Consultant - Capital Excellence

Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.

Consultant - Capital Excellence

As a consultant in our two-year Operations Excellence Program (OEP), you will work on client engagements in the same way as any other McKinsey consultant. You will play an active role in problem solving for clients including identifying issues, forming hypotheses, designing and conducting analyses, and synthesizing conclusions into recommendations.

You will gain leading edge operations and consultancy skills, primarily through on-the-job coaching, complemented by the OEP’s structured capability-building program.

McKinsey views the OEP position as the start of a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible career with the firm and the Operations practice. During your first few years, you will serve as a consultant on multiple client engagements and work with a number of colleagues and clients across a range of industry and operations service lines. You will acquire the knowledge and expertise to help companies achieve excellence in their operations.

Along with other members of the OEP community, you will dedicate many days to functional training and knowledge development under the leadership of operations experts. You will follow a curriculum based on operations excellence themes and receive advanced training in one of six specific areas of operations: manufacturing, product development, purchasing, service operations, supply chain management, or capital excellence.

Upon completion of the program, successful consultants will join McKinsey’s global group of leading experts in operational excellence. OEP graduates work at all levels of the firm from associate to partner.

You’ll be based in one of McKinsey’s European offices as part of the Operations Practice, which blends strategic thinking with hands-on practicality to help clients achieve operational excellence. Within the Operations Practice, you’ll also contribute to the Capital Excellence service line, advising clients on strategic and operational questions related to large construction projects and other critical capital initiatives.

Your growth

Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture—doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, McKinsey provides the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.

When you join, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is designed to help you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development.
• A voice that matters: From day one, your ideas and contributions are valued. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, while upholding a strong commitment to ethics and integrity.
• Global community: You’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences across 65+ countries and more than 100 nationalities.
• World-class benefits: McKinsey provides a comprehensive benefits package to support the well-being of you and your family.

Your qualifications and skills

• Master’s degree and exceptional academics required
• Initial experience in a capital excellence topic (e.g., capital projects, capital management systems, real estate, infrastructure, construction)
• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities
• Mobility and enthusiasm for taking on European assignments during the work week
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English and local office language

Industry: Capital Projects & Infrastructure

Capability: Operations