The Role
Leads cross-functional engineering-based projects from initiation through deployment. Responsibilities include defining scope, schedules, budgets, resources, documentation, risks, and performance metrics; coordinating stakeholders; resolving issues; delivering reports and presentations; and improving project management practices. Requires strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, along with experience managing shifting priorities and presenting to senior management.
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ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities:
- Assemble and lead project based teams to successfully execute assigned projects and facilitate collaboration across departments
- Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment ensuring a project is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
- Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs
- Meet with internal and external customers to clarify specific requirements of each project
- Develop project scopes and objectives involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility; determine project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards
- Develop comprehensive project plans
- Determine project schedule by studying project plan and specifications, calculating time requirements, sequencing project elements
- Determine project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements; assigning personnel to phases and elements; delegating project tasks based on personnel strengths, skill sets, and experience levels
- Measure project performance utilizing appropriate systems, tools, and techniques; maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, and resolving problems
- Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis
- Control project plan by reviewing design, specifications, and plan and schedule changes; recommend actions; perform risk management to minimize project risks
- Determine applicable project documentation requirements and ensure comprehensive documentation of all aspects of a project
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, senior management, and key stakeholders
- Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
- Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree including a minimum of 7 years of proven work experience in engineering based Project Management
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Other Technical Degree with a minimum 10 years of proven work experience in engineering based Project Management
- PMP certification
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down business and technology organizations
- Proven ability to work in a fluid environment and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective; flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Experience with process analysis and improvement
- Demonstrated decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions and identifying priorities
- Strong experience presenting to key stakeholders and senior management
- Demonstrated communication skills: both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management
- Technically competent with various engineering based and project management software programs; experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning tool preferred
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of proven experience in engineering-based project management
- Alternatively, another technical degree and at least 10 years of proven experience in engineering-based project management
- PMP certification
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and motivational skills
- Ability to lead across business and technology organizations
- Ability to collaborate across multiple areas and adapt to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines
- Experience with process analysis and improvement
- Ability to make decisions, resolve business problems, and identify priorities
- Experience presenting to key stakeholders and senior management
- Strong written and oral communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
- Technical competence with engineering-based and project management software programs
- Experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning tool
NOV Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NOV and has not been reviewed or approved by NOV.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside life/disability insurance, a global EAP, wellness resources, and paid parental leave; the company also states it pays most U.S. health plan premiums, which bolsters perceived value.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) program features auto‑enrollment, immediate vesting, and ongoing employer contributions; historical filings and comments point to a generally well‑regarded match even as exact formulas can change.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid parental leave and widely cited decent PTO at hire are complemented by options like experience‑based vacation credit and a flexible holiday, creating a rounded time‑off offering in many U.S. roles.
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What We Do
NOV delivers technology-driven solutions to empower the global energy industry. For more than 150 years, NOV has pioneered innovations that enable its customers to safely produce abundant energy while minimizing environmental impact. The energy industry depends on NOV’s deep expertise and technology to continually improve oilfield operations and assist in efforts to advance the energy transition towards a more sustainable future. NOV powers the industry that powers the world.
