Job Description

Position: SCADA Project Manager
Client: ConocoPhillips
Location: Houston, TX (Eldridge & I-10 – 100% onsite)
Duration: 2–3 Year Contract

Overview

ConocoPhillips is seeking an experienced SCADA Project Manager to lead a large-scale, multi-year transformation initiative. This is a high-impact role supporting one of the most significant SCADA modernization efforts in the organization, involving enterprise-wide system conversions, data migration, and infrastructure upgrades.

Project Scope

This initiative is a massive SCADA transformation project, including:

• Management of millions of data points across systems
• Oversight of 400+ servers within the SCADA environment
• Enterprise-wide standardization to Autosol
• Migration and consolidation of multiple legacy platforms:
  • Wonderware System Platform → Ignition (Marathon assets)
  • Cygnet → Ignition (Concho assets)
• Full data migration into OSI PI

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all phases of a large-scale SCADA transformation program
• Act as the primary liaison between ConocoPhillips and system integrators
• Drive execution across multiple concurrent system migrations and upgrades
• Ensure systems are not just migrated (“lift and shift”), but optimized and improved
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, IT, and operations
• Maintain project timelines, budgets, and deliverables across a complex environment

Required Experience

• Proven experience managing large-scale SCADA projects in enterprise environments
• Strong technical background with:
  • Ignition
  • OSI PI
  • Cygnet
  • Wonderware System Platform
• Experience working in oil & gas, ideally with major operators (supermajors)
• Ability to operate as a technical PM—someone who understands the systems deeply, not just project tracking
• Experience working with or managing system integrators