IT Project Manager
ago
Location
Waterloo, London
Hybrid
Salary
Competitive
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Our Client
Global Energy Company
SPECIALTY
Upstream/Downstream, Bio-Fuels, Integrated Gas, New Energies, Chemicals, Energy and Trading
INDUSTRY
Energy
Company Size
80000+ Employees
Aubay's Take
Our client is one of the Super Major global energy companies with who are working to power progress through cleaner energy solutions. You will have the opportunity to work in a challenging but rewarding environment that is fast paced and changing fundamentally, and work towards transforming the business of a Super Major energy company to meet the ambition to be a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, whilst delivering a world class business case that has a strong societal license to operate. In your role you will be expected to enact change and deliver value globally across business lines and geographies.
Benefits from Aubay
At Aubay UK, people are at the heart of our business. We offer a competitive remunerations package which includes a range of benefits. You will receive continuous support from our dedicated team of Talent Acquisition Specialists who will support your career development and success during your assignment with our client.
25 Days Annual Leave
Work From Home Opportunities
Pension Scheme
Opportunities to Work Directly with our Client
Training Opportunities
Discount Holidays at I'Aero Chalet
Role Summary
Aubay UK is seeking a Project Manager for our leading oil and gas client. The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, executing, and controlling projects of up to $5M in value and with teams of up to 20 members, following the client’s Project Delivery Framework (PDF) and associated delivery standards. Working within the client’s Trading & Supply organisation and supporting the Gas Programme, the Project Manager will drive delivery within the Gas Desk Analytics product area enhancing, digitalising, and scaling analytical tools that support traders with intraday trading, gas storage management, pricing analysis, and broader trading decision‑making. Success in this role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, technology teams, and vendor partners to ensure solutions are reliable, accessible, and aligned with the business case of providing high‑quality, timely, and user‑friendly data to the gas trading organisation.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Project Management certification.
- Experience delivering projects in Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
- Technology experience across cloud, mobile, software‑as‑a‑service (SaaS), digital platforms, ERP, web applications, networking, workplace productivity, compliance, or cybersecurity.
- Strong Vendor Management, Governance, Project Management, Scoping & Budgeting, Planning & Tracking, Assurance & Compliance, Risk Assessment & Management, and Stakeholder Management skills.
- Strong financial skills, including cost management and benefits tracking.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Domain knowledge in areas such as Chemicals, Deepwater, Retail, Finance, Legal, HR, Capital Projects, or relevant energy trading business functions.
- Demonstrated capability working with trading‑related analytical tools and supporting business stakeholders within trading environments (Gas, LNG, SE‑E).
- Experience working with digital, SaaS, and cloud‑based transformation initiatives, aligned with the Client’s delivery frameworks.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred).
- 10+ years in IT, with 5+ years delivering progressively larger and more complex projects up to $5M CAPEX/OPEX and leading teams of up to 20 members.
- Storytelling and stakeholder influencing skills.
- Strong communication, interpersonal resilience, and ability to lead teams through uncertainty.
- Entrepreneurial and strategic thinking capability.
- Experience working in energy trading portfolios such as:
- Client IDT / Downstream & Renewables
- Trading & Supply (TS) – Client Energy, SE‑EA
- Gas Trading, SE‑Gas Programme
- Familiarity with Gas Desk Analytics product ecosystem (advantage).
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Plan, execute, and control projects (up to $5M and 20 team members) in line with the Client Project Delivery Framework (PDF) and Client delivery standards.
- Deliver business value by ensuring projects meet defined requirements, within agreed parameters of cost, schedule, quality, risk, and benefits.
- Apply strong programme and project delivery skills across both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. This includes:
- Effective Change Control, Risk Management, and Reporting
- Establishing and executing Project Governance
- Managing Programme Leadership and the wider Project Natural Team
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders within the Gas Desk Analytics domain to support:
- Intraday Trading Tool
- Gas Storage Management
- Gas Digital Platform
- Client Energy Pricing
- Gas Desk reporting and decision‑support tools
- Support the Gas Desk Analytics product team in improving and digitalising analytical tools used by SE‑E Gas Trading, especially dashboards for books, positions, trading insights, and decision‑making workflows.
- Ensure consistent alignment with the business case: providing high‑quality, timely, and accessible data and maintaining user‑friendly, reliable, and scalable analytical tools.
- Use domain and technology knowledge to guide teams across cloud, digital, mobile, SaaS, and analytics solution delivery.
- Build and leverage strong relationships with senior sponsors, programme managers, and key stakeholders—especially within trading, analytics, and governance teams.
- Lead and motivate the project team through ambiguity, demonstrating resilience, structure, and delivery focus.
- Ensure full compliance with Client standards, including assurance, audit, security, and regulatory expectations.