Entity:
Production & Operations
Job Family Group:
Wells Group
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.
We are looking for Wells Portfolio Manager to join our team!
The successful candidate will be accountable for the delivery of well planning work to meet the business goals of the business. You will own business risk and manage the interfaces with enablers.
Please note that the role is open for Azerbaijani citizens only.
What will you be doing?
Engagement with subsurface leadership on new well activity in the business, well options in the hopper, and their timelines
Engagement with production leadership to get information on production interaction with existing facilities
Defining business priorities and objectives, including aligning stakeholders around multi-disciplinary objectives
Owning business risks related to wells and outlining mitigating actions
Attending planning table and rig schedule meetings as the well planning representative, maintaining a practical knowledge of annual operating plans to support integration of priorities across the business
Working with materials management (bp solutions) to manage local wells inventory
Managing the wells relationship to partners in operated assets if and when this is needed
Managing the relationship with the regulator for wells activity, including requesting regulatory compliance expertise from the HSE&C organization
Providing input to the wells VP in support of global project prioritization
Setting up teams as new projects enter the well delivery organization and providing direction and prioritization to the teams and their work fronts
Engaging with discipline leads (across all enablers) to request deployment of resources into teams
Level loading and optimization of the unit’s activity set
Decision rights related to accepting a project into the Region, and over project progression through the workflow (stage gates)
Accountable for the wells component delivery of new access, growth, exploration and GCD activities until formal handover to the Senior Wells Engineering Managers
In this role, we have the following requirements
Education:
Degree in Engineering/ Science or equivalent technical degree
Skills and experience:
• 15 years of well operations experience with Major International Oil Company in offshore and onshore well planning/design, wells project management and well site supervision
• Extensive knowledge of the international oil industry and a consistent record of delivery
• Proven track record of strong leadership experience in leading multicultural teams
• Extensive knowledge of all aspects of drilling, workover, wireline, well control techniques and completion operations including HP/HT operations
• Strong collaboration, interpersonal and relationship building skills with the ability to work in multidiscipline environment and communicate at all levels
• Record of coaching, mentoring and developing junior staff
• Proven track record of strategic vision, effective delegation and prioritization skills
• Well budgets and cost allocation and monitoring
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.
Travel Requirement
Negligible 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:
Asking for Feedback, Asking for Feedback, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict Management, Creating a high performing team, Delegation, Earthquake Engineering, Empowering Others, Geotechnical and geophysical integrated studies, Geotechnics for cold regions and arctic, Geotechnics for difficult soils, Geotechnics for floating systems, Geotechnics for nearshore systems, Geotechnics for offshore pipeline systems, Geotechnics for offshore wind turbine generators, Geotechnics for onshore pipelines, Geotechnics for onshore terminals and plants, Geotechnics for riser systems, Geotechnics for subsea systems, Geotechnics for wells, Giving Feedback, Goal Setting, Ground improvement {+ 8 more}
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