Senior Consultant & Energy & Natural Resources

FTI Consulting; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Senior Consultant to enhance their Energy and Natural Resources practice in the United Kingdom. This role involves advising clients on strategic communications, developing innovative strategies, and managing account teams to ensure seamless delivery of services. The ideal candidate will have a background in strategic client advisory and excellent relationship-building skills. The firm offers professional development opportunities and a strong support network to aid your growth.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Professional development programs

Wellness initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic communications, preferably in Energy and Natural Resources.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on strategic communication initiatives.
• Develop and manage communication strategies for client engagements.
• Lead team efforts in business development and account management.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic client advisory

Client relationship management

Communication planning

Thought leadership

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter who wants to join our market leading consulting team which provides strategic communications to global companies within the Energy and Natural Resources sector. Our clients include listed and non-listed businesses operating across the sector including mining, oil and gas, renewable energy and clean technology. These range from global leaders, Fortune500s and FTSE100s through to start-ups and mandates can be ongoing retainers, reputational projects or capital markets transactions. We are seeking a Senior Consultant to help grow our market leading Energy and Natural Resources practice. This role will see you work closely with our energy clients on integrated corporate reputation and capital markets workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Client Advisory – Advising companies how to strategically and impactfully reach financial and corporate audiences at key moments, including key business updates, partnerships, financial results, investor days/CMDs, events and conferences.
• Developing strategies to advocate and amplify a company's perspective to key stakeholders, including the media, investors, sell-side analysts, employees, regulators, supply chain and beyond.
• Partnering with wider account teams to ensure seamless delivery for our clients, including deliverables such as:
  • Strategic communications plans
  • Corporate narrative and equity story drafts
  • Key messages, Q&As, media briefings, consensus tracker
  • Engagement with key audiences including media, influencers, sell-side and more
  • Event attendance, coordination and logistics

Team Leadership and Account Management

• Alongside the wider team play a dynamic role in the Energy and Natural Resources team in driving new business development
• Contribute regularly to shape team strategies to enhance and cultivate existing client relationships and to identify new clients
• Managing account teams, team members and mentoring junior colleagues across the business; ensuring the seamless delivery of exemplary account work and key deliverables
• Managing the development of materials by playing a leading role in drafting documents with high attention to detail, and managing junior and senior colleagues to ensure account deliverables are executed in a timely manner
• Interfacing regularly with clients in an advisory and executional capacity
• Flexibility to be engaged in high-profile fast-moving situations with short deadlines

Relationship Building and Market Leadership

• Play an important role in creating innovative and forward-thinking thought leadership to engage a range of audiences in the Energy and Natural Resources industry
• Develop strong relationships with clients and potential clients
• Create strong relationships with stakeholders including industry bodies, think-tanks, policymakers, bankers, sell-side analysts and more
• Grow your network of journalist contacts

We’ll Grow

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You'll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth. As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

Benefits

Our goal is to support the wellbeing of you and your families-physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer market competitive benefits (including pension), supplemented by 15 flexible benefits, to meet your needs. These include health, lifestyle and family friendly options. We also offer professional development programme, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world's top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

About FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting, Inc. is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation, with more than 7,900 employees located in 32 countries and territories. Our broad and diverse bench of award-winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. The Company generated $3.7 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2024. In certain jurisdictions, FTI Consulting's services are provided through distinct legal entities that are separately capitalized and independently managed. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com