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About bp
bp Technical Solutions India (TSI) centre in Pune, aims to build on bp’s existing engineering and technical strengths to deliver high quality services to its hydrocarbons and new energy businesses worldwide. TSI brings together diverse engineering capability to provide technical services across a range of areas including engineering, maintenance, optimization, data processes, projects and subsurface, to deliver safe, affordable and lower emission energy, while continuously innovating how we work.
At bp, we’re reimagining energy for people and our planet. We’re leading the way in reducing carbon emissions and developing more sustainable methods for solving the energy challenge. We’re a team with multi-layered strengths of engineers, scientists, traders and business professionals determined to find answers to problems.
And we know we can’t do it alone. We’re looking for people who share our passion for reinvention, to bring fresh opinions, ambition, and to challenge our thinking in our goal to achieve net zero!
About the role
The Civil & Structural (C&S) Delivery Services Lead (the role) manages a centralized team of offshore structural or floating systems engineers. This team provides technical support to offshore assets across multiple regions. The role line-reports to the Chief Engineer Civil and Structural (C&S) and functionally reports to the IM Delivery Services Manager, based in Pune. The role will be an active member of the Chief’s Leadership Team.
The role provides technical oversight of team members, allocates proper resources to support the regional C&S Integrity Management (IM) program, promotes a consistent way of working and standardization of C&S IM procedures across the regions, supervises the technical delivery of the team in conformance with bp engineering practice, industry codes, and regulatory requirements. The incumbent will support establishing the Pune C&S IM team and recruiting the right talent for bp.
We seek a candidate with solid offshore structural or floating systems discipline knowledge and deep integrity management experience to make fit-for-purpose recommendations to operation and leaders. The incumbent should have a project, squad, or team management tracking record and can articulate challenging technical questions with risks and effectively communicate with stakeholders to ensure engineering risks are understood, controlled, and continuously reduced to support safe and reliable operation.
What you will deliver
The incumbent will support establishing a new C&S IM support team in bp’s India Pune office with guidance from I&E C&S Field Managers and IM Delivery Services Manager.
Manage and motivate the C&S IM team; agree on ‘Focus@bp’ goals and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with the team; maintain check-in discussions with team members to support bp’s strategic objectives; promote knowledge sharing across assets and maintain professional development and accreditation status through the team; mentor and provide quality oversight and assurance for team members’ technical delivery in conformance with bp’s engineering practices and performance standards, industry codes, and regulatory requirements.
Support efforts to ensure C&S IM risks are understood, controlled, and continuously reduced across the business to support safe and reliable operation; develop and deliver technical capability plans to support the regional IM squad teams; is the focal point of contact and hold constant communication with the regional Squad Leads and IM Subject area Leads for IM resources and technical issues.
Support standardization of workflow processes and procedures, including anomaly management, Inspection Data Management System (IDMS), risk and engineering assessment tools, etc.
Keep constant communication with C&S team managers and escalate high-risk activities to the Chief Engineer C&S or relevant workstream manager/advisor timely; actively contribute to the C&S Community of Practice and share some best practices and learnings.
Support bp group, Safe & Operation Risk Assurance (S&ORA), and subject area audit; perform self-verification of C&S IM programs and intervene, as necessary.
Acts as an engineer to provide C&S technical support to the regional IM squad team (50%)
Promotes the uptake of the team’s wellbeing plan and links it to the P&C wellbeing agenda; supports the progression of the diversity and inclusion of gender and ethnicity representation in the team as opportunities arise.
Adheres to bp’s code of conduct, ethics and compliance rules, and values & behaviours, and is a role model for the team.
Supports agile working as part of an agile team or supports an agile team as required.
What you will need to be successful
Must have educational qualifications:
BSc or BEng (India), BSc (US), or international equivalent in civil engineering, structural engineering, naval architecture, ocean engineering, or a closely aligned subject area.
MSc or MEng (India), BSc (US), or international equivalent in civil engineering, structural engineering, naval architecture, ocean engineering, or a closely aligned subject area.
Professional accreditation, incl. Professional Engineer or Chartered Engineer.
Must have certifications:
BSc / B.Eng in Civil or Structural Engineering or a related subject area.
Preferred education / certifications:
Postgraduate qualification in Civil Engineering.
Minimum years of relevant experience:
15+ years
Total years of experience:
15+ years
Must have experiences / skills (To be hired with):
Regional operating experience in C&S IM support for offshore fixed or floating platforms, consistent track record in leading the inspection, inspection data management, analysis, fitness-for-service, modification, and repair of structures during the operating phase.
Knowledge of relevant industry standards, project management, design drawings, management of change, loadout/installation/removal, risk assessment and performance management, inspection, maintenance & repair strategies, and process safety.
Having a deep knowledge or proven experience in offshore fixed jacket (topside and jacket) or floating platform (hull and mooring) design, construction, installation, and integrity management.
Experience in safety leadership and risk management.
People leadership, collaboration and an ability to network and influence across organizational boundaries – experience in leading multi-discipline Integrity teams.
Experience and deep technical understanding of risk and integrity management in operation of O&G facilities.
Leadership experience in managing teams, squad teams, or projects.
Leadership skills to influence stakeholders and decision-making at all levels. Ability to articulate complex technical questions in simple language.
Demonstrated ability to build and coach large technical teams in an international environment.
Experience in bringing value through the formation and delivery of cost-effective improvement programs.
Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to achieve common intent and purpose for multi-discipline programs.
Good to have experiences / skills (Can be trained for – learning/on-the-job):
Advanced knowledge of working with Agile principles and tools.
Experience leading global distributed teams.
Customer service approach.
Why join bp team?
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that bp team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
We provide an excellent environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others!
Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform challenging job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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