Energy Advisory Engagement Lead — Strategy & Growth

KBR; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

FSA

Disability

PTO

Flexible schedule

Job summary

KBR Consulting seeks an Engagement Manager to lead and grow energy advisory and consulting engagements from Houston, TX. You will guide problem definition, analyses, and implementation, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-impact recommendations for energy clients globally.

The role emphasizes corporate strategy, market entry, pricing, M&A support, and business planning, with international travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, economics, finance, or a related discipline.
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Typically 12+ years of relevant professional experience, including substantial management consulting, strategy, commercial advisory, or business transformation experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex consulting engagements and managing multiple workstreams.
• Proven ability to structure ambiguous business problems, conduct rigorous analysis, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Experience managing client relationships and presenting recommendations to senior executives.
• Strong financial, commercial, and analytical capabilities, including experience with business cases, financial models, and performance assessments.
• Demonstrated project management, team leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation development.
• Ability to work effectively across cultures, geographies, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to travel internationally as client requirements dictate.

Responsibilities

• Engagement Leadership: Lead consulting engagements from problem definition through analysis, recommendations, and implementation support, ensuring quality delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Strategy & Business Advisory: Lead projects involving corporate strategy, market entry, go-to-market strategy, portfolio assessment, pricing, M&A support, and business planning.
• Operational Excellence: Manage engagements focused on cost reduction, business process improvement, organizational effectiveness, and operational performance.
• Financial, Economic & Risk Advisory: Oversee assignments involving financial and economic analysis, investment evaluation, risk management, regulatory compliance, and commercial assessment.
• Client Relationship Management: Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders, communicate findings to senior executives, and identify opportunities to expand engagements.
• Business Development: Support opportunity identification, proposal development, client account planning, and the development of new advisory engagements.
• Team Leadership: Lead multidisciplinary project teams, mentor junior consultants, and ensure quality and analytical rigor across deliverables.
• Practice Development: Contribute to developing consulting methodologies, service offerings, and capabilities to grow the advisory business.

Skills

Project management

Strategy development

Financial analysis

Client relationship management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Hypothesis-driven problem solving

Cross-cultural collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, economics, finance, or related discipline

MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification preferred

Job description

KBR Consulting seeks an Engagement Manager to lead and grow energy advisory and consulting engagements from Houston, TX. You will guide problem definition, analyses, and implementation, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-impact recommendations for energy clients globally.

The role emphasizes corporate strategy, market entry, pricing, M&A support, and business planning, with international travel as needed.