Jobs at McKinsey

Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World‑class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well‑being for you and your family.

You will deliver content expertise across topics such as maintenance, reliability and operations functions for our chemical’s clients. In this role, you will help clients build capabilities in delivery and execution, both during an active project and continuing after we’ve shared our recommendations. You will work in teams to build the capabilities, systems and processes needed to deliver results and then ensure those results are sustained. To do this, you will bring and maintain or develop genuine expertise in the Chemicals sector across the multiple clients you will serve.

You will have responsibilities across all phases of our client development work, from initial business development and delivery to maintaining great relationships with clients during projects and beyond. You will collaborate closely with clients and drive analyses to provide unique insights. You will also support the development and maintenance of proprietary knowledge capabilities in conjunction with other experts in local and global practices.

You will be based in our Riyadh office as part of our Saudi Client Capabilities Hub.

You will work closely with our Global Energy and Materials practice who advises top management in the Chemicals sector locally and globally. As part of our hub, you will serve our clients across the EEMA region.

Our hub is part of our global Client Capabilities Network which is comprised of 8000+ client‑serving professionals with deep specialization across industries and functions. Colleagues in our global Client Capabilities Network deliver distinctive client impact through assets and expertise and are driven by a culture of innovation.

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical, or petroleum engineering.
• 3+ years of professional experience in the petrochemical sector with comprehensive understanding of the petrochemical industry market, including downstream chemicals.
• Experience in chemical process engineering, operational improvement, project management or strategic decision‑making in the petrochemical industry is a plus.
• Experience working with numbers/quantitative models.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and conceptual abilities with an analytical mindset.
• Excellent business acumen and understanding of the main business, economic and financial concepts and terminology.
• Strong multitasking abilities; service‑oriented personality.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment; ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization.
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively.
• Fluency in English required, fluency in Arabic preferred.