Business Consultant - Upstream Production

Smartbridge•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Upstream Production Business Consultant will serve as a bridge between business stakeholders, operations teams, and solution delivery teams for an AI-enabled chemical injection optimization program. This role will help prepare the client organization for adoption by developing communication plans, creating training materials, leading training sessions, facilitating business workshops, and supporting end-user readiness. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of hands-on upstream production experience and exposure to or familiarity with chemical injection programs, including areas such as scale, corrosion, asphaltene, and demulsifier treatment. This person must be comfortable working across field and corporate stakeholders and able to translate operational realities into practical change, communication, and training plans. At Smartbridge, you will work on meaningful transformation initiatives where business outcomes matter and adoption is critical. You will join a team that values practical thinking, strong delivery, and client partnership. This is an opportunity to help shape how AI-enabled solutions are successfully introduced into upstream operations and to contribute to innovative work across the energy sector. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with professionals from diverse backgrounds and make impactful contributions to innovative projects that drive digital transformation for esteemed clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, business administration, or engineering field preferred.
5+ years of hands-on experience in upstream oil and gas production
Exposure to or familiarity with chemical injection, production chemistry, flow assurance, or related production optimization programs
Experience working with upstream stakeholders such as operators, production engineers, production chemists, asset teams, and operations leaders
Demonstrated experience in change management, communications, training development, and training delivery
Strong facilitation and workshop leadership skills
Ability to document business processes and translate business needs into clear requirements and adoption actions
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable working across business and technical teams
Strong organizational and project coordination skills
Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Teams
Travel, including international travel, to client locations if required

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting digital transformation, analytics, or AI initiatives in oil and gas
Familiarity with production optimization workflows and operational decision support tools
Experience with Power BI, industrial data environments, or upstream reporting platforms
Consulting experience in energy, oilfield services, or industrial operations
Experience supporting pilot deployments, user onboarding, and post-go-live adoption

Responsibilities

Lead the change and communication management workstream for the project
Develop and execute stakeholder communication plans that support understanding, alignment, and adoption
Create training strategies, role-based training plans, user guides, job aids, and supporting documentation
Conduct training sessions for operators, production chemists, engineers, and other business users
Facilitate workshops to understand current-state operations, user needs, and process impacts
Document business processes, operational workflows, decision points, and adoption considerations
Partner with client and Smartbridge project teams to align business needs with solution design
Help define user scenarios and support solution readiness across pilot and deployment phases
Support user acceptance, feedback capture, and continuous improvement efforts
Identify organizational impacts, adoption risks, and opportunities to improve user readiness
Build credibility with upstream stakeholders and help drive practical adoption in a real operating environment