Principal Consultant - Energy Supply Chain

Principal Consultant - Energy Supply Chain

Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables, energy, and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology. Enriched by human intelligence. In an ever‑changing world, companies and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. That’s why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth, backed by over 50 years’ experience.

Our team of over 2,400 experts, operating across 30 global locations, are enabling customers’ decisions through real‑time analytics, consultancy, events and thought leadership. Together, we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make confident decisions when it matters most.

Our Values

• Inclusive – we succeed together

• Trusting – we choose to trust each other

• Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions

• Future focused – we accelerate change

• Curious – we turn knowledge into action

With ambitious growth goals over the next four to five years, Wood Mac Supply Chain Consulting is an exciting place to build a career. One of the most important aspects of our team’s success will be our expanded ability to build and maintain foundational relationships with our clients. To succeed, our junior staff and new joiners will step up to the challenge of leading new customer engagements.

Those people will be capable of taking the reins on upcoming small to medium sized projects and be passionate about serving customers and developing the team.

Role Overview

In your role as Principal, you will have the opportunity to forge and foster relationships with clients that will enable this growth. Under your leadership our projects teams will develop and deliver insights drawn from our unparalleled industry data and experience, increasing the likelihood that these new customer relationships will grow and even become the foundational clients of tomorrow. You will serve as the conduit between your project execution team and management and will supply observations and hypotheses needed to run the business and formulate business development strategies.

Main Responsibilities

• Serve as project lead, accountable for the quality of all solutions delivered to our energy clients, from analytics to presentations.

• Manage client relationships by effectively interfacing at all levels from the C‑Suite to the Supply Chain, Project Management, Engineering and Business Development teams.

• Oversee more junior members of the Supply Chain Consulting team and drive successful project execution.

• Develop work plans to accomplish project scopes while setting clear objectives and deliverables.

• Regularly update management on project progress, including revenue recognition and profitability metrics.

• Identify opportunities to sell additional Wood Mac consulting services and products; partner with management and other Wood Mac stakeholders to close the deal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required;
Master’s degree preferred.

• 10+ years in a Consulting, Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering function; experience within the Power & Renewables and/or Oil & Gas sectors preferred.

• Exceptional analytical, problem‑solving, project/time‑management and managerial skills.

• Strong technical writing ability to produce persuasive documents and construct high‑impact storylines.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills appropriate for a large spectrum of clientele.

• Proven success contributing to a team‑oriented environment both as an individual contributor and a team leader.

• Passionate about active coaching and committed to improving productivity and opportunities for junior staff.

• Ability to learn quickly and adapt based on the needs of clients and Wood Mac; focus on solutions, not problems.

• Demonstrated ability to lead a dynamic, cohesive team and to work effectively in a team environment.

• 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 (post‑COVID restrictions).

Skills & Behaviors

• Growth mindset – believe…