What are the responsibilities and job description for the Midstream Senior Consultant position at Opportune?
Do you want to work with a highly talented team in a collaborative and dynamic environment? If so, Opportune may be the place for you. We are known for our technical excellence, entrepreneurship and industry leadership.
About the Position:
Opportune is seeking a Senior Consultant to join our Midstream Consulting practice. This role will focus on delivering business process improvements, system implementations, and operational optimizations for midstream clients, including interstate and intrastate pipeline operators, storage providers, and gas utilities. The ideal candidate will have strong industry knowledge, hands-on experience with the implementation of technology solutions, and a passion for problem-solving.
- Support midstream clients in business process transformation, system selection, and technology implementations.
- Assist in the design and implementation of commercial accounting systems such as Quorum, Trellis, FIS.
- Lead system configuration, testing, and deployment for technology solutions tailored to midstream operations.
- Identify and troubleshoot data integrity issues between systems, ensuring smooth integration of financial and operational data.
- Develop process documentation, training materials, and user guides to support system implementations.
- Provide meaningful input in discussions and meetings both internally within the team and with the client
Desired Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Information Systems, or other applicable degree.
- 5 years of experience in business consulting or system implementations in midstream gas operations.
- Strong understanding of natural gas pipeline operations, including:
- Contract structures (transportation, storage, PAL)
- Nominations and scheduling
- Allocations and imbalance management
- Tariff or SOC driven processes and invoicing
- Familiarity with integration points across measurement, scheduling, and accounting systems.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (verbal and written) and problem-solving skills to effectively communicate with client personnel and internal teams.
- Data analytics and management skills to identify trends, opportunities, and risk areas.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
About Us:
Founded in 2005, Opportune is a leading energy business advisory firm specializing in assisting clients across the energy industry, including upstream, midstream, downstream, power and gas, commodities trading, and oilfield services. Our growth is directly attributable to the value we add to our clients. We are uniquely positioned to add this value as a result of the energy expertise of our experienced teams, which can be smaller and less intrusive.
We are responsive and we are good listeners. Since we are not an audit firm, we are advocates of our clients and are not subject to the restrictions placed on other firms by regulatory bodies.
Using our extensive knowledge of all sectors of the energy industry, we work with clients to provide comprehensive solutions to their operational and financial challenges. Across energy segments, our practice areas include complex financial reporting, disputes and litigations, enterprise risk, investment banking, outsourcing, process and technology, reserve engineering and geosciences, restructuring, strategy and organizational design, tax, transactional due diligence, and valuation.
Location:
Downtown Houston
Compensation & Benefits:
Competitive compensation based on experience, health, dental, life, and disability insurance, subsidized parking, a 401(k) plan, and a discretionary annual performance bonus.