Oil & Gas Principal & Partner: Growth & Transformation Leader

DSS Sustainable Solutions; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

dss+ is a global consultancy specializing in Operational Risk, Operational Excellence, and Sustainability. As a Principal within Oil & Gas, you will lead senior client engagements, shape deals, and drive multi-year transformations across upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors.

You will nurture executive relationships, oversee significant programs, and contribute to growth through strategic account development.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in management consulting and/or senior Oil & Gas leadership.
• Partner, Director, or equivalent consulting experience and/or significant P&L or Oil & Gas operational leadership experience.
• Proven success personally selling and leading consulting engagements, with annual sales targets.
• An established C-suite and senior operations network within upstream, midstream, and/or downstream Oil & Gas.
• Experience leading large-scale safety, operational excellence, and performance transformations with measurable results.
• Turnaround, restructuring, and/or M&A integration experience.
• Strong knowledge of Operational Excellence, Lean/Six Sigma, safety management systems, and large-scale change.
• Strong executive presence with credibility in both the boardroom and on the plant floor.

Responsibilities

• Own an annual sales target and build the pipeline to deliver against it.
• Develop trusted relationships with CEOs, COOs, and senior Operations and EHS leaders.
• Shape, price, and close large consulting engagements.
• Turn initial engagements into broader, multi-year client relationships.
• Grow strategic accounts by bringing the full breadth of dss+ capabilities to clients.
• Represent dss+ through industry networks, conferences, and thought leadership.

Skills

Executive leadership

Business development

Client relationship management

Strategic sales

Change management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field; MBA strongly preferred

Job description

dss+ is a global consultancy specializing in Operational Risk, Operational Excellence, and Sustainability. As a Principal within Oil & Gas, you will lead senior client engagements, shape deals, and drive multi-year transformations across upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors.

You will nurture executive relationships, oversee significant programs, and contribute to growth through strategic account development.