Principal Consultant - Gas & LNG

Role Description

At Wood Mackenzie, our competitive advantage lies in the depth and analytical rigour of our market‑leading research, and in the combined expertise of our dedicated consultants who specialise in energy and natural resources. As a Principal Consultant within the EMEA Gas & LNG Consulting team, your role will be to harness, build on and contribute to this expertise to provide clients with market‑leading commercial support.

Your primary responsibility will be the execution of commercial and strategic consultancy projects across the EMEA region. By providing strong project leadership and collaborating with experts from across the business, you will ensure that every engagement is delivered with technical rigour and to a consistently high quality. Your role is to translate deep sector insights into high-impact results that drive repeat business, development of intellectual property and development of internal talent.

A key component of your role will involve working with senior colleagues to transform client requirements into actionable roadmaps. Leveraging your deep knowledge of natural gas and LNG fundamentals and consulting frameworks, you will define clear project scopes and structure analytical workstreams that address client needs with depth and innovative thinking, providing a solid foundation for critical commercial decisions.

You will engage directly with senior client stakeholders to provide commercially grounded advice. You will use clear communication and collaborative problem‑solving to drive meaningful impact throughout each assignment and build lasting client relationships. The role requires a proactive approach to engagement, including travel to client sites and industry events across EMEA to enhance the firm's market presence.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage and execute complex consulting projects including:
• Defining detailed project plans and storyboards for deliverables
• Owning delivery of assigned workstreams and producing client‑ready reports
• Coordinating internal resources (e.g., research analysts, data analysts, subject‑matter experts)
• Selecting appropriate analytical frameworks, tools and data sources for each assignment, including relevant Wood Mackenzie Research products and tools
• Ensuring findings are grounded in robust data, clear logic and aligned with client priorities
• Communicating effectively with client stakeholders
• Managing project timelines and budgets to meet commercial objectives
• Bring a thorough and current understanding of the Gas & LNG sector in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and global markets
• Train, coach and mentor junior consultants to deliver high-quality work and build a bench of future industry experts and leaders
• Collaborate with colleagues in other sector teams, including Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Upstream and Metals & Mining, to deliver integrated perspectives across the value chain
• Engage clients to identify potential business opportunities, translating open‑ended business inquiries into well‑structured project proposals
• Ensure Wood Mackenzie consulting methodologies and quality standards are consistently applied

Knowledge & Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as business, economics, finance, statistics, or engineering; master's and/or MBA preferred
• At least ten years’ experience in the gas & LNG industry with 6-8 years of relevant experience in management consulting, energy‑focused consulting or a strategic/commercial role linked to the gas & LNG sector
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with clients
• Experience managing key project workflows and overall coordination of projects in a project management role
• Strong understanding of the gas & LNG value chain, including the implications of the energy transition
• Strong understanding of commercial operations, business models and strategies
• Track record of quickly becoming knowledgeable and speaking credibly about a wide range of subjects and themes
• Additional language skills are beneficial but not required

Recent projects our Gas & LNG practice has engaged in include:

• Commercial due diligence for investors and lenders assessing gas & LNG infrastructure investments, including LNG supply projects, LNG import terminals, FSRUs, LNG shipping, and international gas transmission pipelines.
• LNG project financing support for multiple North American LNG facilities, including analysis of global LNG market outlooks, gas supply sourcing, LNG buyer profiling and competitive benchmarking of new supply projects
• Gas & LNG strategy development and global opportunity screening for a large Middle Eastern national oil company
• Development of marketing materials for a new African midstream domestic gas‑focused infrastructure fund
• Gas supply screening and advisory for a major African LNG exporter evaluating diversification of its gas supply portfolio
• Development of a National Gas Master Plan for a West African country, including analysis of domestic market growth and export opportunities
• Gas market studies across EMEA to support companies assessing market entry, gas pricing dynamics and commercial positioning

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