Senior Consultant, Commodity & Energy Trading – US Power Markets

Senior Consultant, Commodity & Energy Trading – US Power Markets

Houston, TX

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, modernise 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 recognised 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.

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Houston, TX

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. We support them in defining and executing trading strategies, assessing and enhancing business capabilities, driving technology and digital transformation, and managing risk and regulatory compliance effectively.

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

• Strategy & Commercial Advisory – US market entry and establishment, commercial trading & hedging strategy, commercial collaboration models, book structure & transfer pricing
• Business Capability Development – trading capability assessment & benchmarking, trading capability design, operating & organization design, business process design, business change program planning, business & IT readiness & training, operational excellence
• Risk & Regulatory Advisory – risk strategy definition, risk management policy design, risk capability assessment & design (market, credit, operational, climate, etc.), regulatory & compliance capability assessment & design (KYC, AML, trade surveillance, etc.)
• Data & Analytics Advisory – data & analytics strategy / architecture design, data & analytics solution design & delivery
• Technology Advisory & Transformation – technology strategy & architecture design, IT operating model design, technology capability building, technology program QA & health checks, vendor selection & implementation

Our Senior Consultant role requires 4+ years experience in a consulting or industry role, with experience in Commodity & Energy Trading initiatives. We are seeking individuals with strong client delivery and relationship-building skills, coupled with deep advisory expertise in the following areas:

• Strategic advisory experience focused on power trading and asset optimization operations
• Functional expertise across the power and environmental value chain including:
  Physical & Financial Power Trading, Generation & Load Management, Power Operations (Across ISOs, RTOs, & Balancing Authorities (BAs))
• Experience in Operating Model & Process Design with areas of expertise in:
  Forecasting, Power Trading & Scheduling, Position Management, ISO (Bidding, Submissions & Awards), Settlements (ISO, PPAs, transmission, & exchanges), Renewable
• Energy credit (REC) Management,…