Consultant or Director (Manager) Corporate and Operational Strategy Mineral Economics

The opportunity

EY recognises the role that the Mining & Metals industries with an emphasis on Critical Materials will play a leading role in driving the transition of our societies industries and economies to more sustainable ways of doing business. Critical Metals are growing rapidly in use less well studied than larger bulk commodities and becoming of higher strategic relevance.

In being strategic about its Strategy Practice EY sees the Critical Minerals evolution as an opportunity to build on its recent client activity to establish a leading strategic advisory position in this space.

Corporate and Operational Strategy is EYs executive strategy practice. The EY-Parthenon brand is the home of our fast-growing global strategy capability. We advise corporate and private equity clients on strategic and commercial issues affecting their key investment choices. Areas of our work include:

• Corporate and Portfolio strategy
• Product and business unit strategy development
• Market entry strategy and opportunity sizing
• Capital allocation structure and raising
• Acquisition and Divestment options analysis
• Business model reinvention
• Strategic cost evaluation
• Commercial due diligence

Your key responsibilities:

• Provide Techno-Economic based expertise to global teams performing work in Critical Materials by participating directly on client project teams or providing analysis specific practical terms this means researching information performing analyses structuring recommendations backed by fact based techno-economic insights and creating documents to communicate recommendations.
• Coach teammates with a more general consulting background on obtaining data structuring and performing analysis in Critical and broader Mining & metals sectors.
• Developing and updating tools to have current industry perspectives on supply demand capex cost price markers evolving trade flows and frictions industry structure and emerging technologies or significant trends by tracking events in several specific sectors.
• Grow the practice by linking economic geo-political company or industry specific events to ideas for client conversations and proposals to grow the practice.
• Assist in marketing and showcasing the service line to EY offices and industry in the Americas and globally by writing points of view or speaking at conferences.
• Director/Manager:
  
  • Develop manage and mentor junior team members; contribute to people initiatives.
  • Support client relationship management while executing projects; delivering a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement.
  • Contribute to business development efforts; develop long term relationships and network internally and externally.

We are interested in candidates who have:

• Engineering degree (preferably Geological Mining Metallurgical or Chemical) with a masters degree in Mineral Economics Microeconomics Finance or a CFA designation.
• Consultant:
  
  • 2-4 years relevant work experience ideally in a corporate planning or an engineering firms project evaluation group. Investment banking backgrounds will be considered with the right educational qualifications.
• Director (Manager):
  
  • 5-8 years relevant work experience ideally in a corporate planning or an engineering firms project evaluation group.
• Work/leadership/ life experience with demonstrated impact in a team environment.
• Strong aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis and the ability to link technical and micro-economic information to business strategy and financial outcomes.
• Personable with good coaching and explanation skills strategic thinker and deductive reasoner.
• Problem-solving skills analytical quantitative and conceptual.
• Advanced modelling skills (Excel) and visualization skills (Tableau and/or Power BI).
• Effective organization and time management skills with ability to work under demanding environment and adhere to project deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Comfort with shaping tangible insights in an ambiguous environment.

What we offer you

The EY benefits package is designed to support your physical emotional financial and social wellbeing. Our extensive benefits include comprehensive medical dental and prescription drug coverage as well as mental health benefits a robust Employee Assistance Program and group savings plans to promote your overall wellbeing. We offer generous time off including personal days vacation days and additional firm-wide holidays along with the option to purchase extra vacation days. Employees can take advantage of EYs exclusive learning programs tailored just for them. We also provide internal opportunities for career development and advancement enabling you to grow within the firm. Get involved in meaningful volunteering through EY Ripples and make a positive impact in the community.

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