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Maritime Energy Transition Analyst
Lloyd’s Register
Location: Miami, US
What we’re looking for
This entry-level role is ideal for candidates looking to begin a career in strategy, analytics, and advisory, helping clients solve complex challenges across the maritime and energy transition sectors.
As an Analyst in Lloyd’s Register Advisory team, you will support clients across the maritime value chain in addressing complex strategic, commercial and energy transition challenges. You will contribute to advisory projects covering management consulting solutions, energy transition strategies, market assessments and business case development. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary technical, regulatory, and commercial experts to deliver diverse advisory projects and help develop high-quality client deliverables, including reports, presentations, and strategic recommendations.
Based in Miami, you will work with our local and international Advisory teams on projects primarily across the US, while also contributing to global assignments and supporting on-site client engagement.
What we offer you
- The opportunity to work for an organization that has a well-defined sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes
- Full-time permanent position
- Exposure to high-profile advisory projects across maritime shipping, ports, energy, and sustainability
- Direct contribution to decarbonisation and sustainable industry transformation
- Real-world project experience and opportunities to learn from experienced consultants and technical specialists.
- The opportunity to work for an organisation that has a clear sense of purpose, is values-driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programs.
The role
- Conduct market, policy, commercial, and industry research and data analysis to support strategic advisory projects across the maritime and energy sectors
- Analyse quantitative and qualitative data to develop evidence-based insights and recommendations for clients
- Collaborate with internal experts and external stakeholders to solve research and analysis challenges
- Identify alternative approaches and solutions where appropriate
- Deliver required analytical inputs within agreed timelines, scope, and project requirements
- Prepare outputs in defined formats suitable for consulting deliverables
- Document research methodologies, data sources, assumptions, and findings
- Conduct structured analysis that is transparent, verifiable, and defensible
- Work closely with technical, regulatory, and commercial experts to deliver integrated client solutions
- Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, accreditation schemes, legislation, and industry standards
- Contribute ideas to the continuous improvement of analytical methods, tools, and advisory services
What you bring
- It is essential that you have a keen interest or background in any of the following: maritime markets, energy transition, decarbonisation, fuels, sustainability, naval architecture.
- Bachelor’s degree in either Maritime business, Economics, Finance, Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent discipline
- Advanced English proficiency with polished writing ability
- Proficiency in Excel for arranging and evaluating data; knowledge of programming would be beneficial
- Ability to communicate findings clearly through PowerPoint presentations and written reports.
- Ability to evaluate information quality, question underlying assumptions, and turn analysis into actionable business insights.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work effectively in high-demand situations
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels
- Detail-oriented, methodical, and able to think in a structured way
- Comfortable with change, committed to learning, and prepared to work on diverse assignments
- Availability to attend client meetings, workshops and site visits, with travel as project needs require
You are someone who
- Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs
- Is capable of planning work and prioritising tasks to meet objectives
- Is effective at solving problems, trouble-shooting and making timely decisions
- Can adapt readily and take initiative when needed
- Communicates in a structured way and has ability to present technical ideas in user-friendly language
- Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment
- Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of own comfort zone
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About us
We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.
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Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.
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Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them!
We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.
If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy.
We care, we share, we do the right thing.
If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at careers@lr.org and we will respond to you as soon as possible.
Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:
Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.
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- ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
- communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
- anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
- supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
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- Location Miami, United States
- Date posted 28 October 2026
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Document your change management credentials early
Gather PMP, Prosci, or CCMP certifications alongside degree transcripts before applying. PERM requires your employer to prove your qualifications match the job description exactly, so credential gaps discovered late can delay or derail the labor certification.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify companies that have filed PERM applications for Transition Manager or related project management roles. Firms with a documented sponsorship track record are far more likely to extend green card support than those encountering the process for the first time.
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Transition Manager duties can map to multiple Standard Occupational Classification codes, which affects the PERM prevailing wage tier. Ask your prospective employer which SOC code they plan to use and verify the corresponding wage level in the OFLC Wage Search before signing.
Negotiate PERM filing into your offer letter
Request that your employer commit to initiating the PERM process within a defined timeframe, not just at some future point. Without this, many foreign professionals find green card sponsorship deprioritized once they are fully onboarded and no longer a recruitment priority.
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Green Card Transition Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Transition Manager roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories apply depending on the role's requirements. EB-2 covers Transition Manager positions where the employer can justify an advanced degree as a minimum requirement, typically senior or director-level roles. EB-3 covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree and is the more common sponsorship path for mid-level Transition Managers at consulting firms and large enterprises.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Transition Managers?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa subject to an annual lottery cap, while employment-based green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no lottery. The PERM process is longer, often running 18 to 36 months from labor certification to I-485 approval, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than a renewable temporary status. For EB-3, there is no annual numerical cap concern for many countries outside of India and China.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for a Transition Manager role?
Your employer files an ETA Form 9089 with DOL after completing a mandatory recruitment period demonstrating no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. DOL reviews the filing and, if certified, your employer proceeds to file an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. The entire sequence from PERM filing to green card approval typically takes two to four years for most nationalities.
Where can I find Transition Manager jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to search specifically for Transition Manager roles where employers have a documented history of PERM and green card sponsorship. Most general job boards don't filter by sponsorship type, so you can spend significant time applying to employers who have no intention of sponsoring permanent residency, even if they sponsor H-1B visas.
Can a Transition Manager self-petition for a green card without employer sponsorship?
Self-petition is possible through the EB-2 National Interest Waiver, or NIW, which waives the PERM labor certification requirement. To qualify, you'd need to demonstrate that your work in organizational change management or large-scale transition programs benefits the United States at a national level. NIW approval for Transition Manager roles is uncommon unless you have a strong record of policy impact or published research in the field.