Energy & Natural Resources – Principal (m/f/d) – Milan - Italy

WHO WE ARE  

Our Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) practice works with energy companies to address strategic and operational challenges through proven, results-oriented approaches. Our expertise is based on deep industry experience across the oil and gas, utilities, chemicals, and mining sectors. Clients turn to us to help them seize new trends, challenges, and opportunities in energy, while managing their existing business and assets efficiently and effectively. 

We recognize that given the unprecedented shifts taking place in the energy world, many traditional energy business models are becoming obsolete. The move toward decarbonization and the energy transition, coupled with technological innovation — such as electrification and the Internet of Things — have introduced opportunities to enhance efficiency, improve the customer experience, and collaborate with other industries.

WHAT YOU WILL DO  

Experienced professionals bring us the know-how to make lasting change for our clients and our company. We position ourselves as a pure player in strategy consulting. We provide deep industry- and discipline-specific knowledge and expertise, which amplifies our impact and helps us shape the future for our clients. Oliver Wyman is a diverse, entrepreneurial, non-competitive partnership of individuals who like to pursue new opportunities or build a unique franchise doing what they do best in a collegial, fun environment.  

PRINCIPALS are experts in particular content areas and provide day-to-day leadership of complex client projects and aspects of the client relationship and commercial process, teaming with Partners. They ensure on-time delivery that meets or exceeds agreed upon goals, leveraging Oliver Wyman best practice, their own expertise and the firm’s technical competence. They become trusted advisors to senior clients, with the ability to guide and influence their thinking, and to be viewed as experts in particular content areas.  

  
Oliver Wyman Principals are seen as Partners of the future and, as such, are fully engaged in building business through identifying new and expanded opportunities; they create exciting and additive intellectual capital through thought leadership and are knowledgeable on a broad range of adjacent topics. Principals develop others and build a strong personal brand both within and outside the firm.  

  

WHAT YOU WILL BRING 

Just as every client project is different, so we recognize and value the diversity of backgrounds and skillsets for successful candidates. We are seeking high-caliber individuals who want to join our winning team. Preference will be given to candidates with: 

At least 10 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top-tier strategy consulting firm (or similar organization) Valuable relationships and experiences in the reference sectors (Utilities, O&G, …)Natural problem-solving mindset Strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings Ability to work collaboratively in an international team environment Advanced graduate degree and excellent academic record Willingness to travel Fluency in English and Italian is required Know how to take the initiative, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills and put the ones you’ve already got to good use Not just intelligence, but creativity too: you’ll be ready to come up with novel ideas to solve our clients’ biggest problems Have an aptitude for analytical work, like sniffing out clues in massive data sets or hunting down the key issues in a hugely complex challenge A willingness to work fluidly and respectfully with our incredibly talented team 

WHY WORK AT OLIVER WYMAN? 

Working as part of our global, entrepreneurial company, you will do meaningful work from day one. We are looking for individuals who challenge the norm, and constantly strive to build something new for the firm and the world around us. 

At Oliver Wyman, there's no "one size fits all" - we hire exceptional people and help them thrive through a built-in support network, flexible career paths, and no artificial barriers to advancement. 

We have a collaborative, supportive and impactful team environment - we want you to bring your authentic self and enjoy working alongside diverse and down-to-earth colleagues who do serious work, but don't take themselves too seriously. 

Our Oliver Wyman Values  

We create breakthroughs to achieve the amazing 

Be brave 

We stand behind our beliefs while exploring what drives them. We stand up for what is right and persevere through difficulty. We venture into the unknown, staying open to our greatest possibilities. 

Lead with heart 

We build relationships with clients and colleagues that last, grounded in transparency, authenticity, and trust. We love what we do and have fun while we do it. And we combine this passion with rigor and skill to drive sustainable performance. 

Strive for breakthroughs 

We bring deep expertise and profound curiosity to the pursuit of ambitious ideas and uncommon insights. We ask bigger questions, seek diverse perspectives, and challenge ourselves to find the most powerful and sustainable solutions. 

Work as one 

We succeed as a unified team of colleagues and clients, achieving together what separately would be beyond our reach. We care for and develop one another. We learn from differences, overcome divisions, and celebrate our shared achievements. 

Own our impact 

We act as entrepreneurs and stewards of the firm. We own the journey, acting with integrity at every step. And we own our impact, holding ourselves to the highest standards to deliver stronger results for our clients, better opportunities for each other and lasting change for society. 

You can find out more about our values here

Balanced lives 

We value people whose lives balance work and non-work activities because we believe they are both more interesting colleagues and are able to make better contributions to the Firm. We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but we also work to extract the maximum benefit from the flexibility of a project-based business. We provide the ability to take career breaks for personal or family reasons. We fundamentally value each other’s time and are sensitive to how it is used. We are an output not input-based culture, have respect for people’s personal decisions, and believe that one's workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues. 

ABOUT OLIVER WYMAN 

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in more than 70 cities across 30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. The firm has more than 6,000 professionals around the world who work with clients to optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC]. For more information, visit www.oliverwyman.com. Follow Oliver Wyman on Twitter @OliverWyman. 

HOW TO APPLY  

If you like what you’ve read, we’d love to hear from you.  

If you’d like to learn more about the firm during your application process, please visit https://www.oliverwyman.com/careers/apply.html  

 
Oliver Wyman is an equal opportunity employer.  

Our commitment to diversity is genuine, deep and growing. We’re not perfect yet, but we’re working hard right now to make our teams balanced, representative and diverse.