Principal, Energy - Indonesia

Principal – Energy | Indonesia

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 excellence, and sustainability.

With a heritage rooted in DuPont’s industrial operations, 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 our Energy business and delivering high-impact outcomes for clients across Indonesia and the broader Southeast Asia region.

You will lead strategic client engagements, drive business development, and shape our market presence within the Energy sector.

Industry – Oil, Gas & Energy

The Oil, Gas & Energy sector is undergoing significant transformation as it balances growing demand with the transition to lower-carbon energy systems.

At dss+, we support clients to improve safety, optimise performance, and accelerate sustainability strategies.

Your Impact

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

• Drive business development and expand strategic client relationships

• Lead large-scale consulting engagements and ensure delivery quality

• Build and manage a strong pipeline of opportunities

• Engage senior stakeholders and executive leadership

• Lead and develop consulting teams

What will you do? 

As Principal, you will support the growth of dss+ in Indonesia through business development across heavy infrastructure and energy. Operating as Account Executive, you will own end-to-end strategic client relationships— shaping account strategy, building executive relationships across leading Indonesian energy groups, their sub-holdings and subsidiaries, and MNCs operating in Indonesia, while orchestrating dss+ capabilities to deliver measurable impact on safety, operational excellence and sustainability. 

You will grow a profitable account, lead cross-team initiatives, develop dss+ talent, and build the firm's brand across the sector. 

More specifically, you would: 

• Own the multi-year account plan — stakeholder mapping and pipeline across operational risk, asset performance, energy transition and capability building 

• Serve as trusted advisor to senior executives (Directors, EVPs, SVPs, VPs) across the group 

• Lead execution of dss+'s Indonesia strategy with your account(s) 

• Lead engagement teams and oversee delivery quality across all engagements 

• Coach client leaders through improvement and transformation programmes 

• Mentor and develop junior colleagues and the extended leadership team 

• Set the standard for conduct and leadership, and live the Mission Critical Behaviours 

Who are you? 

You would bring: 

• An engineering degree (commercial or technical focus), post-graduate preferred 

• 15+ years' experience, ideally a mix of in-house and management consulting 

• A proven track record managing a major Indonesian account(s), with credibility across Indonesian corporate and operational environments 

• Deep knowledge of Indonesia's oil & gas value chain and regulators (SKK Migas, BPH Migas, ESDM) 

• Experience in consulting or consultative business development involving complex, high-value engagements with senior executive stakeholders  

• An established network across leading Indonesian energy groups and Indonesia’s broader energy ecosystem 

• Experience leading commercial teams; technical expertise in a relevant field preferred 

• Strategic planning and commercial acumen, with strong C-suite and board-level stakeholder engagement 

• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesian and English is essential for this role.