Grade FResponsible for providing highly advanced subject matter expertise for the specialism through comprehensive use of relevant tools and techniques, driving continuous improvement in systems and processes, overseeing implementation of the relevant standards and contributing to strategic development for the specialism to ensure that deliverables continue to successfully meet the needs of the context. Specialisms: Business Analysis; Data Management and Data Science; Digital Innovation.Entity:
Innovation & Engineering

Job Family Group:
IT&S Group

Job Description:

We are a global energy business involved in every aspect of the energy system. We are working towards delivering light, heat and mobility to millions of people, every day. We are one of the very few companies equipped to solve some of the big complex challenges that matter for the future. We have a real contribution to make to the world's ambition of a low carbon future. Join us and be part of what we can accomplish together. You can participate in our new ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and to help the world get to net zero.

Critical to achieving bp's digital ambitions is the delivery of our high value data and analytics initiatives, and the enablement of the technologies and platforms that will support those objectives. We are developing deep data capability to transform the access, supply, control and quality to our vast and ever-growing reserves of data.

We are looking for an outstanding Principal Data Engineer who will drive the development of our data modelling and data contextualisation capabilities. These use cases would drive significant operational efficiency, safety and environmental aims that are key to the transformation of bp.

What you'll do

• Working alongside a number of other key Technology digital subject areas, combine your deep knowledge of both industrial technology and process alongside the latest data management and engineering techniques and technology to drive the delivery of the core data & analytics, modelling and contextualisation capabilities across a range of use cases.
• Lead the end-to-end scope of data modelling (including graph techniques) and contextualisation across D&A with a constant focus on automation and aim to develop a strategy with Product & Architecture that could expand the capabilities into other bp business areas as applicable
• Apply your technical and commercial insight to create a cost effective, reliable, reusable cloud native modelling platform that supplies relevant data to a range of capabilities
• Provide leading insight of industry and technology trends and practices to shape bp's data agenda and platform to create a culture of excellence.
• Create positive engagement and governance framework and drive an inclusive work environment with teams and partners including product owners, product managers and portfolio managers.
• Effectively work with cross-disciplinary collaborators and partners across multiple business entities to understand use cases, data requirements and value cases.
• Provide support to the squads providing technical guidance, managing dependencies and risks
• Review and ensure use case, value case, and ensure acceptance criteria, definition of done and KPIs are clearly captured, tracked, and aligned with the digital and data strategy
• Set and implement data standards, co-design data schemas, ensure quality at the source, and find opportunities to (semi-) automate manual data processes wherever possible.
• Provide deep data domain knowledge and business context around Asset Management and other industrial data sources and data products.
• Work with your relevant D&A partners to implement data strategy and to coordinate data remediation plans to ensure data sets and data products meet business requirements.
• Create and articulate materials to communicate delivery plan, value delivered and cost
• Present results to peers and senior management to influence decision making.
• Actively sponsor and mentor emerging talent and promote a culture of continuous development.

What you'll bring

• Experience (typically 5+ years) leading, growing, and developing teams (preferably with data relevance)
• Hands-on experience (typically 10+ years) in data engineering, data governance and process automation in complex, global environments
• Strong business insight, deep domain knowledge and experience gained from an industrial energy infrastructure setting
• Strong partner management, communication skills and an ability to lead organizations through influence
• Customer-centric and pragmatic approach. Focus on value delivery and swift execution, while maintaining attention to detail
• Applied knowledge of data management and governance across all data lifecycle stages essential
• Deep understanding of data models, data standards and processes essential
• Experience of delivery of data products within cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
• Continuous learning and improvement attitude
• Foundational data transformation and manipulation skills
• Experience with big data technologies and graph modelling (e.g. neo4j, Azure Digital Twin and other Azure data technologies, Hadoop, Hive, and Spark etc) is a plus
• Coding capability, SQL and scripting in R or python is a plus

Why Join our team?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee 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.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting 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.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

Travel Requirement
Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation internationally

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:
Commercial Acumen, Communication, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Data domain knowledge, Data Integration, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Data Sourcing, Data strategy and governance, Data Structures and Algorithms, Data visualization and interpretation, Digital Security, Extract, transform and load, Group Problem Solving

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 disabilities may request a reasonable 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 accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.

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