Sr Business Strategy Specialist

CB&I•The Woodlands, TX

About The Position

The Sr Business Strategy Specialist provides direct analytical, strategic, and execution support to the Sr Dir Strategy and Market Development and, through that role, the broader Corporate Strategy agenda. This is an individual contributor position that reports directly to the Sr Dir Strategy and Market Development and routinely interacts with Executive Management and team members in Commercial, Operations, Legal, and Finance. The role supports corporate strategy development, financial modeling and scenario planning, market and competitive intelligence, strategic transactions, capital allocation, and preparation of executive, Board, and investor materials. It also coordinates cross-functional inputs and helps business units execute strategic initiatives by tracking owners, actions, milestones, assumptions, value-realization measures, and decision records.

Requirements

Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
5–10 years of relevant experience in corporate development, strategy consulting, investment banking, strategic finance, market intelligence, or a comparable analytical role.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to structure ambiguous problems, test hypotheses, analyze quantitative and qualitative evidence, and distinguish facts, assumptions, and judgment.
Strong financial modeling skills and ability to conduct investment analysis, capital allocation strategies, and scenario planning.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other financial analysis tools.
Knowledge of corporate strategy, M&A processes, and valuation techniques.
Ability to connect market attractiveness, competitive advantage, right to win, economics, capability requirements, risk, and execution feasibility into clear preliminary recommendations for senior review.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to create concise, decision-oriented materials and explain complex analysis to senior executives and Board-level audiences.
Ability to identify and analyze problems, develop solutions, implement changes, synthesize large amounts of data, and make data-driven recommendations.
Collaborative approach to working across functions, with a strong focus on results, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work across the business and build credibility up to and including senior management.
Proactively embrace and promote the company’s values and culture, including a healthy and safe work environment.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
Experience working in the Construction and Energy industries.
Experience with Power BI, data visualization, research databases, and AI-enabled analytical tools.

Responsibilities

Develop financial models and scenario and sensitivity analyses for strategic opportunities, investments, transactions, and alternative operating or business models, including valuation, cash flow, returns, downside and upside, and value-creation implications.
Assist with scenario planning and forecasting to assess business performance under different assumptions and market conditions and contribute to long-term strategic plans.
Synthesize quantitative and qualitative findings into preliminary recommendations for the VP, clearly explaining implications, alternatives, tradeoffs, assumptions, risks, and recommended next steps.
Collaborate with the Sr Dir and leadership team to translate enterprise priorities into strategic questions, choices, initiatives, and decision requirements across business units and geographies.
Assist in developing long-term strategic plans.
Analyze financial data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement, including financial statements, profit margins, and variance analysis.
Build and maintain a fact base covering market sizing, demand drivers, profit pools, customers, competitors, technologies, regulatory developments, project pipelines, and relevant financial or operating trends.
Support evaluation of M&A, partnership, alliance, and other strategic transaction opportunities through strategic-fit assessments, commercial diligence, market analysis, valuation and economics, synergy analysis, scenario modeling, risk assessment, integration considerations, and decision materials.
Help develop and implement capital allocation strategies to distribute resources across the business to maximize returns and minimize risks.
Provide comparative analysis of competing uses of capital and management attention, quantifying opportunity costs and strategic tradeoffs for the Sr Dir and applicable leaders.
Prepare first drafts of concise, executive- and Board-ready presentations, decision papers, briefings, analyses, and proof points communicating strategic options, economic implications, risks, and recommended actions.
Assist in preparing investor-community materials, with clear and compelling messaging about the company’s strategic positioning and performance.
Coordinate cross-functional inputs across Finance, Operations, Commercial, Legal, Engineering, and business-unit teams to obtain facts, reconcile data, challenge assumptions, document open issues, and advance assigned strategy workstreams toward decisions.
Support business units in executing strategic initiatives by maintaining owners, actions, milestones, assumptions, value-realization measures, and decision records.