IT Project Management

Execution PM - Structured Delivery, Risk & DependenciesLocation: Houston, TXDuration: 06 MonthsWhat a strong PM candidate looks like for this project (hiring-manager lens): A strong candidate for this role should look like a delivery PM who is comfortable running a technically dense, enterprise change programme with heavy environment, vendor, and test dependencies. I would prioritize someone who has led platform upgrades, major release validation, or large-scale regression/smoke-test programmes where infrastructure readiness, software licensing, technical SMEs, test coordination, and business communication all had to move in lockstep. The strongest fit is likely someone who can:Turn an ambiguous "50/50 estimate" into disciplined execution through structured governance, milestones, RAID management, and crisp decision escalationCoordinate deeply technical teams without needing to be the architect, especially across environment, DBA, application, custom code, and test workstreamsManage external/vendor dependencies well, especially where license delivery, release notes, product roadmap clarity, and demo/education sessions with the vendor influence timing and stakeholder confidenceHandle execution under constrained capacity, including explicit prioritization of BAU versus change, and explain trade-offs credibly to senior stakeholdersTranslate a technical smoke test into executive decisions: whether to progress, pause, re-Product, or sequence follow-on capability work.Drive prioritization decisions and alignment with broader upgrade strategyProvide concise executive updates with clear risks, decisions required, and next stepsDemonstrate ETRM experience, preferably EndurDemonstrate knowledge of Trading & Supply landscapeRoles and Responsibilities:Agree and deliver programmes, projects, and workstreams to agreed time, cost, quality, risk and benefit, within the Client's standards and controls framework.Proactively analyze variances aProductst plan and trends threatening agreed Product, time, cost, and quality commitments.Identify where a project may be at risk and take appropriate action.Engage internal and external stakeholders, e.g.

users/customers/suppliers, to benefit from the delivered products, services, and changes.Develop and execute appropriate change and engagement plans to achieve necessary behavior changes and maximize benefits.Align expectations and ensure that stakeholders' decisions are timely and effective.Mobilize and lead teams with a mixture of staff and suppliers across organizational boundaries and the natural team.Ensure they have the necessary skills, capacity, and experience to achieve the required outcomes.Develop the skills of team members through coaching, delegation, and providing stretching assignments.Understand, assess and embed the right delivery methodologies, considering project and business constraints.Assess programme risks and evaluate trade-offs between cost, time, quality, risk and benefit, managing the business cases of your projects and workstreams.Ensure all deliverables are fit for purpose, meet all relevant requirements and are effectively transitioned to support and business as usual.Ensure that the business value intended by the work is explicit, agreed and delivered.Mandatory skills:Program and project delivery up to ***m budget & Teams up to 50. Agile & waterfall methodology.Domain knowledge e.g. Chemicals, Deepwater, Retail, Finance, Legal, HR.

Cloud, mobile, SAS, and digital. leadership, communication and resilienceStakeholder management and enabling value creation.Optional skills:Business-value mindset, critical thinking, storytellingProject Assurance & Compliance - Skill, Project Planning & Tracking - Skill, Project Governance – SkillExecution PM - Structured delivery, risk & dependencies