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Wood Mackenzie is the global insight business for renewables, energy, and natural resources. Driven by data. Powered by people. In the middle of an energy revolution, businesses and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. That’s why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth, backed by over 50 years’ experience in natural resources. Today, our team of over 2,000 experts operate across 30 global locations, inspiring customers’ decisions through real-time analytics, consultancy, events and thought leadership. Together, we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make bold decisions when it matters most.
Role Purpose
As a Consultant in our America’s group, you will play a key role in our growing Americas consulting practice, with involvement in all aspects of the consulting process, from shaping the opportunity, performing the analysis, and working closely with clients and Wood Mackenzie experts to develop insights that support critical strategic decisions. This role requires a high level of creative thinking and problem-solving abilities combined with strong interpersonal and teamwork skills. The candidate will frequently engage with and work alongside senior client teams and must be prepared for regular travel throughout the Americas region and, on occasion, globally.
Our consultants have outstanding credentials, first-class connections with key energy and mining industry decision-makers globally and an unrivalled knowledge of regional and local markets.
Examples of recent projects our Consulting practice have engaged in include:
- Working with a renewable power generation company part of a wider infrastructure fund to develop a growth strategy which is supported by the future trends in power markets.
- Conducting an opportunity screening exercise for a large European infrastructure player considering an asset or company acquisition in the North America natural gas, NGL, hydrogen and CO2 midstream and storage industry
- Evaluating a US hydrogen filling station business, understanding the hydrogen market dynamics, supply and environmental attributes requirements and financial evaluation of the business model to support a first-of-kind financing.
- Identifying key industry trends and establishing strategic initiatives for a National Oil Company (NOC) to thrive through the upcoming Energy Transition
- Advise a leading North American financial institution on financing opportunities in the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) space in North American and European markets.
Main Responsibilities (Serving our Clients)
As a Consultant at Wood Mackenzie, you will take ownership for the delivery of important parts of the assignment under coordination and supervision of your project manager:
- Execute complex analysis of commodity or power markets and project economics, while leveraging our industry research and expertise
- Build and present compelling presentations conveying key messages and recommendations concisely for a senior audience.
- Collaborate and work cohesively with project teams under the guidance of a project manager/director.
- Build and leverage a thorough and current understanding of energy markets and energy transition themes and be able to effectively discuss recent events and implications with clients and colleagues.
- Contribute to the broader WoodMac consulting team’s goals and facilitate successful delivery of material to our clients.
About You
- Coops/internships with relevant experience – management consulting; energy-related consulting; or a commercial, analytical, or technical role in the energy or natural resources sector
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant quantitative or science discipline such as business, economics, finance, statistics, or engineering. MBA or Master’s degree is a plus.
- Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and time management skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly inquisitive, innovative, organized and detail oriented.
- Work in team-oriented environments
Expectations
This section is not a comprehensive list of everything that is expected from the ideal candidate but rather a spotlight on the skills and behaviors that are most critical to the role:
- Client focused attitude – dedication to meeting the client’s needs and anticipating potential issues in project delivery.
- Issues based problem solving – the ability to identify the critical questions, problems, and issues related to a client’s decision.
- Curiosity – having a keen interest in the global energy and/or metals industries and a willingness to explore new frontiers of traditional markets and the Energy Transition
- Quantitative analysis – comfort with building models that demonstrate potential outcomes for markets, projects, and asset financials.
- Focus on efficiency – executing analysis and presentation creation with quality and accuracy, with minimal rework.
- Dedication and resiliency – taking ownership in your work and building on your experiences.
- Relationship minded – valuing engagement with others (clients, Wood Mackenzie colleagues, and others) and seeking to share your ideas and learn from their insights to build greater solutions together.
Other
- The ideal candidate will be expected to work in proximity of one our offices in which our Consulting group has a presence in (i.e., Houston or Boston)
- The nature of this role precludes it from consideration for part-time or flexible working arrangements
- This position does not provide visa sponsorship.
Wood Mackenzie Values
- Inclusive – we succeed together
- Trusting – we choose to trust each other
- Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
- Future Focused – we accelerate change
- Curious – we turn knowledge into action