EY GDS Business Consulting – Business Transformation – Senior Consultant (Oil And Gas)

As part of the Business Consulting team, highly motivated professionals are sought to help drive transformation for Oil & Gas sector clients. This role offers the opportunity to work within a high-performing team of sector specialists dedicated to business and operational transformations in industry-leading client solutions across the O&G value chain.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Consultant with industry experience in the Oil & Gas sector to work closely with clients on improving operational performance, adopting digital solutions, implementing energy initiatives, and driving business and operational transformations. This role offers a strong platform to make a meaningful impact, shape the future of energy, and grow your consulting career with a leading organization.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead improvement initiatives across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations, focusing on areas including reliability, efficiency, and HSE.
• Should have working knowledge of applying condition-based monitoring and predictive analytics to enhance equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
• Aware of implementing smart automation techniques to support well operations.
• Use digital tools to plan resources, schedule activities, monitor and track productivity related to O&G projects.
• Enhance processes by using AI for incident prediction, safety observations, and risk benchmarking.
• Ensure compliance with leading industry standards likes of ISO 45001 (Health & Safety), ISO 25001 (IT Service Quality), and ISO 50001 (Energy Management).
• Translate complex business needs into practical solutions—identifying inefficiencies, re-engineering core processes, and deploying enabling technologies across client environments.
• Improve procurement and engineering processes through digital platforms, technical evaluations, and automated records.
• Use dashboards and integrated systems to support decision-making, budget planning, and performance tracking.
• Experience in conducting performance benchmarking and comparative analysis across industry standards is desirable.
• Mentor and coach junior consultants, supporting professional growth, delivery excellence, and knowledge transfer across the practice.
• Contribute to business development—identifying new opportunities, co-authoring proposals, and engaging with client prospects to grow accounts.
• Produce thought leadership, market insights, and sector analysis to strengthen the team’s reputation as trusted O&G advisors.
• Collaborate with global and regional EY teams to share best practices, leverage international frameworks, and enhance solution offerings.
• Display flexibility to work with Middle East clients and travel as project needs dictate, supporting engagements across multiple geographies.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A passion for people — our people are our greatest asset. We need you to be able to part of project teams to bring out the best in our people and help them to develop and grow.
• Ability to build exceptional client relationships — our clients are at the centre of what we do. Through the delivery of Business Transformation engagements, you will be responsible for managing key client relationships to make sure that we deliver quality and value.
• Ability to think strategically and to solve complex problems. You will demonstrate strong critical thinking skills focused on developing business solutions, creating logical analysis, assimilating large amounts to complex information, identifying or anticipating issues or challenges.
• Ability to communicate, making complex systems and situations simple to understand. You’ll communication visually, verbally and in written reports.
• Ability to manage projects –we help our client solve their complex technology challenges. You will need good project delivery skills to manage and deliver the projects across our key clients.
• Ability to learn new ideas and capabilities rapidly through self–driven learning and research. You’ll need to be able to assimilate new ideas and information rapidly.
• Good Research Skills exposure to various research tools and ability to conduct deep level of research on specific topics related to the Business Consulting/ Transformation engagements.
• Ability to benchmark client requirements against leading practices and identify client pain points and opportunities.
• Good leadership skills to enhance the relationship with key stakeholders and develop new business opportunities.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 4+ years of consulting or direct Oil & Gas industry experience with deep exposure to transformation, digital programs, and core operations (Upstream, midstream and downstream).
• Strong understanding of the full O&G value chain and current/future transformation drivers including cost, technology.
• Experience with delivering projects / programs, digital enablement in O&G environments.
• Excellent interacting skills, with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and analytics tools.
• Prior experience engaging stakeholders across technical, business, and executive functions.
• Advanced degree in Engineering is a must, and any additional certification in Energy Management, or an MBA is preferred.
• Willing to work MENA timings and travel, as required.

What we look for

• Oil & Gas sector knowledge, transformation mindset, and enthusiasm for digital and ESG-led consulting challenges.
• Collaborative professionals committed to client success, team mentorship, and continuous learning in a dynamic sector.
• Fluent communication and complex problem-solving abilities to drive and realize actionable change.

What working at EY offers

At EY, we’re dedicated to helping our clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies — and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.

You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. Plus, we offer:

• Inspirational projects with global market leaders in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Robust coaching, skill development, and career growth opportunities.
• Flexible, inclusive work culture designed to support high performance and innovation.