Job Description:

About Us:

At bp, we deliver the energy the world needs today and for tomorrow. Developing new projects to support the bp strategy is critical to delivery of value to shareholders and thoughtfully support the energy transition. Projects include new energies such as hydrogen and biofuels as well as hydrocarbon developments critical to keep the world moving and enable the transition. Projects in bp is a dynamic, challenging and worldwide organisation taking on the most exciting projects ranging in size from $100m to multi $billions. We strive to do these even more safely, efficiently and predictably. Our projects team is now building world-class capability in India as a new hub of Production and Operations (P&O) Projects India supporting both local and international projects.

Role Synopsis:

The Global Concept Development (GCD) organization within P&O Projects is a worldwide organisation accountable for developing a global portfolio of upstream oil and gas projects, including decarbonizing opportunities on existing assets. We are seeking a Front-End Project Engineer (appraisal engineer) to join our central team and be based in the Projects India organisation in Pune, focused on early business and facilities planning for major projects - specifically Pre-Projects (FEL1) and Concept Development / Optimize / Pre-FEED (FEL2). The role involves screening, prioritizing and advancing driven business opportunities, and selecting safe, commercially robust project concepts. Projects typically involve complex greenfield and brownfield scopes and are expected to create future value or support decarbonization of existing assets. This role requires innovating, an agile mindset, working and decision-making under uncertainty and ambiguity, integrating diverse perspectives, learning and trying new insights/technologies, demonstrating industry solutions, operating across organizational boundaries, driving efficiency gains and building deep and dynamic partnerships with other collaborators to help shape the future of our business. The position is based in Pune.

What you will deliver

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) by understanding and upholding relevant expectations and standards. Provide visible safety leadership by articulating HSE goals, advocating for inherently safer designs and low-carbon solutions, and proactively identifying major hazards and risks.
• During the pre-projects screening stage (FEL 1), lead multi-functional assessment of business opportunities to generate a deliverable project portfolio that fits within the capital frame; enables delivery of the company strategy; sustains safe, compliant and reliable operations; protects/creates financial value; and advances bp's aims. Leverage benchmarking and industry data to inform high-quality decision-making.
• In concept development stage (FEL 2A), confirm business case viability of complex projects and select a safe and competitive project concept (making the Tier-1, concept-level, decisions) that is robust to the technical and commercial risks (i.e. no recycles or late kills) to progress into Optimize/Pre-FEED (FEL 2B) stage. Bias is towards value over volume and delivery of standardized solutions that fit better to known and established fabrication and construction execution methods.
• In Optimize/Pre-FEED stage (FEL2B), mature and improve scope of the selected concept for value (making the Tier-2, system-level or optimization, decisions) and initiate project handover to the delivery team upon finalizing the Statement of Requirements (SoR). Support the delivery team to develop the Project Execution Plan (PEP), complete stage deliverables and set Define FM (Financial Memorandum) performance targets (informed by internal/external benchmarks).
• Self-verify conformance against Capital Value Process requirements. Assess project gate readiness and lead resolution of gaps identified during project Gate Reviews.
• Engage Project Managers/Engineers early in post concept selection stage to drive seamless/systematic project transition/handover and achieve readiness to enter Define (FEL 3) stage.
• Apply decision-quality/decision-analysis principles to address Tier-1/Tier-2 decisions.
• Manage risks/uncertainties to inform decisions considering the full lifecycle and range of expected outcomes. Serve as risk management focal for various front-end projects / scopes across regions.
• Access Subject Matter Experts across bp and industry, as required to inform decision-making. Identifies and shares learning and best practices.
• Develop strong relationships and collaborate with a wide range of functions/businesses that sponsor and support progression of project opportunities.
• Manages and reports project progress, cost, schedule, safety and operability, along with any other significant metrics of project success.

What you will need to be successful

Must have educational qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Chemical / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with appropriate front-end experience.

Preferred education/certifications:

• APM / PMP accreditation
• Chartered Engineer or Registered Professional Engineer

Minimum years of relevant experience:

• 7-12 years' experience in the upstream oil & gas industry preferably with demonstrable capability in project appraisal/front-end engineering/ front-end project management.

Must have experiences/skills :

• Self-starter and proactive mindset; inclusive and respectful individual capable of building strong relationships, influencing without authority and collaborating with others; understanding the big picture and driving focus on what matters.
• Ability to performance manage (cost, schedule, scope) and drive corrective actions to keep project on track
• Proven record of managing diverse collaborators and aligning project goals with business strategy
• Ability to work with complex, ambiguous, uncertain and limited data.

Good to have experiences/skills :

• Relevant experience leading / participating in front-end stages of projects
• Good capability to apply decision quality / decision analysis practices
• An understanding of Decision Quality

You will work with

• Front-End Engineering & Appraisal Team
• Project Appraisal Managers
• Finance
• Business Development
• Other bp Discipline Engineers
• Reservoir and Drilling Engineers
• Cost Estimators and Planning Engineers
• Projects Construction, Commissioning and Start-up Engineers
• Operations & Maintenance Engineers
• Quality team
• Procurement Team
• HSE&C team

Working Hours - UK/US

Why Join our team?

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. Diversity Statement: At bp, 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, colour, 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 essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:
This position is not available for remote working

Skills:
Change control, Commissioning, start-up and handover, Conflict Management, Construction, Cost estimating and cost control (Inactive), Design development and delivery, Frameworks and methodologies, Governance arrangements, Performance management, Portfolio Management, Project and construction safety, Project execution planning, Project HSSE, Project Leadership, Project Team Management, Quality, Requirements Management, Reviews, Risk Management, Schedule and resources, Sourcing Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategy and business case, Supplier Relationship Management

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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