Energy Markets Consultant – Energy Advisory Services, North American Natural Gas Team

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join ICF’s Energy Advisory Services team as a consultant/analyst supporting the North American Natural Gas practice from our India office. This team’s core mission involves the delivery of strategic insights to help our clients solve the world’s most pressing energy issues. As a team member you will have the opportunity to work with leading private and public sector clients across North America’s energy and natural gas industry. This involves supporting the development of ICF’s quarterly North American natural gas market forecast and working on client projects. The team’s consulting engagements cover a broad spectrum of the energy sector including utility planning, natural gas market fundamental analysis, infrastructure requirement studies, asset valuation, energy system planning, and financial analysis to provide advice on energy market trends, regulatory issues, and investments throughout North America.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with India-based and North American colleagues to deliver integrated consulting solutions across the natural gas value chain.

• Perform quantitative analysis to support key strategic messaging on consulting assignments.

• Support the ongoing development and maintenance of ICF’s globally recognized North American Gas Market Model (GMM) through research, modelling, and interpretation of outputs.

• Contribute to client engagements involving natural gas market fundamentals and forecasting, infrastructure planning and valuation, regulatory and policy impact assessments, and utility planning.

• Ensure high-quality deliverables including reports, presentations, and quantitative models.

• Utilize independent thinking and problem solving to assist ICF’s client base in answering the most interesting and complicated energy market issues facing the industry.

• Promote a culture of independence, reliability, and continuous improvement within the team.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in economics, engineering, Energy Policy, Mathematics, or a related field.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in either economics work, energy consulting and research, utilities, or regulatory sectors, with a focus on natural gas.

• Attention to detail, with well-developed problem-solving skills, thorough understanding of economic principles, and an ability to apply these principles to analyzing and solving key client issues.

• Excellent oral communication, writing skills, and an ability and desire to prepare 'client ready' presentations.

• Strong outreach, organizational and self-motivation skills

• Strong proficiency with office tools, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, among other tools, plus a strong interest in applied economic research.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Fundamental understanding of the natural gas and utilities business in North America, including resource development, midstream infrastructure, demand, and regulatory issues.

• Demonstrated experience with market assessments, forecasting, quantitative analysis and asset valuation, financial risk assessment, and quantitative methods.

• Presentation skills, including experience with presenting key concepts to clients.

• Advanced data management skills and proficiency in database software, statistical software, Excel macros, automation, or other programming experience.

Bot and Third-Party Applications

Please note that this application must be submitted directly by the applicant for consideration. Failure to do so may result in the application being excluded for consideration. Applicants needing an accommodation for disability or religious purposes in connection with the application process should contact [email protected] for assistance.

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