Sr Admin Assistant

Oil Authority; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ConocoPhillips is seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant based in Houston, TX to support the Chief, Information Security, Infrastructure & Architecture and the Manager, Enterprise Business Capabilities. You will perform high-level administrative duties with discretion and independence, coordinating complex tasks across multiple time zones.

The role focuses on calendar management, travel planning, correspondence drafting, and advanced MS Office/PowerPoint work, with collaboration across senior

Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• 5+ years of experience in an administrative support role, preferably supporting multiple leaders or teams simultaneously.
• 3+ years of experience in event management or planning.
• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS O365 applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams

Responsibilities

• Managing calendars for leaders and coordinating meetings across multiple time zones.
• Understanding leaders' plans and objectives and aligning activities across time zones.
• Coordinating office/admin duties: filtering email, answering calls, visitor support, expense reports, timekeeping, invoicing, records management.
• Ensuring leaders are prepared for meetings with materials in advance.
• Drafting correspondence and preparing reports; creating/ editing PowerPoint presentations; formatting in Word/Adobe.
• Maintaining key contact lists and tracking upcoming activities and projects.
• Managing SharePoint/Teams information and Outlook distribution lists.
• Planning business lunches, dinners, and events within budget guidelines.
• Coordinating with other Administrative Assistants in the region for planning activities.
• Providing input and feedback to leaders when needed

Skills

Administrative support

Event planning

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Office 365

SharePoint

Teams

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Welcome to ConocoPhillips, where innovation and excellence create a platform for opportunity and growth. Come realize your full potential here.

Who We Are

We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization.

We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart.

Fostering an Inclusive Work Environment

To deliver superior performance, we create an environment that respects the contributions and differences of every individual. Wherever possible, we use these differences to drive competitive business advantage, personal growth and, ultimately, create business success.

Job Summary

If you are selected as the Senior Administrative Assistant, you will provide support to the Chief, Information Security, Infrastructure & Architecture and the Manager, Enterprise Business Capabilities. You will work closely with these senior leaders to perform the highest level of administrative duties, working independently and proactively on numerous complex administrative tasks, exercising utmost discretion and independent judgment on a consistent basis.

This position is based in Houston, TX.

Position Overview

Your Responsibilities may include:

• Managing the calendars so that time is used effectively and efficiently - including planning work projects and scheduling of appointments with personnel inside and outside ConocoPhillips, including respective members of the Leadership Team and their direct reports, global Business Units, and other internal and external meetings

• Understanding the leader’s plans and objectives, reading and interpreting activities and proactively anticipating opportunities that assist in meeting the plans and objectives across several time zones

• Coordinating all office and administrative support duties including filtering email, as appropriate, answering the telephone, directing calls to others as appropriate, making arrangements for visitors, expense reports, timekeeping, invoice processing and coding, record management and other corporate administrative needs

• Ensuring leaders are prepared for all meetings and have the appropriate materials to be reviewed in advance of meetings

• Preparing, coordinating, and handling travel plans for leaders including - Understanding the purpose of the trips so that arrangements can be made to optimize their time in meetings with managers, employees and outside companies, understanding corporate travel policy; passport and visa requirements, travel advisories and required immunizations for international travel, maintaining regular contact with the leaders during travel periods to communicate and initiate appropriate travel changes and advise of other issues requiring attention

• Drafting correspondence for and on behalf of the leaders; preparing special reports as requested; including extracting and sorting data in excel; creating and editing presentations in PowerPoint, document formatting and editing in Word and Adobe

• Retention of information on key contacts, upcoming activities and projects

• Maintaining SharePoint/Microsoft Teams information and Outlook distribution lists

• Planning business lunches, dinners and events within budget guidelines and with minimal guidance

• Coordinating with other Administrative Assistants in the Lower 48 for planning and implementing Region activities

• Providing input and feedback to the leaders when needed

Success Profile

To thrive in this role, you’ll demonstrate the following leadership competencies:

• Takes Accountability: Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by courageously dealing with important problems, holding others accountable, and standing up for what is right

• Drives Performance: Delivers results through realistic planning to accomplish goals

• Makes Decisions: Generates effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical

Basic Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in the United States

• 5 or more years of experience in an administrative support role, preferably supporting multiple leaders or teams simultaneously

• 3 or more years of experience in event management or planning

• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS O365 applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 or more years of experience handling confidential information with the utmost discretion

• 1 or more years of experience organizing and prioritizing numerous tasks, multitasking, and working under pressure within tight timelines, with limited direction

• Advanced verbal and written communications skills, including ability to proofread materials for contextual, grammatical, typographical, or spelling errors

• Proven track record as a highly resourceful team player; polite and respectful of others, with the ability to also be effective independently

• Excellent communication and organizational skills; self-starter looking for opportunities to add value across the organization

• Willingness to engage in additional training as appropriate

• Internal and external networking, at all levels in the organization

• Builds/maintains effective working relationships

• Demonstrates professional manner and ability to influence in dealings with others

• Strong process and system orientation; promotes group effectiveness

• Planning, organizing and time management

• Initiative and problem solving

• Anticipates barriers and provides alternative solutions

• Sound judgment and high sense of accountability

Apply By

Sep 17, 2026

Sponsorship

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

Benefits Overview

ConocoPhillips offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and career growth:

• Taking Care of Your Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and wellness programs.

• Supporting and Building Financial Security: Competitive base pay, annual performance bonuses, and retirement savings plans.

• Promoting Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, paid parental leave, and family support resources.

• Offering Career Development: Access to training, mentoring, and internal career mobility tools.

• Guiding Recognition & Inclusion: Peer-nominated awards, inclusive culture, and employee resource groups.

Why ConocoPhillips

At ConocoPhillips, we believe our people power the future of energy. We’re committed to creating a workplace where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow—professionally and personally.

We don’t just offer jobs—we offer meaningful careers in a company that values how we work as much as what we achieve.

EEO

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.