Energy Risk Management Consulting Specialist

Overview

This role is a Risk Management Consulting Specialist position with a strong background in the energy industry. The position supports advisory services across strategic planning, risk management, operational efficiency, tailored market studies, M&A support, and infrastructure development.

This is a remote position in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead client discussions to identify business needs, explain trade-offs, and recommend actions.
• Develop procurement, hedging, and portfolio-risk strategies for power, natural gas, refined products, and other related exposures.
• Connect market fundamentals and portfolio risks to client objectives, budgets, and operational constraints.
• Design and review risk analyses, including VaR, cash-flow-at-risk, stress testing, and hedge effectiveness.
• Develop risk policies, governance frameworks, and limits; support implementation of approved strategies.
• Translate client needs into ETRM analyses, workflows, controls, and reporting.
• Lead engagements and workstreams, owning analytical quality, scope, budgets, and deadlines.
• Turn insights on emerging commodity risks into recommendations, presentations, and new services.
• Build client relationships, identify opportunities, develop proposals, and help win profitable engagements.
• Mentor consultants, delegate effectively, and strengthen analytical and client-facing skills.
• Improve delivery through automation, reusable tools, and standardized methods.
• Align client and internal stakeholders, contributing as a hands-on specialist or project director.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, finance, statistics, physics, mathematics, or a related analytical field.
• 15+ years in commodity risk management, as well as energy trading, portfolio management, procurement, or related consulting.
• Substantial power and/or natural gas risk experience, including hedging strategy and implementation. (Commodity risk management required.)
• Strong quantitative foundations demonstrated through hands-on modeling, analysis, or validation during your career.
• Ability to challenge methods, data, and assumptions and explain their commercial implications.
• Experience developing risk programs for physical and contractual energy portfolios.
• Ability to explain technical concepts and deliver actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading complex projects, managing priorities, and owning delivery quality.
• Experience mentoring colleagues and reviewing analytical work.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%.
• Ability to work in the U.S. without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in finance, financial engineering, quantitative finance, economics, or a related field.
• Consulting or external client-advisory experience.
• Success building client relationships, developing proposals, and winning engagements.
• Entrade or other energy trading and risk management platform experience.
• Proficiency with tools such as Python, SQL, R, or advanced Excel.
• Experience across energy markets and client types, including utilities, municipalities, large users, and suppliers.
• Experience developing thought leadership, presenting to executives, or creating advisory services.

Compensation & Benefits

• $105,533 $217,096
• 10-15%

Location

• Remote position in the U.S.