Senior Energy Market Consultant - Natural Gas

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join ICF’s Energy Advisory Services team as a Consultant supporting the North American Natural Gas practice from our India office.

This role is ideal for someone with strong analytical capabilities, proven leadership experience, and a deep understanding of energy markets, particularly natural gas. As a Senior Consultant, you will work with a team of analysts based in India, working closely with colleagues across North America to deliver high-impact insights and solutions to public and private sector clients.

You will play a key role in ensuring quality delivery and fostering collaboration across geographies.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with India-based and North American colleagues to deliver integrated consulting solutions across the natural gas value chain.

• Perform extensive quantitative analysis to support key strategic messaging on consulting assignments.

• Oversee the development and enhancement of ICF’s North American Gas Market Model (GMM), ensuring accuracy, relevance, and innovation.

• Contribute to client engagements involving natural gas market fundamentals and forecasting, infrastructure planning and valuation, regulatory and policy impact assessments, and utility planning.

• Ensure high-quality deliverables including reports, presentations, and quantitative models.

• Utilize independent thinking and problem solving to assist ICF’s client base in answering the most interesting and complicated energy market issues facing the industry.

• Promote a culture of independence, reliability, and continuous improvement within the team.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, Energy Policy, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.

• Minimum 4 years of experience in energy consulting, utilities, or regulatory sectors, with a focus on natural gas.

• Demonstrated ability to manage teams and/or projects independently.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a solid understanding of economic and energy market principles.

• Excellent communication skills, including experience preparing and delivering client-ready presentations.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and interest in applied economic modeling.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Deep understanding of North American natural gas markets, including upstream, midstream, and downstream dynamics.

• Experience with market assessments, asset valuation, financial modeling, and risk analysis.

• Familiarity with energy modeling tools and programming (e.g., Excel macros, Python, R, or statistical software).

• Ability to work independently and reliably in a fast-paced, global team environment