Position summary

BCG is seeking a Manager, BCG Vantage on its Client Focus path within the Energy Practice Area, working in a growing global team to deliver value to clients through individual expertise and institutionalized BCG Vantage assets such as tools, data, frameworks, and workshops. The role contributes analysis and insight to client cases and proposals at the interface of BCG's Energy and Climate & Sustainability Practice Areas, with a focus on the energy transition, geothermal, subsurface, CO2 storage, and low-carbon solutions.

Why this role matters

This role brings deep subsurface, geothermal, and CO2 storage expertise to BCG's energy transition work, translating complex technical topics into client-ready strategy. By advising clients and equipping case teams with expertise and proprietary assets, you help organizations make sound decisions on geothermal energy, carbon storage, and low-carbon solutions, and you strengthen BCG's intellectual property in the field.

Key responsibilities

• Case and proposal contribution: Contribute relevant analysis and insights to client cases and proposals, helping case teams create strong impact for the client.
• Commercialization support: Support commercialization for the topic or sector, contributing analysis and insight to proposals, client workshops, and marketing materials alongside business leaders.
• Intellectual property: Contribute to developing intellectual property and assets for the business.
• Onboarding and training: Assist in onboarding and training junior colleagues based on your topic and sector expertise.
• Client advisory: Advise clients on geothermal energy strategy, including site selection and resource favorability, technology choice, project economics, and permitting pathways.
• Workstream leadership: Lead workstreams with strong ownership, quality control, and prioritization, managing multiple case and proposal priorities.
• Technical translation: Structure complex subsurface and geothermal topics into crisp, client-ready narratives for both technical experts and business decision-makers.
• Onsite client service: Travel occasionally to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments, to understand requirements and design and develop solutions.

Team and stakeholders

As a Manager, BCG Vantage on the Client Focus path, you will work face to face with clients and alongside BCG Project Leaders, Associates, and Consultants. Between cases, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to internal and external clients.

Key details

• Compensation: Base salary range of approximately $148,400 to $154,000 in Houston, plus a bonus of up to 26 percent and a retirement contribution starting at 5 percent and rising to 10 percent after two years. Actual base depends on experience and skill set.
• Benefits: Zero-dollar health insurance premiums for employees and dependents, low copays, dental (including orthodontia) and vision coverage, fitness reimbursement, a fully vested profit-sharing retirement fund plus a 401(k) option, paid parental leave and family benefits (including elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement), and generous paid time off (12 holidays, a year-end office closure, and 15 vacation days per year).
• Travel: Occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments.
• Work authorization: BCG is an E-Verify employer.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of consulting experience in energy, climate, low-carbon solutions, geothermal, CCUS, or subsurface topics; strategy consulting experience preferred.
• In lieu of consulting experience, 4+ years of relevant industry experience is required, with 6 to 10+ years preferred in geothermal, CO2 storage, or subsurface project development.
• Bachelor's degree required (advanced degree preferred) in a related field such as reservoir engineering, petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, geoscience, or geology.
• Proven track record of working on geothermal and/or CO2 storage projects; experience advising on or within an energy transition context is a strong plus.
• Deep knowledge of geothermal energy systems for both power generation and direct-use applications.
• Awareness of the regulatory, permitting, and policy landscape for geothermal across key markets, and understanding of geothermal project economics.
• Strong understanding of CO2 geological storage, including CO2 injection operations, leakage risk assessment, site characterization, and monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) frameworks, including long-term stewardship obligations.
• Familiarity with CO2-EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery).
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly and credibly to senior clients, case teams, and technical and non-technical stakeholders, with a commercially curious mindset.