Service Project Manager

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes—a global energy technology company—is seeking a Service Project Manager to lead complex service projects from order handoff through warranty, interfacing with customers and cross-functional teams. You’ll oversee execution, contract fulfillment, and financial performance, with risk management and stakeholder coordination at the core.

The role emphasizes proactive issue resolution, on-time delivery, and strong customer satisfaction in an industrial environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; alternative qualification accepted with 2+ years of PM/operational/field service experience.
• Experience managing projects in an industrial environment.
• Strong customer relationship management and stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated project financial management with budgeting and invoicing.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks and milestones.
• Strong presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Serving as the primary customer contact by resolving specification and commercial issues, managing correspondence, providing regular project updates, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Managing contract fulfillment and project execution from OTR handoff through the warranty period.
• Managing and reporting all project financials, including budgets, costs, margins, invoicing, and collections.
• Identifying, assessing, and managing project risks while driving mitigation plans and resolution activities.
• Managing project deliverables, claims, contract modifications, margin enhancement initiatives, and project closeout activities.
• Ensuring on-time project delivery in accordance with contractual requirements and customer expectations.
• Analyzing customer order specifications and communicating project requirements to extended project teams.
• Responding promptly to technical and commercial inquiries from customers and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinating the resolution of non-conformances and ensuring compliance with contractual quality requirements.
• Collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to support seamless project execution.
• Monitoring project milestones, deliverables, risks, and priorities to achieve business objectives.
• Supporting customer requirements through site visits and project reviews as needed.
• Providing responsive customer support, including occasional after-hours and weekend support when required.
• Driving continuous communication between stakeholders to ensure transparency and project alignment.

Skills

CRM

Stakeholder mgmt

Financial mgmt

Analytical skills

Project leadership

ERP/Oracle

Education

Bachelor's degree in an accredited university or college

High School Diploma/GED with 2+ years PM/operational/field service experience

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Service Project Manager

Drive Successful Project Delivery and Customer Satisfaction Across Industrial Operations ?

Do you enjoy leading complex service projects while acting as the trusted point of contact for customers and cross-functional teams?

Partner with the best

Baker Hughes stands as a leading global energy technology company, delivering innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient across the entire value chain. Operating in more than 120 countries, the company blends deep industrial expertise with advanced engineering and digital technologies to support energy production, transformation, and decarbonization. With over a century of heritage, Baker Hughes partners with customers in oil and gas, industrial sectors, and emerging energy markets to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable energy future.

Fuel your passion

As a Service Project Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful execution and delivery of customer projects from the Order-to-Remittance (OTR) handoff through the warranty period. You will serve as the primary customer interface, overseeing project execution, contract fulfillment, financial performance, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.

In this role, you will proactively identify and resolve potential issues throughout the project lifecycle while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure flawless project execution. Your ability to balance customer expectations, project objectives, financial performance, and operational excellence will directly contribute to customer satisfaction and business success.

As a Service Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Serving as the primary customer contact by resolving specification and commercial issues, managing correspondence, providing regular project updates, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

• Managing contract fulfillment and project execution from OTR handoff through the completion of the warranty period.

• Managing and reporting all project financials, including budgets, costs, margins, invoicing, and collections.

• Identifying, assessing, and managing project risks while driving mitigation plans and resolution activities.

• Managing project deliverables, claims, contract modifications, margin enhancement initiatives, and project closeout activities.

• Ensuring on-time project delivery in accordance with contractual requirements and customer expectations.

• Analyzing customer order specifications and communicating project requirements to extended project teams.

• Responding promptly to technical and commercial inquiries from customers and internal stakeholders.

• Coordinating the resolution of non-conformances and ensuring compliance with contractual quality requirements.

• Collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to support seamless project execution.

• Monitoring project milestones, deliverables, risks, and priorities to achieve business objectives.

• Supporting customer requirements through site visits and project reviews as needed.

• Providing responsive customer support, including occasional after-hours and weekend support when required.

• Driving continuous communication between stakeholders to ensure transparency and project alignment.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.

• Have a High School Diploma/GED with at least 2 years of experience in Project Management, Operational, or Field Service Technical role as an alternative qualification.

• Have experience managing projects in an industrial environment.

• Have strong customer relationship management and stakeholder engagement experience.

• Have demonstrated project financial management experience, including budgeting, cost control, invoicing, and collections.

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Have the ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks, risks, milestones, and deliverables simultaneously.

• Have excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Have influential leadership skills and the ability to work effectively within a matrix organization.

• Have a proactive approach with a strong sense of urgency and accountability.

• Have the ability to adapt to changing business and customer requirements.

• Have experience with risk management and quality control processes.

• Have gearbox industry experience .

• Have financial aptitude and business acumen.

• Have knowledge of ERP systems, with Oracle experience being an advantage.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we must push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities

• Comprehensive private medical care options

• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

• Tailored financial programs

• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

This position requires current work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to provide or continue work authorization sponsorship for this role.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Professional - Project Management

About Us:

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward - making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Join Us:

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let's come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.