SAP Transformation Program Director – EPC (Hybrid/Houston)

ZipStaff Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ZipStaff Inc. seeks a senior Program Director to own end-to-end SAP transformation delivery for a global EPC client.

You will lead cross-functional streams spanning engineering, procurement, construction, finance, and supply chain, coordinating with client executives and delivery partners across on-site and offshore teams. In this role you will drive governance, manage scope and schedule, and ensure successful execution using SAP Activate, with direct accountability for multi-year programs and

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering SAP into an EPC contractor or owner-operator's capital projects function.
• Deep SAP Project System or S/4HANA project management experience.
• Program Director accountability on at least two full-lifecycle, multi-year SAP programs.
• Demonstrated integration of engineering, procurement, and construction execution with enterprise finance, supply chain, and technology.
• Delivery experience in a multiparty model (client + advisory partner + one or more system integrators). Hands-on use of SAP Activate and formal governance with tool-instrumented dependency, RAID, and escalation management.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of the SAP transformation program from early scoping and planning through implementation.
• Lead cross-functional integration across engineering, procurement, construction, project controls, supply chain, and finance.
• Operate a multiparty governance model spanning the client, delivery partners, and SAP, with explicit workstream ownership, dependency tracking, and escalation paths.
• Run governance through Azure DevOps, Jira, or Microsoft Project so ownership, dependencies, escalations, and progress remain visible to client leadership.
• Facilitate design decisions that translate EPC business processes into SAP solution design — project setup and WBS, cost breakdown structures, engineering change control, subcontractor management, progress measurement, progress billing, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
• Own the integrated program plan and critical path; manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality across all workstreams.
• Act as the senior relationship owner for client executive stakeholders; run steering and operational forums and resolve escalations before they reach the sponsor.
• Build and lead the onsite and offshore delivery organization, including the program leadership layer beneath the Program Director.

Skills

SAP Project System

S/4HANA

Program Management

Stakeholder Management

Governance

Azure DevOps

Jira

Microsoft Project

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Microsoft Project

Job description

ZipStaff Inc. seeks a senior Program Director to own end-to-end SAP transformation delivery for a global EPC client.

You will lead cross-functional streams spanning engineering, procurement, construction, finance, and supply chain, coordinating with client executives and delivery partners across on-site and offshore teams. In this role you will drive governance, manage scope and schedule, and ensure successful execution using SAP Activate, with direct accountability for multi-year programs and