Senior Foundations Engineer (GBS)

Entity:
Gas & Low Carbon Energy

You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.
Job Family Group:
Engineering Group
Job Description:
bp Offshore Wind Engineering is a fast-growing business and a key part of bp’s transition from an International Oil Company to an Integrated Energy Company. If this is a transition you’d like to lead, come and join us!
You will join us as a Senior Engineer for Foundations in the newly formed Offshore Wind division.
You will be deployed to the Mona and Morgan offshore wind projects in the Irish Sea.
These projects are in the FEED/develop stage by the bp-EnBW Joint Venture. You will lead the engineering of the Gravity Base Substructures as part of a coordinated project team and follow the project through to detailed design. The project team will be co-located, we operate hybrid working with 3 office based days.
What you will deliver:
Lead foundation engineering aspects of project development.
Define and lead technical studies to inform key project decisions.
Develop the technical portion of the package requisition including technical specifications and information requirements and support supply chain engagement
Work closely with the Quality Lead to define test and inspection requirements.
Lead the technical bid evaluation
Performance lead contractor package engineering
Technical verification of contractor engineering including design reviews
Review and approve bp deviations
Verify supplier documentation and handle the document review process, advise inspector visits and support client verification of construction work
Support technical integration with from other packages, particularly Transport and Installation and Wind Turbines
Verify package technical close-out and recommend readiness to ship.
Gather lessons at keys stages during the package management lifecycle to continuously improve portfolio technical knowledge.
Deliver foundation innovation, technology and designs that optimise the LCoE of the project
Essential Criteria:
Engineering Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
Validated technical proficiency in structural engineering subject area with broad understanding of the applicable codes and standards for the scope
Proficient written and spoken English language
Significant experience of project design stages (FEED/detailed design)
Extensive experience of offshore structures
Understanding of the interfaces and interaction with supporting engineering fields for the scope of this package, particularly geotechnical
Understand technical risk identification and management processes to deliver safe and driven projects
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work optimally across functions and within multi-disciplinary teams.
Ability in performance management of others (including. 3rd party engineering services providers) to support timely decision making
Desireable Criteria:
Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional qualification
Experience of technology development
Understand Quality Management process for engineering, manufacture and installation
Understand technical aspects of competitive procurement process
Ability in performance management of others (including. 3rd party engineering services providers) to support timely decision making
Experience of construction, installation and operations support
You will work with:
You will collaborate with the Principal Foundations Engineer to deliver technical integrity
You will have a dotted reporting line to the Senior Package Manager in the JV
Will manage engineers (bp, agency and 3rd party contractors) to deliver foundation engineering on projects and strategic technical development of the portfolio
Coordination with the other engineering teams ensure the most efficient design and management of the technical interfaces.
Work with multi-disciplinary teams locally and globally in OFW and across bp.
Work with procurement and quality professionals and package managers.
Work and coordinate with the respective engineering community, ensuring the knowledge sharing and best use of harmonies within bp.
Network externally
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
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:
Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Commercial acumen (Inactive), Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Design approaches, Designing for climate change and zero carbon, Digital fluency, Emerging technology monitoring, Engineering evaluation, Incident investigation and learning, Inspection and monitoring strategy, Numerical modelling, Scripting, Sustainability awareness and action, Technology Development, Uncertainty Quantification
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