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Posted 09.25.2026 | Job Number: a0MQU00000YOsOf2AL

Program Manager – O&G E&I

Location: Odessa, TX

Sector: Civil Engineering Construction

Pay Range: $195,000 - $220,000 /Year

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Job Description

Oil and Gas Electrical and Instrumentation Program Manager (over multiple projects)

Location: Houston or Odessa, Texas

Pay: $195,000- $210,000 depending on experience

Job Type: Full-time


We are hiring an experienced Program Manager for major construction projects in the Houston or Odessa, Texas area. This is an opportunity to apply your skills on new and large-scale builds and lead our oil & gas electrical and instrumentation projects. You'll direct E&I work across upstream, midstream, downstream, petrochemical, and gas processing facilities- from estimating through commissioning and closeout- owning safety, schedule, cost, and client relationships on greenfield and brownfield work.


What You Will Do

•    Own safety, schedule, cost, margin, and client satisfaction across your project portfolio

•    Lead teams through mobilization, execution, commissioning, turnover, and closeout

•    Oversee power distribution, switchgear, MCCs, instrumentation, controls, and PLC/DCS systems

•    Coordinate brownfield tie-ins, shutdowns, turnarounds, and operating-facility work

•    Drive weekly project health reviews and lead recovery planning on distressed projects

•    Coach and develop project managers, construction managers, and superintendents


What You Bring

•    10+ years of direct oil & gas construction experience with progressive leadership responsibility

•    Experience in upstream, midstream, gas processing, refining, petrochemical, or LNG facilities

•    Strong background in industrial power distribution, instrumentation, and classified-area work

•    Experience planning brownfield work, tie-ins, shutdowns, and turnarounds

•    Ability to interpret contracts, drawings, P&IDs, estimates, and cost reports

•    Based in Houston or Odessa, TX, with regular travel to project and client sites


Preferred

•    Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

•    EPC or self-perform construction background across dispersed project portfolios

•    PMP, electrical license, OSHA 30, or NFPA 70E credentials


Work Location: On-site in the Houston or Odessa, Texas area

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