The Team: The S&P Global Commodity Insights Consulting Upstream Practice is recognized as a market leader in the industry. Our practice brings an unparalleled combination of industry knowledge, data analytics and strategic mindset to help clients solve complex questions. Our practice specializes in the Upstream industry, advising industry leaders, policy makers and regulators, and investors on the most relevant industry topics:
- Upstream Oil & Gas (Exploration & Production)
- Growth Strategies (Organic Conventional, Unconventionals, M&A)
- Field Development Planning, Supply Chain Management, and Cost Optimization
- Subsurface (e.g. Reservoir Engineering, Production Optimization)
- Trends in Oilfield Technology, Water Management, Decommissioning, etc.
Responsibilities & Impact: A Consulting Associate Director, Upstream is responsible for delivering consulting projects involving strategic support, transaction due diligence, portfolio and asset evaluation, technical analysis, economic modeling and/or advance analytics. This position has direct interface with clients and plays a key role in successfully delivering consulting engagements and developing additional business.
You will be responsible for:
Project Management:
- Manage project teams in execution of scope and ensure deliverable quality
- Support project director with client engagement and preparing for discussions
- Deliver project, balancing time and budget while ensuring client satisfaction
Business Development
- Identify follow on work opportunities to practice leadership
- Scope projects and write proposals
- Develop offering collateral (quals, capability overviews, thought leadership)
Leadership, Mentoring, and Expertise
- Teach team members analytical and communication skills
- Share industry knowledge and expertise on projects and to team
- Lead by example to foster a culture of partnership, integrity, and excellence
Innovation
- Apply enterprise capabilities in data science and Gen/Agentic AI to projects
- Create enhanced deliverables (e.g. dashboards, models chatbots, etc.)
- Develop capabilities, automations, and IP to repurpose across projects
What We're Looking For:
- Experience and interest in the Energy Industry
- 10+ years of professional experience with major oil and gas companies (experience in project management strongly preferred)
- Prior management consulting or strategic advisory experience strongly preferred
- Track record of successful projects that included deliverables beyond spreadsheets and presentations, such as large datasets, data visualizations, dynamic models, tools, etc.
- Professional verbal and written communication in English
- A bachelor or master's degree (or equivalent degree) in economics, engineering, mathematics, computer science or energy related technical field
- Familiarity and proficiency with a variety of data analytics technologies (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, Spotfire, Python/R, Excel VBA, Databricks, Snowflake, etc.)
- Must be capable of not only seeing the big picture and communicating a compelling story, but also delving into its technical details to highlight key elements
- A keen attention to details and highly effective organization and prioritization skills, including the ability to stay on task and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
- Must have the ability to work independently with limited supervision, but also to understand the needs of other consultants and researchers, and the timing of those needs
