Director of Subsurface Project Management

Position Summary

This position is responsible for leading the Subsurface Project Management organization, providing strategic leadership for portfolio governance, project management, and execution of the Company's subsurface development portfolio.

The Director is accountable for the organizational systems, governance, and project management capabilities. The role enables executive decision-making through portfolio reporting, stage gate governance, integrated planning, project controls, capital forecasting, scheduling, portfolio analytics, and project execution performance metrics while ensuring scalable execution across the Company's subsurface projects.

The Director provides leadership for the Project Management Office (PMO) and Subsurface Project Management organization, overseeing Project Managers embedded within multidisciplinary matrix teams responsible for exploration, development, and reservoir optimization projects. The role is accountable for developing and advancing project management maturity and driving continuous improvement across the Subsurface organization through standardization and governance.

This position requires an accomplished leader capable of building and motivating high-performing teams, leading complex matrix teams, implementing organizational change, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and execution excellence. As a member of the Subsurface leadership team, the Director partners closely with Geoscience, Reservoir Management, Wells, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, EHST, Business Development, and Operations to successfully develop and execute the Company's subsurface portfolio.

The position provides leadership across a global organization, including supervision of international personnel and collaboration with geographically dispersed teams. The Director must effectively lead across multiple time zones while fostering organizational alignment, employee engagement, and consistent implementation of Company standards, governance, and project management practices.

• Lead strategic planning, direction, and goal setting for Subsurface Project Management.
• Serve as a member of the Subsurface leadership team, driving collaboration, organizational maturity, and continuous improvement.
• Lead organizational change initiatives supporting new business processes, governance frameworks, digital tools, and operating models.
• Develop, maintain, and motivate high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and professional development.
• Build and maintain portfolio management systems supporting executive decision-making across the Subsurface organization.
• Ensure accurate portfolio reporting, integrated schedules, capital forecasts, portfolio KPIs, and executive dashboards.
• Provide portfolio analytics, scenario planning, risk assessments, and decision-support tools to executive leadership.
• Monitor portfolio performance against strategic objectives through schedule, budget, risk, and resource metrics.
• Support annual planning, capital planning, budgeting, and long-range portfolio forecasting.
• Continuously improve portfolio governance methodologies, reporting systems, and organizational decision-making tools.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the Project Management Office, ensuring the organization maintains a mature, scalable, and effective project management capability.
• Establish the vision, objectives, and long-term roadmap for project management excellence across the Subsurface organization.
• Accountable for the effectiveness of project governance, Stage Gate processes, project controls, scheduling standards, risk management, organizational project management maturity, and project reporting.
• Lead the continuous improvement of project management methodologies, digital tools, systems, and governance processes.
• Ensure standardized project management practices are consistently implemented across all Subsurface projects.
• Champion competency development, training programs, and career development for project management professionals.
• Partner with the PMO Manager to establish annual priorities, performance objectives, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide strategic leadership for Subsurface Project Management responsible for execution of exploration, development, drilling, testing, and other subsurface projects.
• Lead, coach, and develop Subsurface Project Managers while promoting consistent execution practices across all projects.
• Ensure the Project Management organization has the people, competencies, systems, and organizational support required to successfully execute the Company's subsurface portfolio.
• Monitor project performance across the portfolio, ensuring consistency in execution, governance, and reporting.
• Partner with Geoscience, Reservoir Management, Drilling, Engineering, Procurement, EHST, Operations, and other functional organizations to optimize project delivery through matrix leadership
• Sponsor lessons learned, organizational learning,…