and industry usageConsulting firms, corporate strategy departments, management consultingCorporations, finance, healthcare, marketing, and tech industries

While both roles involve analytical skills, a Consulting Project focuses on delivering strategic solutions for clients through project management and consulting expertise. A Data Analyst primarily interprets data to inform business decisions within an organization. Understanding these differences helps in choosing the right career path or job search focus.

What does a consulting project do in a project?

A consulting project involves a consultant or consulting team providing expert advice, analysis, and solutions to help organizations solve specific problems or improve performance. It typically includes assessing the client's needs, developing strategies, and delivering recommendations, often using tools like data analysis and project management skills. The goal is to support decision-making and implement effective changes within a defined timeframe.
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Infographic showing various Consulting Project job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 85% Full Time, 9% Part Time, 2% Temporary, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 86% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution.

Senior Consulting Project Engineer, Substation

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Oakland, CA • Hybrid

$173K - $213K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 25 days ago

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Company rating: 9.0 out of 10

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Job description

Requisition ID # 170630 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering-including electric standards and process safety, electric design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning-are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners. Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers.

Position Summary

This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

The Senior Consulting Engineer leads complex engineering projects, is a recognized expert within their area of responsibility, and applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices to resolve complex problems with only general direction. Provides technical leadership and coaching. Researches and identifies practical solutions to highly complex problems. Identifies opportunities and brings in ideas to help improve company performance.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

The annual salary range is:

CA Minimum, $173,856

CA Maximum, $213,624

Job Responsibilities

  • Manage large complex projects and perform engineering analyses, studies, and develop conceptual designs.
  • Develop innovative solutions to solve challenging technical issues.
  • Acts as a lead in root cause analysis and makes recommendations to address local and system-wide problems.
  • Acts as a company witness, liaison, and/or information provider to outside parties.
  • Develops technical policies, procedures, and contributes to the development of standards, specifications, construction documents, and guidelines.
  • Represents PG&E at external industry associations, committees, trade organizations and other inter-utility groups.
  • Acts as an engineering mentor.

Qualifications

Minimum:

  • BS Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
  • Current California PE license, Electrical
  • 13 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and design

Desired:

  • Advance experience in substation engineering
  • Experience in electric substation projects
  • Experience in project management

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