Consulting Project Management Specialist - Oil, Gas & Energy

Microsoft•Houston, TX

About The Position

Microsoft Industry Solutions is seeking a Consulting Project Management Specialist for the Oil, Gas, and Energy industry in Industry Solutions Delivery. The role supports delivery for strategic customers, analyzes customer feedback, and advocates for the customer while working with senior and executive stakeholders to resolve complex delivery matters. It leads or supports initiation and execution of customer programs, coordinates delivery resources and work breakdown structures, aligns project plans with customer plans, and contributes to long-term strategies. The position also supports partner contracting, resource selection and onboarding, growth opportunities, program planning, and management of project metrics, risks, and financials. The role may contribute across domains and geographies and share knowledge that influences industry practices. The position requires residence in the Houston area and travel of 50–75% to customer sites within the Houston region. The successful candidate builds trusted customer relationships, supports cloud consumption and customer obligations throughout the delivery lifecycle, and helps ensure predictable, timely, high-quality delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3+ years of project management experience, or equivalent experience.
Residence in the Houston area and ability to travel 50–75% to customer sites within the Houston region.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8+ years of project management experience, or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated experience in the Oil and Gas industry.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
4+ years of financial management experience.
Agile certification, Scrum Master certification, Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Professional Scrum Master One (PSM1) certification.

Responsibilities

Support customer obligations across the delivery lifecycle, including envisioning, solution development, delivery planning, cloud consumption and usage, and delivery management.
Drive initiation for low-complexity projects or support senior colleagues with initiation activities for project components, including delivery resource commitments, assignments, and work breakdown structures.
Perform project management office and administrative activities such as status reporting, financial tracking, and use of Virtuoso and Campus.
Engage with other project managers at customer sites, support stakeholder relationship development, and escalate issues and ambiguous situations to senior colleagues as needed.
Initiate contracting processes by communicating the need for customer contractual amendments or partner resources, completing contract-related forms, liaising with partner resource managers, and collecting resource technical requirements.
Develop project management plans, including stakeholder maps and communication plans, to support predictable delivery and align scope, resources, and Microsoft schedules with customer plans.
Monitor and track risks and issues in basic projects or project components, record mitigation plans, and work with senior colleagues to identify and evaluate risks.
Apply project management principles to project execution and delivery and develop capability through peer mentorship.
Identify or create opportunities to maximize timely cloud consumption through current deliveries.
Use technical expertise to engage customer stakeholders and build strong business relationships.
Collaborate across groups to support consumption activities and fulfill customer obligations throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Build trusted customer relationships through feedback review, guidance, expectation management, and adherence to key performance indicators.
Embody Microsoft's culture and values.