Energy and Resources Summer Analyst (Commodities and Energy Trading)
2026 Summer Internship – Energy & Resources – Commodities Energy Trading
About Baringa:
We set out to build the world’s most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector.
You’ll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organizations tick – slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges.
We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.
What you will be doing
You will be joining a team of trusted and well-known experts in the energy industry. Our global Energy and Commodity Trading team has rapidly become one of the world’s top consultancies in the space. You will work alongside leading trading and risk management, technology, data / analytics, and transformation practitioners on project engagements. Clients include but are not limited to energy and commodity traders, international oil & gas companies, and power generation companies.
You will be supporting the consulting team and our clients on engagements focused on:
- Business and commercial strategy for trading businesses
- Capability assessment / target operating model design for trading organizations
- Market entry and readiness for trading businesses
- Risk and compliance advisory
- Trading business and IT transformation and change management
- Trading and data analytics architecture strategy and design
- ETRM design and client-side implementation advisory across the leading vendor platforms (e.g., OpenLink Endur, RightAngle, Allegro, SAP CM, etc.)
By the end of the internship, you will gain a strong understanding of how energy and trading businesses function, and the role our clients play within them.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for motivated students interested in Commodity and Energy Trading (CET), who are passionate about helping clients to deliver transformational change and leading edge digital and technology solutions, as well as build deep expertise in the C/ETRM space.
We are looking to hire motivated Summer Analysts in the early part of their careers that want to develop into energy and commodity trading practitioners, who are passionate about helping clients to deliver their most complex and strategic transformations.
What’s in it for you?
- The opportunity to work at the forefront of the energy commodities trading industry as part of an award-winning global energy consultancy
- Gaining hands-on experience in client transformation projects across the U.S
- An opportunity to support the continued growth, development, and delivery of our digital trading consulting capabilities and offering
- Contributing to the growth of a highly entrepreneurial business where the entire team is accessible and collaborative, from our Analysts to our Partners
Requirements:
- This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship
- Applicants must be in their penultimate year of study & be returning to school after the internship. (with plans to graduate in Spring 2027 or earlier
- Applicants must be eligible to work in the US
- Ability to commute to the Baringa Houston office (located in the Energy Corridor in West Houston) each day and potentially client sites located primarily in the Houston Metroplex
Internship Location:
The internship will be in HOUSTON, TX our client opportunities vary, and your location will depend on current clients and may also be partially remote.
Internship Application Deadline: October 12th, 2025
Start date: Monday 8th June 2026
End date: Friday 31st July 2026
Vacancy type: Full time
Diversity and Inclusion.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.
An award-winning workplace.
You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.
Using business as a force for good.
We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organizations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.
We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about and support registered charities and organizations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.
Join us
All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Early Careers Team to discuss further.