Consultant - Petroleum Asset Excellence, Oil & Gas
McKinsey & Company · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · 3h ago
Mid levelOn-siteStrategy & Management Consulting
Who you'll work with
Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you’ll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.
When you join us, you will have:
- Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
What you'll do
You will apply your industry experience to support clients directly or by providing expertise and support to our client teams.
Your specific contributions will vary depending on your skills and experience. Your responsibilities will include client engagement work, client development work, and knowledge building and sharing.
You will work as a team member for oil & gas operations, transformation and improvement programs with direct contact to key members of the client organization. You will provide analytical support to teams through the development and application of our proprietary oil & gas models. You will also work closely with client executives, traditional McKinsey client teams and sector teams to develop recommendations based on the findings. You will participate in client development for both current and new clients (e.g., meetings/workshops on topics of interest) and write proposals for new client engagements.
You will also participate in or lead key internal knowledge-building initiatives and contribute to practice conferences and workshops.
You will be based in our Kuala Lumpur office as part of our Petroleum Asset Excellence (PAX) team within our Oil & Gas practice.
PAX increases downstream asset value and turnaround operational performance. Our technical expertise, combined with specialized skills such as linear programming, process engineering, and maintenance and reliability engineering allows us to integrate with an existing asset team to maximize the intrinsic value of an asset.
Your background
- Undergraduate degree in engineering with an outstanding academic record; post-graduate degree in business is a plus
- 3+ years of strong industry experience in oil & gas business (refining and integrated petrochemicals)
- Experience in linear programming (LP) planning, scheduling, and optimization; familiarity with LP modeling in different environments such as PIMS, RPMS, etc. is preferred
- Experience in process engineering, process unit operations in refinery and petrochemicals (e.g., distillation, thermal conversion, hydrocracking, catalytic cracking, aromatics, olefins, polymers, utilities, etc.) preferred
- Expertise in optimizing plant operations, running process simulation models, or designing and executing small projects preferred
- Familiar with maintenance scope definition and execution, maintenance processes, reliability-centered maintenance, turnaround management, etc.
- Demonstrated strong business insight, impressive career development, and a track record of outstanding performance
- Passion for delivering client impact through leveraging and building on deep expertise in your area
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills