Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

About bp

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need talent to pursue opportunities, motivated by elite insight and expertise. We’re always aspiring for more digital solutions, balanced outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

About the Role

Responsible for providing technical expertise in subsea riser and pipeline engineering to projects and operations, including design, maintenance, integrity management and inspection. Recommend technical solutions and technology developments and provide leadership of engineering studies, risk assessments and Management of Change (MoC) efforts, contributing to the strategic development and long-term improvement of the discipline. Role is also responsible to set and implement engineering technical practices for the business to advance the technical integrity of assets.

What you will deliver

Provides advanced technical expertise in riser and pipeline engineering.

Assists in communicating and maintaining technical practices, guidance notes and tools to verify consistent application, ensuring:

technical practices are up to date, practical, pragmatic and aligned to industry requirements.

lessons are captured, codified and embedded.

Provides independent expert technical recommendation on riser and pipeline design, scope definition, equipment specification, engineering assessments, construction, commissioning / start-up, inspection, maintenance, repair and intervention, employing risk management techniques (use of Synergi) and advising on Management of Change (MoC) efforts where applicable.

Promotes and delivers simple and efficient ways of working and acts as a key discipline interface across sub-disciplines. Good communication skills are essential.

Provides a timely and measured response to incidents and emerging issues and contributes to the delivery and verification of operational readiness activities.

Contributes to the scale up of the low carbon business by providing riser and pipeline engineering expertise to the whole of bp.

Mentors and shares technical expertise with more junior members of riser and pipeline community to build distinctive capability, and leverages stakeholder networks to drive continuous improvement, knowledge sharing (through Community of Practice) and application of technical practices.

Follows bp's Engineering Principles, complies with the Code of Conduct, and demonstrates strong leadership through bp's Leadership Expectations and Values & Behaviours.

Essential:

Bachelors’ Degree or higher qualification in an Engineering discipline

Extensive experience with riser or pipeline related roles within the offshore industry.

Experience between 8 to 12 Years

Strong skills in analytical modelling techniques

Strong skills with hydrodynamic analysis of marine structures

Familiar with the specification and procurement of riser & pipeline equipment

Familiar with flexible pipe design

Familiar with welding and fatigue assessment techniques.

Familiar with corrosion, corrosion-fatigue and coatings requirements for subsea equipment

Working knowledge of riser and pipeline industry codes and standards.

Familiar with construction, repair and maintenance activities

Willingness to travel globally.

Personal commitment to high standards in Health and Safety Security & Environment

Excellent networking skills.

Desirable:

Chartered or Professional Engineer

Strong Communication skills

Experience with Finite Element Analysis techniques

Familiar with project engineering and management

Familiar with the following related discipline areas:

vortex induced vibration modeling

materials engineering for deepwater risers and umbilicals

Offshore or manufacturing site experience

You will work with:

Working with peers, SMEs, Senior Pipeline & Riser Engineers, Senior Pipeline Engineer, Advisors, Senior Advisors, Discipline Leads and Technical Authorities as appropriate on key issues of pipeline engineering design, operation and integrity.

Work with other sub-disciplines in bp not limited to corrosion, materials, subsea, pipelines and geotechnical etc.

Why join bp

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 fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Anomaly assessment and management, Defect Elimination, Equipment criticality assessment, Equipment maintenance and inspection strategies, FAT and commissioning, Fatigue Analysis, Fitness for Service, Flanged joint, Integrity Management, Mechanical seals and support systems, Monitoring and data interpretation, Piping, hoses and tubing, Piping vibration, Pressure systems regulatory requirements, Pressure Vessels, Selection and design of pipeline equipment, Stress analysis for integrity and leakage, Valves used for isolation, Wind Turbines

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.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.