BCG - Boston Consulting Group
Project Leader - Energy
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Practice Area Profile
What You'll Do
- Leading the day-to-day execution of consulting projects and ensuring successful delivery of client requirements within the scope of the engagement; including:
- Owning the project planning and process management, and communicating progress to clients and BCG leadership
- Driving development of the content, either directly or by providing guidance to the consulting team (for example, by sharing ideas, frameworks or providing input on research and analysis)
- Managing the client relationship on a day-to-day basis
- Managing project scope and maintaining an acceptable pace of work
- Actively managing multiple client and stakeholder relationships
- Leading senior client presentations and meetings
- Providing apprenticeship and coaching to junior consultants to help develop their consulting skills, including sharing knowledge and experience, giving frequent feedback and creating opportunities for team members to learn and grow
- Supporting and contributing to other BCG projects, for example by sharing expertise or best practices
- Contributing to the development of intellectual property within the Practice Area(s), including improving methodologies, tools, techniques and developing new ideas and approaches
- Contributing to business development efforts, including preparation of proposal documents and attending pitch presentations
- Contributing to the running of the London office, which may include recruiting, training or other activities
What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)
- At least 7 years of work experience in top level advisory or consulting firms, though candidates with excellent industry backgrounds and 4-5 years of previous consulting experience would also be considered
- A strong track record and a close network of professional contacts at key clients within the energy sector
- Experience of working with/for well functioning, advanced and global businesses
- 2-3 years leading/playing core role in driving projects - owning the project process, content and day-to-day client interactions
- Experience of working within the Oil and Gas space, especially within oil upsteam
- Experience running large programs, transforming business units e.g cost optimisation, digital strategy
- Deep understanding of operations is required
- Interested in deep experience in part of the oil value chain
- A track record of project/team leadership and related achievements
- Willingness to travel internationally and to work remotely on client sites
- Strong academics from a top-tier institution
- An MBA is desirable but not essential
- Analytical and structured
- Advanced quantitative analysis
- Solid business acumen and commercial capabilities
- Problem solving – able to take a creative and an hypothesis driven approach in order to solve complex problems
- Excellent communication and persuasion skills
- Excellent written and spoken English (Other languages would be also be desirable, but not essential)
- Flexible, curious and creative, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas
- Independent and autonomous judgment
- Team player, open, pleasure to work with and positive in a group dynamic
- Intercultural competence and experience of working in more than one country and/or multi-cultural teams
- Driven, hard-working, entrepreneurial, proactive and productive
- Highest ethical standards
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