IN_Senior Associate_Metals&Mining_Energy & Chemicals_Advisory_Kolkata

We are looking for a Senior Associate to join our Mining, Metal & Materials team, driving value creation for clients across mining, metals, cement, sugar, ethanol, pulp and paper, textiles, chemicals, and related industries.

Responsibilities

• The role spans manufacturing, production planning, logistics, procurement, and HR, in addition to core plant operations, with a focus on identifying and delivering EBITDA improvement opportunities — including process optimization, yield improvement, energy/cost reduction, and productivity gains.
• Identify and scope value-creation opportunities for natural resources clients across plant operations, production planning, logistics, procurement, and HR · Work directly with plant and functional teams to build EBITDA improvement projects — quantifying savings/value from yield gains, energy efficiency, throughput improvement, and reduced downtime · Translate process/engineering and functional problems into structured improvement roadmaps, partnering with client SMEs, process engineers, and plant teams · Guide and collaborate with data science/AI teams to translate business problems into analytics-ready use cases and validate model outputs against operational reality · Prepare data request trackers, scope of work documents, and value case documentation for client delivery · Track and report value realization (EBITDA/cost impact) from improvement initiatives to client leadership · Contribute to client workshops, proposal development, and case studies showcasing value creation

Requirements

• Strong understanding of plant/process operations and value-chain economics in mining, metals, cement, or other natural resources industries · Ability to identify, size, and structure EBITDA improvement opportunities across cost, yield, energy and productivity levers · Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts and use cases, sufficient to scope and guide analytics-led solutions (hands-on coding not mandatory) · Ability to work with industrial/plant data — SCADA, MES, process historian, sensor data — in partnership with technical teams · Strong client-facing communication and ability to work at plant sites · Comfort working in fast-paced, delivery-focused consulting environments

Preferred

• Project Execution Project Planning & Scheduling Risk Management Stakeholder Management Years of Experience required: 4-8 years of experience Qualification: ·. in Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgy, or related engineering discipline (preferred, given closer alignment with plant operations); Computer Science/related field also considered.
• MBA a plus.
• Domain knowledge of steel/metals, cement, or other natural resources processes (EAF, BOF, secondary metallurgy, casting, rolling, mining operations) · Exposure to AI/ML/DL-led analytics or digital twin implementations · Prior experience in consulting, operations improvement, or industrial strategy roles · Relevant certifications (Lean Six Sigma, operations excellence, or similar)