Grade HResponsible for coordinating activities of a team and providing Engineering Leadership to projects or operations, including maintenance, inspection and turnaround, promoting collaboration with other disciplines, teams, subfunctions and contractors to systematically resolve problems and developing capabilities of the team to apply integrated, pragmatic solutions focused on risk management, operating efficiency, defect elimination and standardisation.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 new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We are always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable 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!

Summary:

The Electrical Engineer will join bp Solutions (bpS), which is a global team that supports P&O (Production and Operation) organization. P&O is the bp organization that contains bp's global production regions and refining assets. The main feature of this role is to support the delivery of bpS electrical engineering responsibilities which include supporting high priority electrical engineering-related requests from P&O regions/assets and central/strategic electrical engineering leadership to P&O. This is dynamic role that offers a wide range of experience and global exposure through providing support to the global range of regions & assets, and working on the highest priority electrical engineering issues in P&O.

We expect you to:

• Support electrical engineering requests coming from P&O regions and assets. This involves agile working, and short-term deployment into P&O squads to complete high priority engineering requests or initiatives. This may include operational, maintenance, or project support.
• Support global central programmes and pivotal initiatives for the electrical field in P&O. This may include both setting of and execution of central programs and critical initiatives.
• Contribute as team member of the bpS electrical team. This includes provision of electrical subject leadership to the P&O electrical engineering community.
• Engage and work across the organization, including contractors and bp employees.
• Manage multiple priorities and customers across multiple sites, and possess good organization, facilitation, and group coordination skills.
• Work in an agile manner, without close supervision, using both remote working and site visits to progress activities.

We believe the successful candidate should have:

• A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
• A minimum of 5 years of electrical engineering experience
• Industrial experience, preferably in the oil and gas industry
• Experience and working knowledge of:
  
  
  • Power distribution applications, including substations, relay coordination, and short circuit studies
  • Electrical equipment design, specification, installation, repair, maintenance, and electrical safe working practices
  • A variety of voltage systems, ranging up to 13.8kV
  • Electrical and power system engineering calculations, construction methods, and materials
  • Protection techniques for electrical equipment installed in hazardous classified locations
  • Industry and regulatory standards for western hemisphere (e.g., NEC, API, NFPA, IEEE, NEMA, ANSI)
  • Experience with providing electrical engineering operational support to industrial assets, including safe operation of electrical equipment, reliability initiatives, and maintenance strategies
• Ability to:
  
  
  • Read/decipher regulations and industry codes along with explaining requirements to others
  • Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Able to address technical matters with conviction at all levels of the company

Desirable criteria and qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience of power system model, arc flash and protection relay coordination studies
• Previous work experience in connections to utility incomers of up to 138 kV
• Experience of working across diverse cultures, supporting different operating regions/assets, and engaging with a wide variety of customers or suppliers
• Professional Engineering License

Why join our team?

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.

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, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits! We operate a hybrid model with 60% from the office and 40% from home with flexibility as agreed with line management.

Acceptable locations - any US bp hub (i.e., Whiting Refinery, Houston, CHP Refinery, Chicago)

How much do we pay? (Base pay range: $118,000 - $218,000) *Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 - 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at benefits@bp. Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks' paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Learn more at benefits@bp.

We offer a reward package to enable your work to fit with your life. These offerings include a discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program. These benefits may include a pension for eligible employees. You may learn more about our generous benefits at benefits@bp.

As part of bp's wellbeing package, bp offers access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. You may learn more about our generous benefits at benefits@bp.

Travel Requirement
Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation

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

Skills:
Agile Working, Electrical Engineering

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.

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.