Senior IT Project Manager: Oil & Gas Transformation Leader

Recru; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Recru seeks a Senior IT Project Manager with oil and gas industry experience to lead complex, cross-functional technology initiatives from concept to completion.

The ideal candidate will own project delivery, establish governance, drive business process integration, and coordinate across business, operations, IT, and vendor teams on large-scale transformation programs. PMP and enterprise IT background preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT Project Management experience leading large-scale enterprise technology projects.
• Proven ability to lead projects from planning through implementation and closeout.
• Direct experience managing projects within the downstream or midstream oil and gas industry.
• Strong knowledge of project governance, controls, and delivery methodologies.
• Experience with cross-functional teams and stakeholder management.
• Experience with business process improvement and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise IT projects from concept through deployment and closeout.
• Own project planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across business, operations, IT, and vendors.
• Establish governance frameworks, reporting, and controls.
• Drive business process integration across departments.
• Develop charters, schedules, budgets, and status reporting.
• Facilitate executive steering and governance meetings.
• Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Support composable enterprise and large-scale transformation initiatives.

Skills

IT Project Management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor coordination

Governance and controls

Education

PMP certification or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Recru seeks a Senior IT Project Manager with oil and gas industry experience to lead complex, cross-functional technology initiatives from concept to completion.

The ideal candidate will own project delivery, establish governance, drive business process integration, and coordinate across business, operations, IT, and vendor teams on large-scale transformation programs. PMP and enterprise IT background preferred.