Engagement Manager – Energy Advisory & Consulting

Location: Houston, Texas, United States; hybrid work arrangement with international travel as client requirements dictate.

Company

hirify.global Consulting provides professional consulting solutions across the energy and industrial sectors, including strategy and transaction advisory, project development, PMO services, asset management, and specialist engineering.

What you will do

• Lead consulting engagements from problem definition through analysis, recommendations, and implementation support within agreed scope, schedule, and budget.
• Direct projects covering corporate strategy, market entry, go-to-market strategy, portfolio assessment, pricing, M&A support, and business planning.
• Manage operational excellence, cost reduction, business process improvement, organizational effectiveness, and operational performance engagements.
• Oversee financial, economic, risk, regulatory compliance, investment evaluation, and commercial assessment assignments.
• Build client relationships, present findings to senior executives, identify expansion opportunities, and support proposals and account planning.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior consultants, and contribute to consulting methodologies, service offerings, and practice growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, economics, finance, or a related discipline.
• Typically 12+ years of relevant professional experience, including substantial management consulting, strategy, commercial advisory, or business transformation experience.
• Experience leading complex consulting engagements and managing multiple workstreams.
• Ability to structure ambiguous business problems, conduct rigorous analysis, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Experience managing client relationships and presenting recommendations to senior executives.
• Strong financial, commercial, and analytical capabilities, including business cases, financial models, and performance assessments.
• Project management, team leadership, stakeholder management, and executive-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across cultures, geographies, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to travel internationally as client requirements dictate.

Nice to have

• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Experience with a leading management consulting firm, specialist advisory firm, or corporate strategy and transformation organization.
• Experience supporting international oil companies, national oil companies, energy operators, or major energy-sector service providers.
• Experience in at least two areas including corporate and commercial strategy, business transformation and operational excellence, financial and economic analysis, market-entry and go-to-market strategy, pricing and profitability optimization, M&A and commercial due diligence, or enterprise risk and regulatory compliance.
• Experience across international markets, particularly the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, or other complex energy markets.
• Familiarity with hypothesis-driven problem solving, structured analytics, Lean Six Sigma, and value-based performance improvement.
• Experience developing proposals and converting consulting opportunities into contracted work.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with a People First and Zero Harm culture.
• Benefits may include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability coverage, and paid time off.
• Flexible work schedule may be available.
• Professional training, development, and career advancement support.