Senior Select Stage Manager

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What role you will play in our team

• The role will lead a team that matures the commercialization strategy for an upstream oil and gas development, from the evaluation of multiple development concepts, to selecting the lead concept, through Pre-FEED and optimization prior to decision to move to FEED.
•  The Select Stage Manager will be responsible for coordinating activities across multiple work fronts, leading a large cross functional technical, commercial and execution team.  
• Work efforts will include incorporating subsurface appraisal well results, screening upstream and midstream development concept options to assess the feasibility of various commercialization strategies.  Work efforts will include incorporating subsurface appraisal well results, screening upstream and midstream development concept options to assess the feasibility of various commercialization strategies

What you will do

• The individual filling the role will have significant expertise in coordinating technical work across subsurface disciplines as well as deepwater expertise in areas such as subsea equipment, marine operations, project execution and operations.  The role requires working with senior management and technical leaders, both within the company, but also with Joint Venture and government partners.

• The role will require broad strategic thinking to evaluate and communicate plausible upstream development concepts and commercial pathways that are durable across a range of future market environments.  This will require experience in the early stages of project development, including decision framing, strategy development and economic analysis.  Strong business acumen, including understand key value drivers and uncertainty and being able to communicate and influence an organization of this business case will be critical.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (4-year degree). 

• Professional Engineering qualifications.

• 15+ years of experience in the upstream oil and gas business environment, through a combination of technical, commercial or operations roles in an operating business.

• Direct experience in the early stages of major capital project development, through the phases of development concept evaluation and technical/commercial maturation.  This includes applying evaluating economic value and framing uncertainty for large scale opportunities including project valuation and concept choice trade-offs

• Experience in business development including direct knowledge of profitability analysis, including understanding of upstream fiscal and commercial frameworks.

• Experience in major capital projects, either in commercial, engineering or execution roles.

• Demonstrated ability to lead multi- functional technical teams including subsurface, facilities engineering, commercial and execution.

• Experience working with and influencing partner companies in Joint Venture assets.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Create Clarity - Keep a team focused on objectives and a clear path forward to enable efficiency and focus while managing uncertainty.

• Strategic – Able to think big picture about long term oil and gas monetization and market development. 

• Collaborates – Lead a large team with a high degree of cross functional interfaces.

• Inspire and Motivate – Ability to manage a team through challenging timelines and uncertainty requires the ability to keep the team inspired and motivated.

• Promote Innovation – Monetization strategies will require divergent and creative options to find a competitive path forward.

• Compete to Win – Working across organizational boundaries for the General Interest.  The ability to influence while building strong personal relationships is critical.

• Communicates Effectively - Multiple stakeholders with various levels of engagement and technical depth requires clarity and conviction.

• Manages Risk – Manage uncertainty by identifying key risks early and mitigate at appropriate time.

• Adapts - Need to be able to change direction quickly and effectively while pursuing the objective.

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 

• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match. 

• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 

• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 

• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 

• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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