Job Overview

Pay Range: $55.00hr - $60.00hr

Requirement/Must Have:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

- 8+ years of program/project management experience.

- 3+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry (upstream, midstream, or downstream).

- Demonstrated experience managing enterprise application programs such as SAP, Oracle, Maximo, or similar ERP/EAM platforms.

- Strong understanding of oil and gas business processes, terminology, and field operations.

- Proven ability to manage multi-million-dollar program budgets and large, cross-functional teams.

- Excellent stakeholder management, executive communication, and facilitation skills.

- Skilled in program governance frameworks, risk management, and change management methodologies.

- Proficiency with PM tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent, plus PPM/reporting tools.

- Ability to travel to field/site locations as needed and work effectively in a hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end delivery of large, multi-workstream programs spanning enterprise applications and oil and gas business functions.

- Partner with operations, engineering, IT, and business stakeholders to define program scope, objectives, success criteria, and governance structures.

- Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans across multiple concurrent projects.

- Manage program risk, issues, dependencies, and change control; escalate and resolve blockers proactively.





- Act as the primary liaison between technical application teams and field/operations stakeholders, ensuring solutions align with real-world operational workflows.

- Oversee vendor and systems integrator relationships, including contract deliverables, SOWs, and performance against milestones.

- Drive organizational readiness, training, and change management to support successful adoption of recent applications and processes.

- Report program status, risks, and financials to executive sponsors and steering committees; recommend course corrections as needed.

- Ensure programs comply with relevant safety, regulatory, environmental, and data governance requirements applicable to oil and gas operations.

- Mentor project managers and cross-functional leads; contribute to maturing PM/PMO standards, tools, and best practices.

Nice to Have

- PMP, PgMP, or PMI-ACP certification.

- MBA or advanced degree in a related field.

- Experience with SCADA, production data systems, or field digitalization initiatives.

- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks relevant to oil and gas such as environmental, safety, and reporting requirements.

- Experience leading Agile or hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery in a regulated industrial environment.

Skills

- Program Management.

- Project Management.

- ERP.

- EAM.

- SAP.

- Oracle.

- Maximo.

- MS Project.

- Smartsheet.

- Jira.

- Change Management.

- Stakeholder Management.

- Oil and Gas Operations.

Qualification And Education

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.

- 8+ years of program/project management experience.

- 3+ years of oil and gas industry experience.

📌 Senior Program Manager (Edmonton)
🏢 Cynet Systems
📍 Edmonton