Senior Program Manager, Consulting

Senior Program Manager, Consulting (HOU04AU)

Company: Worley Consulting Group

Primary Location

USA-TX-Houston

Job

Consulting Project Management

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type

Employee

Job Posting

Apr 21, 2026

Overall Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities

Leads the delivery of multiple, interdependent digital projects under a defined program structure, ensuring alignment to scope, budget, schedule, quality, and business outcomes.

Establishes and maintains program governance, including integrated schedules, financial forecasting, risk management, and change control.

Ensures consistent application of Worley Consulting Digital delivery standards across all projects within the program.

Provides consolidated program reporting and executive-level insights to Digital and regional leadership.

Accountable for program-level P&L performance, including revenue realization, margin management, forecasting, and cash flow.

Oversees execution across multiple contract types and commercial risk profiles (Lump Sum, Fixed Price, Target Price, Reimbursable).

Manages contractual and commercial escalations in collaboration with Legal, Finance, and Commercial teams.

Identifies opportunities to expand digital scope, grow existing engagements, and support pull-through work across the Americas portfolio.

People Leadership & Capability Development

Directly manages Project Managers and senior delivery practitioners within the program.

Provides coaching, mentoring, and performance management to build a strong, scalable digital delivery organization.

Supports succession planning and capability development aligned to Digital growth priorities.

Promotes a high-performance culture focused on safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

Serves as the senior escalation and governance contact for program-level client relationships.

Builds trusted advisor relationships with client leadership, ensuring alignment between digital solutions and business value.

Works closely with Digital Practice, Worley Consulting & Base Business leaders to deliver integrated digital and engineering solutions.

Supports the development of high-quality proposals, bids, and client presentations for digital programs.

PMO & Operational Excellence

Actively contributes to the Worley Consulting Digital PMO through governance leadership, process improvement, and standardization.

Drives adoption of best practices in program and project management, including Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery models.

Shares lessons learned and supports continuous improvement across the Americas Digital delivery community.

Travel as required for various field programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Automation, Instrumentation & Controls, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Project Management certification like PMP is a plus but not mandatory.
• Minimum 15 years of experience delivering complex projects and programs within digital, automation, or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing direct reports, including Project Managers and senior professionals.
• Proven success leading large, multi-project programs with significant commercial, technical, and delivery risk.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience across a range of contracting and risk models.
• Experience delivering digital programs using Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid methodologies.
• Experience working within an owner organization executing large complex technology projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage portfolios across multiple clients and geographies.
• Strong executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Motivational, inclusive leadership style with the ability to build high-performing teams.
• Proficient in MS Project, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Renewables, and/or Mining is highly desirable.
• Comfortable working with globally distributed teams across office and remote environments.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25%.
• Must be located or willing to regularly commute to a primary Americas Digital hub (e.g., Houston, TX, or equivalent).

Additional Information

• The Program Manager is a senior leadership role within Worley Consulting Digital – Americas, accountable for the successful delivery of large, complex digital programs spanning multiple projects, clients, and geographies across Canada, the United States, and LATAM.
• Reporting to the Director, Business Operations & Execution, this role provides strategic, commercial, and operational leadership across a portfolio of digital initiatives supporting Worley’s energy, chemicals, mining, and resources clients. Programs typically include digital transformation, advanced automation, data & analytics, operational technology, and systems integration delivered in close collaboration with Worley’s Base Business.
• The Program Manager is responsible not only for delivery excellence, but also for program-level financial performance, client value realization, and talent leadership. This includes direct management of Project Managers and senior delivery leads, strengthening PMO governance, and driving consistent execution standards across the Americas Digital portfolio.
• Success in this role requires the ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels—balancing client engagement, commercial oversight, people leadership, and disciplined delivery—while enabling sustainable growth and long-term client partnerships for Worley Consulting Digital.

Benefits

Worley Consulting offers an excellent remuneration & benefits package, a friendly, professional, dynamic and flexible work environment along with the opportunity to develop your career prospects locally and internationally.

EEO Statement

We strive to be an industry leader in health, safety and environmental performance. Our vision is to achieve zero harm to people and assets, and zero environmental incidents. We select people who share our values, beliefs and commitment to this vision and who demonstrate the expected behaviors, competencies and performance associated with their prospective roles within the company.

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Worley Group is an equal opportunity employer.

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