One of our major oil and gas clients is seeking a Project Manager IV to work on a 6 to 12-month assignment in their Facilities in Chicago, IL (Remote) .
1. Key Responsibilities
- Develop the strategic roadmap for company’s Mobility & Convenience (M&C) retail segment.
- Engage and collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize strategic initiatives across multiple workstreams.
- Drive implementation of transformation initiatives using structured project management approaches.
- Support overall business performance improvement within a major strategic transformation program.
2. Required Experience & Skills
1. Core Consulting Skills
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
- Ability to break down complex business problems into structured components.
- Experience performing root-cause analysis, opportunity sizing, and scenario planning.
- Comfortable synthesizing large datasets, insights, and stakeholder input into clear recommendations.
Analytical & Quantitative Skills
- Skilled at building financial models, forecasting, performance metrics, and KPI dashboards.
- Able to evaluate business cases, investment proposals, or strategic initiatives.
- Experience translating quantitative findings into clear, actionable storylines.
Executive-Ready Communication
- Writes succinct, high-clarity slides, memos, and strategic deliverables.
- Able to deliver C-suite-ready narratives grounded in data and evidence.
- Experience presenting strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations to senior stakeholders
2. Transformation & Project Leadership Skills
Transformation Experience
- Experience supporting or leading transformation programs — including operational, strategic, digital, or organizational change.
- Skilled in identifying transformation workstreams, dependencies, and success measures.
Project Management Expertise
- Able to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Creates charters, project plans, timelines, and milestone tracking.
- Monitors progress, risks, issues, and interdependencies across teams.
Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
- Skilled at managing cross-functional teams and senior business partners.
- Strong facilitation skills — able to align diverse viewpoints and drive consensus.
- Ability to diplomatically challenge assumptions while maintaining trust.
Change Management
- Familiarity with organizational change principles and transition planning.
- Able to anticipate adoption barriers and prepare communications or training plans.
3. Industry & Domain Skills
Energy / Oil & Gas (Nice-to-Have)
- Understanding of downstream retail, convenience, fuel operations, or energy sector dynamics.
- Familiarity with topics like retail transformation, mobility trends, or network optimization.
Retail (Nice-to-Have)
- Insight into customer experience, retail operations, merchandising, or store performance.
- Knowledge of trends in convenience retail, mobility hubs, or consumer behavior.
4. Soft Skills & Behavioral Competencies
High Emotional Intelligence
- Ability to build rapport, read stakeholder dynamics, and manage expectations.
Bias for Action
- Takes initiative to push work forward amid ambiguity.
- Comfortable navigating a fast-moving transformation environment.
Ownership & Accountability
- Takes responsibility for deliverables, timelines, and quality.
Adaptability
- Flexible in approach, able to pivot as priorities shift.
Learning Agility
- Quickly absorbs new business knowledge and adapts frameworks to new contexts.
5. Tools & Technical Skills
- PowerPoint / Storyboarding (expert level)
- Excel modeling & analysis
- Project management tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana, etc.)
- Data visualization (Power BI or similar — optional but valuable)
5. Work Environment & Travel
- Expected monthly travel: approximately one week per month in Cleveland.
- Estimated 25% travel, primarily to Cleveland, with occasional additional U.S. locations if needed.
- Role supports a large-scale transformation within company’s U.S. retail business.
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