Consulting Co-Op; Houston

Consulting Co-Op Placement

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.

The Opportunity

This opportunity is for penultimate year students who are looking for a 6-month placement starting in January 2027.

Our Consulting division offers a powerful combination of natural resources expertise and commercial consulting skills, partnering with clients to provide actionable recommendations that deliver results as they begin to navigate the challenges of the energy and materials transitions.

This co-op placement will help you gain an understanding of the commercial drivers in the energy sector and understand the major challenges facing the natural resources sectors, how these sectors interrelate, and what strategies companies are adopting to tackle these challenges.

Co-ops will have the opportunity to work across our 5 key consulting sectors which include upstream, downstream, gas & LNG, metals & mining, and power and renewables.

About the role:

Develop your technical skills by immersing yourself in meaningful projects. Our project range so you could be involved with building, analyzing and presenting datasets, as well as developing supporting tools. Projects you could find yourself include:

• Lifecycle carbon analysis of renewable technologies
• Desktop research exploring Gas & LNG pipeline developments
• Examine commodity market fundamentals (supply, demand, price) for base metals and battery raw materials

Collaborate closely with the global team of experienced analysts and consultants to understand how to approach industry challenges. Gaining insight into how our different teams (Research, Data, Technology, Sales, Marketing and more) all collaborate to create and deliver value for our clients.

Start building your professional network to kickstart your future career in consulting.

Requirements

• Enrolled in bachelor's or master's program related to one of the following degrees:
  Political Science, Economics, International Affairs, International Business, Environmental Studies, Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Management
• Currently in education and looking for a co-op placement between January - June 2027
• Demonstrated history of leveraging data to solve problems.

Wood Mackenzie follows a hybrid work structure, however, during the duration of this co-op placement, the successful candidate would highly benefit from being in the office frequently with the team and their line manager.

Applicants must have the legal Right to Work in the country this role is based in. We are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for:

• Strong collaboration skills
• The ability to creatively problem-solve
• An analytical mind and eye for detail
• Great written and verbal communication
• Willingness to learn about our business from the ground up
• Good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Excel in particular).
• An ability to remain flexible and take initiative
• An innate sense of curiosity and interest in the challenges facing the natural resources sectors.

What's in it for you

At Wood Mackenzie, you will have opportunities to engage in meaningful work and collaboration with international stakeholders, creating a positive and lasting impact, and find…