Senior Consultant - Energy Supply Chain (IT Programs)

Wood Mackenzie; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood Mackenzie in Houston seeks a Senior Consultant to execute and deliver client engagements in supply chain consulting, drawing on proprietary data and market insights. You will work with project leads, mentor junior staff, and help drive revenue growth.

Ideal candidates hold a BA/BS in engineering, science, or business with 3+ years in consulting or supply chain; strong analytical and communication skills are essential. Travel 60–80% is expected.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in engineering, science, supply chain or business required; Master’s preferred.
• 3+ years in Consulting, Supply Chain, Operations or Engineering; energy sector experience preferred.
• Exposure to IT or digital programs is a plus, not a requirement (ERP, vendor management).
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving and time management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly inquisitive, organized and detail-oriented.
• Teamwork oriented with ability to mentor others.
• Results driven and adaptable to a changing environment.
• Willingness to travel 60–80% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep analysis of quantitative and qualitative data to inform strategic procurement and capital decisions.
• Perform market research to assess supply and demand factors for client strategies.
• Support bidding and pricing analyses for large capital projects and IT/digital programs.
• Use WoodMac tools to analyze spend, build cost models and forecast escalation.
• Coordinate with client stakeholders to design and implement supply chain strategies.
• Mentor Consultants and QA/QC on deliverables across projects.
• Develop client relationships and act as a trusted advisor.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Time management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Detail-oriented

Organization

Travel readiness

Education

BA/BS in engineering, science, supply chain or business

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

WoodMac Energy Intelligence Platform

Job description

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments.

Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected.

By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe.

This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence – whether planning days, weeks, months or decades ahead.

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• Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Future Focused – we accelerate change
• Curious – we turn knowledge into action

Role Purpose

With ambitious growth goals over the next four to five years, WoodMac Supply Chain Consulting is an exciting place to build a career. With a very strong pipeline over the foreseeable future, our intent is to build out our team with folks capable supporting and driving execution of our upcoming client engagements while helping make our revenue goals achievable. These people will bring strong analytical and communication skills to the table and will have ambition to lead projects and manage client relationships in the future.

In your role as Senior Consultant, you will be responsible for execution and delivery on the projects that you are staffed. You will be tasked with developing and delivering insights drawn from our unparalleled industry data and experience. You will deliver innovative thinking supported by market research and your subject matter expertise and will leverage our software tools to help our energy clients make effective supply chain and capital project execution decisions. You will work closely with your project lead to successfully manage the project schedule. Depending on the size of the project that you are staffed on, you may have Consultants on the team over which you may play a vital role in mentoring and performing QA/QC on the work that they perform. In some cases (e.g. on smaller projects) you may not have more junior staff below you and so we are looking for someone who can roll up their sleeves and help us get the work done regardless of the scenario. You will have opportunities to develop relationships with clients and establish yourself as a trusted advisor. A growing portion of our pipeline supports client IT and digital programs, including ERP, GIS, customer information systems and network modernization, where we own the sourcing, vendor selection and program governance rather than the technical implementation. Exposure to this environment is preferred, although not required.

Main Responsibilities (Serving Our Clients)

• Provide deep analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and synthesize results into meaningful conclusions to help our clients make strategic procurement and capital project decisions
• Perform market research to assess supply and demand factors influencing our clients' strategic business decisions
• Support the bidding processes for large capital project contracts and strategic supply chain initiatives, including performing pricing analysis, coordinating bidder correspondence, designing and orchestrating bidder negotiations and implementing contracts
• Support sourcing work on client IT and digital programs, including RFP preparation, bid tabulation and pricing analysis for software, hardware and system integrator services
• Use WoodMac Energy Intelligence Platform software tools to analyze spend, build custom cost models, forecast escalation, manage eSourcing bid events and support many of our other consulting solutions. This often requires training our clients to harness the value of the WoodMac tools
• Coordinate / communicate with client supply chain stakeholders as they design and implement supply chain strategies
• Act as a mentor to Consultants on Supply Chain Consulting team and guide their efforts to facilitate successful project execution

About You

• BA/BS degree with focus in engineering, science, supply chain or business required, Master's degree is preferred
• 3+ years in a Consulting, Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering function; experience within the Power & Renewables and/or Oil & Gas sectors is preferred
• Exposure to IT or digital programs is a plus and not a requirement, for example ERP implementations, IT category sourcing or vendor management
• 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
• Actively work to develop areas of expertise
• Results driven; enjoys the challenge of a changing business environment
• Willingness to travel 60- 80% of the time

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov