Management Consulting Summer Internship – Commodities & Energy Trading

Nichols College; Dudley (MA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Baringa is seeking Summer Interns to join the Commodities & Energy Trading team in Houston. You will work with clients on high-impact engagements spanning trading transformation, strategy, and risk across oil & gas, power, and energy markets.

Ideal candidates bring a substantive management or strategy consulting background and an interest in the energy industry, with a plan to graduate in Spring 2028 or earlier.

Qualifications

• Junior-year undergraduate targeting Spring 2028 or earlier graduation.
• Interest in energy and natural resources sectors, including US midstream/downstream oil & gas, LNG and power.
• Strong management or strategy consulting background gained via clubs or internships.
• Ability to structure and solve complex problems and translate analysis into clear strategic recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Work on trading transformation and capability assessments for trading organizations.
• Contribute to commercial & trading strategy, portfolio strategy and operating model design.
• Support growth strategy, market entry and adjacencies for the client.
• Assist with mergers & acquisitions strategy, integration, and synergy identification.
• Contribute to finance & risk topics including trading risk and capital allocation.
• Support ETRM/Bid-to-Bill advisory work across leading vendor platforms.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Consulting experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Executive interaction

Energy industry interest

Job description

Management Consulting Summer Internship – Commodities & Energy Trading

and the job listing Expires on October 9, 2026

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernize financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognized by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

Our US Energy & Resources practice is looking for Summer Interns to join the Commodities & Energy Trading team in Houston.

Our clients rely on our deep industry expertise to navigate a trading landscape defined by price volatility, increasingly complex value chains, and evolving regulatory demands. Our team works on complex strategic, commercial, and transformational issues across oil & gas, power and utilities, energy trading, and broader energy markets.

What you will be doing

As part of our team, you will work closely with clients on the following types of challenging, high-impact engagements:

• Trading business transformation – including capability assessments, target operating model design, and IT and change management for trading organizations.
• Commercial & Trading Strategy – portfolio strategy, operating model, value-chain strategy and strategic planning
• Growth Strategy – market entry, new business development, organic growth and adjacency strategies
• Mergers & Acquisitions – transaction strategy, integration strategy, operating model design, synergy identification and execution
• Finance & Risk – financial performance, risk management, trading risk, capital allocation and related strategic finance topics
• ETRM/Bid-to-Bill Advisory – design and client-side implementation across the leading vendor platforms (e.g., OpenLink, Endur, PCI, Allegro, SAP CM, etc.)

Your skills and experience

We are looking to hire motivated Summer Interns in the early part of their careers that want to develop into energy and commodity trading practitioners, who are passionate about helping clients to deliver their most complex and strategic transformations. We are particularly interested in candidates with a substantive management or strategy consulting background (via clubs or past internships) and an eagerness to learn about the energy industry.

Successful candidates will typically:

• Have an interest in strategic issues within the energy and natural resources sector, particularly within the US sectors including midstream and downstream oil & gas, LNG and natural gas, power, energy and commodity trading, integrated energy companies, or energy infrastructure and related markets
• Have a strong management or strategy consulting background
• Can structure and solve complex, ambiguous business problems, translating detailed analysis into clear strategic recommendations
• Bring strong analytical, commercial and problem-solving capabilities, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be confident in settings with senior executives and cross-functional teams, demonstrating strong commercial drive and intellectual curiosity
• Are interested in the intersection of strategy, transactions, trading, finance and risk

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to work at the forefront of the energy commodities trading industry as part of an award-winning global energy consultancy
• Gaining hands‑on experience in client transformation projects across the U.S.
• An opportunity to support the continued growth, development, and delivery of our digital trading consulting capabilities and offerings
• Contributing to the growth of a highly entrepreneurial business where the entire team is accessible and collaborative, from our Analysts to our Partners
• Candidates who are successful in securing an internship may have the opportunity to join us full-time upon graduation.

Requirements:

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the US
• Applicants must be in their junior year of their undergraduate program (with plans to graduate in Spring 2028 or earlier)
• Ability to commute to client sites located primarily in the Houston Metroplex each day, as well the Baringa Houston office (located in the Energy Corridor in West Houston) each Friday

Key Information:

• Internship dates: Monday 7th June – Friday 30th July 2027
• Application window: Friday 4th September – Monday 21st September 2026 – Please note: we’re unable to accept applications after this date.
• This internship will be based in HOUSTON, TEXAS
• Vacancy type: Full-time

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