Oil Gas & Chemicals Operations - jobs at Ey in United States, Houston

Your key responsibilities

As a senior manager focused on offshore production transformation, you will:

• Lead solution development for offshore production and well operations, from ideation through client validation and MVP definition
• Engage directly with client stakeholders across offshore operations, production engineering, facilities, and digital teams to understand constraints and co-develop transformation roadmaps
• Serve as a strategic advisor on offshore production challenges, including water handling, flaring, artificial lift in deepwater, subsea constraints, FPSO operations, and capacity bottlenecks
• Build and deepen relationships with offshore operators and NOCs, acting as a go-to expert for complex production systems and performance initiatives
• Drive EY’s external presence through thought leadership, market engagement, and alliance activation with key OEMs, technology vendors, and digital platform providers
• Collaborate with delivery and domain teams to refine EY’s offerings, from offshore optimization playbooks to predictive maintenance, real-time surveillance, digital twins, and autonomy-enabling solutions
• Support strategic pursuits, define EY’s positioning, and shape proposal content for large-scale offshore transformation programs
• Provide oversight during mobilization phases, helping bridge early-stage solution design with real-world offshore execution readiness

Skills and attributes for success

• Deep operational knowledge of offshore production systems, FPSO operations, subsea tiebacks, offshore well interventions, and late-life asset strategies
• Hands-on understanding of production constraints such as topside processing limits, water handling, compressor turndown, and riser integrity
• Familiarity with control and automation systems (SCADA, DCS), offshore telemetry and historian systems, and remote operations centers
• Ability to design integrated solutions that span engineering, production operations, digital infrastructure, and field execution
• Strong executive presence with the ability to engage senior stakeholders at operators and partners
• A commercial mindset with an ability to articulate value and de-risk complex transformations
• Strategic thinking balanced by real-world execution grounding in offshore environments

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 12+ years of experience in offshore upstream oil and gas operations, including deepwater or shelf assets
• Direct experience working for or with IOCs/NOCs on offshore production, operations, or performance optimization programs
• Exposure to leading or advising transformation programs involving offshore digital enablement, real-time systems, or data-driven operations
• Ability to connect business transformation goals with enabling technologies such as digital twins, production AI, asset visualization platforms, and remote monitoring systems

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience working with or advising engineering contractors, OFS providers, or OEMs focused on offshore facility optimization
• Familiarity with emissions monitoring, offshore energy transition initiatives, or regulatory frameworks (e.g., GHG reporting, flare reduction targets)
• A network of industry contacts across operators, service providers, and offshore technology vendors
• Prior consulting experience or experience navigating complex organizational change within offshore asset teams

What we look for

We’re looking for a pragmatic strategist, someone who knows the realities of offshore operations and can envision how they must evolve. This role is for a leader who combines domain credibility with market-building drive. You’ll be at the forefront of shaping what comes next in offshore production operations - smarter decisions, safer execution, lower emissions, and more resilient assets. Join us to co-create the blueprint for the offshore energy system of the future.

AI & Data - AI Strategy - Senior Manager - Oil & Gas Sector

As part of our growing AI & Data practice, we are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager to lead enterprise AI strategy and quantitative modeling efforts for our clients in the Oil & Gas sector. This individual will bring deep industry expertise, along with a proven track record of designing and operationalizing responsible, scalable, and value-aligned AI solutions. You’ll lead high-impact client engagements focused on Generative AI, Agentic AI, MLOps, and AI governance frameworks — driving measurable outcomes in upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.As a Senior Manager in AI Strategy, you will leverage proprietary, industry-aligned business models and innovative operating model designs to deliver impactful AI investments. You will be responsible for capability assessments, operating model design, product management, governance, and process design, ensuring that AI initiatives align with business strategies and stakeholder needs.

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will lead the delivery of complex AI strategies that enhance business effectiveness and efficiency. You will work closely with clients to envision how AI can transform their markets, products, and capabilities. This position offers the opportunity to engage with business and technology leaders, driving strategic programs that significantly impact their operations.

• Lead engagement delivery, ensuring quality and risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage client relationships, focusing on revenue generation and the identification of new opportunities.
• Develop and manage resource plans and budgets for engagements, ensuring alignment with performance objectives.
• Define and implement enterprise-wide AI and quantitative modeling strategy tailored to oil & gas value chains (e.g., asset optimization, drilling, trading, predictive maintenance).
• Establish AI governance frameworks that ensure responsible AI adoption, ethical use of data, model risk management, and alignment with evolving regulations.
• Design and operationalize Agentic AI solutions to automate reasoning, planning, and decision-making tasks in complex environments.
• Drive the prioritization of AI use cases based on business value, feasibility, and risk, ensuring ROI on AI initiatives.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of data scientists, engineers, and consultants to deliver end-to-end AI platforms and solutions.
• Partner with senior business and IT leaders to identify strategic opportunities and shape AI-enabled business transformation.
• Implement and scale ModelOps and MLOps practices, ensuring transparency, reproducibility, and monitoring of models in production.
• Lead AI solution architecture, including hybrid deployments on cloud (e.g. Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS).
• Serve as a thought leader in emerging AI technologies, including Generative AI, foundation models, RAG and Agentic AI.
• Drive internal capability building and innovation in Responsible AI, agentic workflows, and energy sector-specific solutions .

Skills and attributes for success

To excel in this role, you will need a blend of technical and interpersonal skills. Your ability to navigate complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions will be crucial.

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills to develop solutions to complex problems.
• Proven experience in managing client relationships and leading teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence stakeholders at all levels.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred with focus in Computer Science, Applied Math, or related field with prior consulting experience required.
• 10+ years of experience in technology consulting, digital transformation, or AI-driven business solutions.
• 5+ years of leadership in AI/ML projects, including team management and executive stakeholder engagement.

• Typically, no less than 5 - 7 years of relevant experience.
• Strong expertise in AI Platforms and Tools.
• Proficiency in Data Architecture Design and Modelling.
• Experience in Digital Transformation and IT Effectiveness Assessment.
• Knowledge of Emerging Technologies and Technology Strategy, Vision, and Roadmap.
• Ability to build and manage relationships effectively.

• Strong exposure to oil & gas industry operations, value levers, and use case landscape.
• Proven success in developing AI strategy and governance models, including frameworks for Responsible AI, risk, and compliance.
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain, RAG).
• Experience architecting and scaling MLOps platforms and data science workflows in cloud-native environments.
• Proficiency in Python and tools like Pandas, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Spark, SQL.
• Experience with CI/CD, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and MLFlow or similar tools.
• Strong client-facing skills with the ability to articulate technical topics to business executives.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in managing change and leading teams.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Familiarity with sector knowledge and commercial acumen.
• Prior experience leading AI initiatives in the energy or oil & gas sector, including exploration, refining, or energy trading.
• Familiarity with agentic AI concepts, cognitive architectures, and autonomous agents.
• Working knowledge of ESG data, climate risk modeling, and regulatory trends in energy.
• AI certifications (Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA, Databricks, or equivalent).
• Exposure to agile delivery models and design thinking approaches.

Your key responsibilities

Because all clients have unique issues, it’s no exaggeration to say you’ll never be doing the same type of investigation for too long. You’ll work with our clients’ legal counsel, internal audit and compliance departments investigating complex issues and developing practical solutions that address operational challenges. It’s all about using your technical skills to creatively assess and resolve our clients’ needs from the front lines.

Skills and attributes for success

• Take responsibility for high quality execution and delivery of specific parts of the engagement
• Develop yourself and others through seeking and offering on-the-job coaching
• Oversee multiple projects ensuring the work meets the client’s needs
• Use technology to continually learn and share your knowledge with other team members
• Nurture relationships with professionals in other service lines and seek opportunities to work together
• Maintain a strong focus on the client and be responsive to their requests

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, emergency management or related field
• 5 to 8 years’ related compliance, audit, financial management, disaster recovery and/or emergency management experience, ideally with a government agency or professional services firm
• Possess at least one professional designation, such as CPA, CFE, or CEM
• Relevant FEMA, disaster management or insurance related experience, preferably within a professional services firm.

• Excellent project management skills and the ability to prioritize when working on multiple engagements
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, and the confidence to communicate complex technical concepts to a wide range of audiences
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary
• Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver's license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A strong interest in the government and public sector
• Experience managing teams of 5+ professionals
• Experience with business development activity

Your key responsibilities

As a manager in EY’s Upstream Production Operations team, you will:

• Lead the definition of integrated solutions for onshore production optimization, incorporating technical, digital, and organizational levers
• Translate field-level operational constraints into scalable solution designs that improve uptime, reduce LOE, and enable performance transparency
• Partner with client stakeholders across production, operations, and digital to validate use cases and shape transformation roadmaps
• Act as the solution architect during early stages of pursuits, defining MVP scope, partnering with technology providers, and articulating business value
• Drive local market engagement with operators, technology vendors, and OEMs to strengthen EY’s brand and uncover new collaboration opportunities
• Collaborate with internal delivery and capability teams to co-develop toolkits, deployment blueprints, and accelerators for field implementation
• Support proposal development, alliance activation, and client presentations as the technical voice behind production operations offerings
• Provide delivery handoff and early oversight to ensure continuity of vision, scope, and stakeholder alignment

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong knowledge of onshore oil and gas production systems, artificial lift methods, surveillance workflows, and field-level execution constraints
• Ability to think holistically across people, process, data, and technology to design next-generation production operating models
• Practical understanding of field data systems, edge analytics, and real-time monitoring platforms
• Familiarity with digital solutions in the onshore space such as autonomous wells, remote ops centers, AI-driven lift optimization, and digital twins
• Strong communication and storytelling skills with the ability to tailor technical insights for business and field audiences
• Client-facing experience in shaping or selling transformation programs in the oil and gas sector
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving client environments

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, or related technical discipline
• 6–10 years of experience in upstream oil and gas production operations, with a strong focus on onshore unconventional assets
• Direct experience working for or with oil and gas operators on production improvement, asset optimization, or digital transformation programs
• Exposure to cross-functional collaboration across production operations, digital technology, supply chain, and maintenance
• Demonstrated experience in shaping and defining solutions for operational efficiency or digital enablement

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience engaging with technology providers (e.g., AVEVA, C3.ai, Cognite, SLB, Honeywell) in shaping production optimization or monitoring solutions
• Consulting experience or involvement in multi-disciplinary transformation projects
• Familiarity with LOE optimization, ESG-related production constraints (e.g., methane management, flaring), and emissions performance reporting
• A strong professional network within upstream oil and gas operators or the oilfield technology ecosystem

What we look for

We’re looking for a solution-oriented leader, someone who understands the real-world complexity of onshore production and can design smarter, more resilient ways to operate. You’ll help EY lead the energy sector toward the next horizon of production operations, integrating digital, field, and enterprise capabilities into one coherent future-ready vision.

This role requires strong strategic thinking, communication skills, and the ability to address complex organizational challenges with fit-for-purpose solutions. You will also support business development efforts and advise senior client stakeholders on transformation strategies aligned with sector trends and operational priorities.

You will be embedded within one or more strategic accounts, serving as a transformation architect responsible for shaping integrated, cross-functional solutions across domains such as wells, operations, supply chain, emissions, and enterprise functions. A key focus will be on elevating go-to-market maturity by aligning initiatives, identifying synergies, and influencing both design-time and delivery-time decisions.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Manager, you will oversee the effective management and delivery of complex processes, solutions, and projects—ensuring quality, managing risk, and contributing to business growth. You will:

• Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for delivering results.
• Develop solutions to complex problems and recommend policy or procedural changes as needed.
• Be accountable for the budget, execution, and performance of transformation initiatives.
• Lead pursuit efforts including proposal development, team structuring, commercial approach, and use of EY accelerators.
• Serve as a transformation architect across priority accounts, integrating workstreams to drive account-wide value.
• Shape go-to-market and account strategies by aligning business priorities, solution assets, and strategic partners.

Skills and attributes for success

To thrive in this role, you will need strong expertise in transformation architecture, including the ability to analyze, problem-solve, and apply best practices to deliver business impact. You will also:

• Lead engagement delivery and program management.
• Manage senior client relationships through day-to-day and executive-level interactions.
• Drive business development pursuits and prepare proposals.
• Travel as needed to support client delivery.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree (required), master’s preferred.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in business transformation, with deep sector expertise in oil and gas.
• Proven experience in:
• Operating model design and deployment
• Transformation strategy and business case development
• Portfolio governance, performance metric design, and cost transformation
• Agile organization development and digital strategy
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and future-back planning
• Strong foundational business skills, including:
• Client relationship management and trust-building
• Commercial acumen and proposal development
• Executive-level communication and change leadership
• Systems thinking, sustainability, and cross-functional team leadership

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience navigating complex stakeholder environments.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to inspire teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience delivering transformation strategies at an account or enterprise level.
• Familiarity with technologies used in upstream and integrated operations
• Experience coordinating solution design and delivery across teams and ecosystem partners.

Your key responsibilities

As a manager in EY’s downstream operations team, you will:

• Lead solution design and use case definition for integrated transformation programs across refining, chemicals, and downstream operations
• Bring deep understanding of unit-level operations, reliability, process optimization, energy management, and margin uplift opportunities
• Work side-by-side with client stakeholders such as plant managers, operations personnel, digital leads, and engineers to validate operational challenges and define transformation blueprints
• Shape and differentiate EY’s go-to-market offerings for downstream operations, collaborating with alliance partners to co-create joint value propositions
• Support pursuit teams by crafting solution architectures, articulating business impact, and contributing to client presentations and proposals
• Represent EY in the local and global market through thought leadership, industry engagement, and active participation in strategic account planning
• Partner with delivery teams to ensure continuity between design and implementation, including early-stage solution oversight and risk mitigation
• Continuously refine EY’s downstream offerings through client feedback, industry signals, and internal collaboration

Skills and attributes for success

• Deep operational knowledge of refinery or chemical plant operations, including units such as FCC, crude distillation, hydrocracking, sulfur recovery etc.
• Practical experience with plant digital systems such as DCS, LIMS, historian platforms, and APC/ROM systems
• Familiarity with emerging digital enablers in downstream: AI for yield optimization, predictive maintenance, operator digital assistants, real-time energy optimization, digital twins
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking mindset with ability to translate operational constraints into scalable solutions
• Clear communication skills to synthesize plant-level complexity into business case rationale for executive stakeholders
• Experience working across business, operations, and digital functions to co-develop transformation programs

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 6–10 years of experience in downstream oil and gas operations, particularly in refining or petrochemical production environments
• Hands-on experience in unit operations, reliability or maintenance engineering, process optimization, or production planning
• Experience working on or with cross-functional teams driving operational excellence or digital transformation
• Familiarity with energy management systems, emissions reporting, or turnaround planning is a strong plus

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience with refinery digital transformation initiatives, AI/ML application in operations, or joint innovation with OEMs or digital platforms
• Exposure to business case development, proposal writing, or value-based storytelling in a commercial setting
• A strong network in the downstream ecosystem (refiners, chemical operators, EPCs, and technology providers)
• Prior consulting experience or internal transformation leadership role in a plant environment

Energy Trading Consulting - Senior Manager

The oil and gas industry are facing unprecedented challenges through volatile energy prices, changes to the geopolitical landscape, supply and demand imbalances, and evolving consumption patterns due to the energy transition.

Your key responsibilities

As Energy companies explore opportunities to set up and optimize their energy trading function your role will be to enable this journey, undertaking some or all the following responsibilities:

• Define and document trading front, middle and back-office process design
• Experience in defining and implementing an energy trading organizational model
• Trading front, middle and back-office benchmarking, surveys, and market scans for new and emerging technology / value creation opportunities
• Vendor Assessments & Scoring and Fit/Gap Analysis
• Integration and alignment of cross product and cross region commodity trading processes and technologies
• Ability to leverage prior energy trading experience to identify new business opportunities
• Functional design and requirements gathering across front office, risk, accounting, settlements, logistics, and scheduling
• Ability to work across various stakeholder groups, including business, front office, and technical teams
• Understanding of capital adequacy, liquidity, and treasury as it pertains to energy trading organizations
• Development of energy trading functional and technical roadmaps
• Trading growth strategies / new market entry
• Commodity management vision setting
• Commercial strategy for new energies

The purpose of this role is to help position EY for growth within the Oil and Gas sector in a rapidly changing market. You will aid in the growth of our energy trading team, author thought leadership material, develop our “Go to Market” strategy, develop sales collateral and solution material to position EY in the market. You will learn about the various competencies and capabilities within EY. You will be a key player in the sales and delivery lifecycle of engagements.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A bachelor’s degree in economics, mathematics, finance, or a related field and approximately 8 years of work experience
• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience working within the oil and gas trading sector, particularly with the front office
• Technical/Functional ETRM system implementation experience or ETRM Implementation experience
• Experience in energy commodities and understanding of the commercial aspects of commodity trading, marketing, or procurement
• Experience with the transaction lifecycle for commodities and the nuances that come with executing physical or financial commodity transactions

• Demonstrated ability to liaise between business, technology, and vendor teams
• Strategic thinking and solutioning skills to craft a strong value proposition
• Strong understanding of the current solutions in the market and ability to craft a specific point of view for our clients
• Implementing solutions for our clients

• Strong collaboration and teaming
• Curious mindset and desire to learn and grow
• Highly seasoned project management skills and ability to complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Strong executive facilitation skills related to strategy development and problem solving
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills on a global basis (including Presentations) as well as listening and interpretation skills
• Willingness to go out of your comfort zone to break new ground and explore part of your Industry Market which you are not most familiar
• Willingness to travel up to 60%

Ideally you will also have

• Prior experience in oil and gas
• Experiences across multiple technology platforms
• Functional design and requirements gathering across front office, risk, accounting, settlements, and logistics & scheduling
• Detailed technical and solution design for ETRM (ION products, SAP Commodity Management, etc.)
• Solution Architecture, Data architecture and Infrastructure Performance and Cost Optimization
• Experience with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with SAP Cloud Platform Integration
• Experience with JAVA, OpenComponents, OpenJVS, OpenAVS and SAP ABAP development
• SQL, Python or similar languages

What we look for

• We are looking for people that are passionate consultants, at the top of their game, but who would like to continue to grow their subject matter expertise and help others around them to grow their potential.