USA I AUSTRALIA I OMAN I UAE JOBS IN BRITISH PETROLEUM ( bp )
BP's businesses are organized to deliver the energy products and services people around the world need right now. Our Upstream segment is responsible for our activities in oil and natural gas exploration, field development and production. Our Downstream segment is the product and service-led arm of BP, focused on fuels, lubricants and petrochemicals
British Petroleum Jobs
Openings AT UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Performance Analyst
Roles
- Responsible for preparation of monthly forecast, including data for DMR. Responsible for the RF process, including the timely reporting of the forecasts and associated analysis, ensuring that the forecasts have integrity, have been subject to sufficient level of challenge and peer assist as required and subsequently fully reflect business risks (includes ensuring Supply Chain alignment for the RF process). Completing bridges.
- Developing and analyzing financial reports (incl. variance analysis) for use by operational teams. Shall include COGS and cash cost bridges v/s plan and forecast on a monthly basis, variance analysis for actual costs and balance sheet items for all businesses.
- Ensuring submission of RF in SAPBPC, meeting all timelines, regional and local reporting of actual and forecasts. SPA for Preparation and submission of various monthly reports on Operating Costs, Functional Costs and Working Capital as required by A&P regional teams .
- Review and follow-up on closure of open items of each closing with local/Asia BSC finance teams
- SPA for Generation of Marketing Reports, and subsequent Net Marketing Margin Report
- Preparation of presentations slides for CLT Performance reviews of the sub region.
- Support in co-ordination of annual planning process including long term planning activity
- Support in monitoring business Performance and participate in performance discussion with local teams to ensure actions are identified for delivery of the agreed plan and RF
- Analyse monthly actuals, provide analysis of the key changes and highlight issues of concern and share the bridges risks and levers with business
- Other ad hoc data & analysis requests from OU and local business.
- Responsible for coordination and follow up on game plan management in the country and actions of performance reviews with respective teams
- Analyzing working Capital movement monthly to enable accurate forecasting of cash delivery.
- Support the sustainable working capital reduction program in MENA region
- Support the in generation of accurate and timely dash boards and promoting effective use of these dash boards in MENA region
- Support the LBM top line forecasting for MENA countries and its reconciliations
- Support Finance Manager on key projects in the region to support future growth.
Qualifications
Recognized national or international professional financial management / accountancy qualification with 4 to 5 years post qualifications experience or extensive appropriate business experience.
BUISNESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Roles
To fulfil the role of Business Development Manager and New Markets Manager for the ME&NA, managing business development, new market entries, and leading the new country project management and country management teams.
The BD & NM Manager holds the Commercial JV relations with JV’s including third party stakeholder and board level engagement whereas the Operations and JV Manager MENA holds the HSSE and assurance accountability for those JV’s.
The country teams are responsible for statutory compliance and governance of JV’s in line with local laws.
The role involves the execution of business development activity as well as the management of existing businesses in multiple market’s that are in challenging environments, the incumbent will have to possess a great deal of intercultural awareness and well developed influencing and negotiations skills. As well as the ability to build trust and manage key relationships with key stakeholders, partners, customers, regulators, and within the country teams.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be critical to success within the role.
Qualifications
Bachelor or similar, Master’s preferred.
OPENINGS AT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plant Material Handler
Roles
Be an active partner with Plant TEAM to maintain a high HSSE standard and behavior. Participate with TEAM in HSSE initiatives. Work within and support our TEAMS. Operate and maintain work area in a safe and efficient manner. Must be able to complete all required work documentation and follow all procedures assigned per the ISO 9002, RC14001 and TS16949 Standards and BP OMS Plant Operating Procedures. Must be willing to review and work with others in maintaining Plant Standard Operating Procedures SOPs. Obtain/maintain all Tech 1 sets and obtain skill set for Tech 2 & 3 Plant skill sets as outlined in the BTR Training and Qualification Master Plan. Support and assist all Team Partners in their daily job duties (Operations, Maintenance, Testing, Projects, etc.) Responsible for all housekeeping and general organization of the Plant and surrounding Plant areas. Perform daily duties according to the Job Description and QSI Procedures for work assigned (i. e. operations, maintenance, lab, etc.). As an individual contributor able to demonstrate leadership behaviors by demonstrating excellent work results and work habits, making ethical decisions and helping team members in daily operations. Engage with Leaders and Team members to seek out opinions ideas and thoughts. Able to process information quickly and accurately and encourage the Team to ensure day-to-day business needs are addressed (i. e. production needs, vacation/sick coverage, shift relief, department needs, etc.) Transfer critical operational information and activities that occurred during the shift and identify any issues for the next shift. This may also include informal short floor meetings with the Team Leader and/or Facilitator. Work with the Facilitator to implement incremental changes to the operation. Provide support, feedback, and assistance to develop schedules and plans. Work with and train floor operators to assure success with incremental change. Pass the skills assessment as outlined in the Training and Qualification Master Plan and participate in skills and competencies review.
Qualifications
A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
Area Sales Manager
Roles
The Area Sales Manager(ASM) role exists to manage the ownership of the customer relationships in the Area. This will include personal involvement in high level senior relationships with key strategic partners and customers. Ensure voice of customer is recognised and is integral in the design and execution of our offers Lead and performance manage the delivery of the Marine & Energy Lubricant (M&E) business strategies in the Area through direct and indirect channels. The role is accountable for delivery of both short and long term financial and HSSE performance targets and for delivery of M&E business specific WILG objectives and long term strategies, through alignment of all functional support processes, directly and indirectly. Accountable for ensuring the sales capability of the organisation exists and develops in the Area to support Castrol in leading in its target industries and deliver its strategy. As a member of the Regional Marine & Energy Sales team, the role is responsible for engaging with functional support for the business in the Area and also ensuring delivery of OMS and HSSE compliance and people management processes. At a country level, the role is responsible for engaging with other lubricants business and functional stakeholders to ensure appropriate representation for Marine and Energy.
Qualifications
A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or 10+ years of relevant industry and sales management experience.
Senior Trading Attorney
Roles
The position will provide legal support in the nature of counseling, drafting, negotiating, as well as providing regulatory and transactional assistance to the Global Oil Americas business Unit including: - drafting and supporting negotiation of long and short term oil and petroleum product purchase and sale agreements; transportation and storage agreements, and master trading agreements; - advising on international trade issues, including marine issues from a shipper standpoint, trade sanctions, Incoterms and letter of credit issues; - drafting and supporting negotiation of derivative and structured product agreements; - reviewing, drafting and supporting negotiation of credit support arrangements such as guarantees, master netting agreements, and security agreements; - drafting and supporting negotiation of business development transactions including supply and offtake transactions; and - advising as to the relevant laws and regulations applicable to oil and petroleum product transactions, including transportation and storage agreements. The position will also require cross-team collaboration and coordination of legal workload with the other internal Legal teams, with colleagues in Canada, the UK and Singapore, IST Ethics and Compliance and with outside counsel. The lawyer should have a proven track record as a team player and as an effective manager of resources, both internal and external.
Qualifications
Law degree required. Must be licensed attorney.
Category Manager
Roles
The Category Manager, Engineering and Project Support Services is responsible for development and implementation of Engineering and Project Support Services strategic sourcing activities in Fuels NA business units. The Category Manager, Engineering and Project Support Services will also cultivate and maintain a supply base comprised of incumbent and newly-identified competitive service providers. Maintenance of these supplier relationships will include Contract Management and Supplier Performance Management.
Success for this role is defined by establishing forward-looking category strategies which support the Engineering and Project Support Services needs of Fuels NA and result in the appropriate sourcing activities to enable optimization of 3rd-Party spend. Effective stakeholder engagement will be a required component if success is to be achieved.
Success for this role is defined by establishing forward-looking category strategies which support the Engineering and Project Support Services needs of Fuels NA and result in the appropriate sourcing activities to enable optimization of 3rd-Party spend. Effective stakeholder engagement will be a required component if success is to be achieved.
Qualifications
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree required
Technical Accounting
Roles
The Technical Accounting Analyst role provides support to the regional Accounting & Reporting team in evaluating the application of the Group Reporting Manual (“GRM”) for the Global Oil Americas location of IST. The role will also prepare financial reporting journal entries, analysis, and assurance in accordance with accounting policy and controls as well as provide timely and accurate financial and non-financial information to meet both internal and external reporting requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
Openings at Oman
Head of control
Roles
The Middle East Region has operations, activities or representative offices in five countries: the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Iraq. This position is responsible for the Accounting, Reporting and Control (‘ARC’) activities throughout the entire Region.
At this time, there are ~17 staff working in the Region’s ARC organization in Oman, Abu Dhabi and Sunbury. There are plans to add staff in Oman as we approach first production in 2017. Also, there are 4 FTEs in GBS (Budapest) supporting Iraq and approximately 8 FTEs in Accenture (Bangalore) supporting Abu Dhabi and Oman. Under the current organization structure, five positions report directly to the Head of Control.
The SAP GFT is used to account for Oman and Iraq activities and the SUN system is used to account for Abu Dhabi and Kuwait activities. In total, the Head of Control is responsible for 19 Consolidation Units.
The successful candidate for this Head of Control posting will benefit from the opportunity to work with the diverse Middle East portfolio. Our operations include both oil and gas operations; operated and non-operated assets at all stages of the life cycle (new country entry through office closure / shutdown) and differing contractual regimes (tax and royalty, Production Sharing Agreements and fixed margin contracts). There are also significant business development opportunities across the Region.
Key activities are the Khazzan development project in Oman, renewal of the existing concession in Abu Dhabi, build-up of technical services support in Kuwait, and operation of the joint venture in Iraq, along with managing the closure of activities in Jordan and Pakistan. Projections for the Region over the next three years include: production of 221mboed/year, Capex of $2bn/year, and Cash Costs of $700m/year.
The Head of Control reports to the Vice-President of Eastern Hemisphere Financial Control and interacts heavily with the other Finance sub-functions in the Region, as well as with the heads of the various business functions in the Region. The Head of Control is a member of the RLT.
Strong management, leadership, strategic, networking, communication and facilitation skills are essential to delivering the ARC agenda for the Region, working closely with the ARC and other functional teams in each country
Qualifications
- University degree in Finance or Accounting (or equivalent).
- International accountancy qualification
HR Advisor
Roles
This role is part of the BP Oman HR team.
The HR Advisor will act as a crucial player in the HR team, supporting the delivery of an exciting, diverse and challenging people agenda.
The HR Advisor works in partnership with the business to ensure we have the right people in the right place, at the right time.
The HR Advisor will support team leaders in managing the full spectrum of HR activity for a specific client group - including reward, recruitment, performance management and talent management processes - in full compliance with Company policies and Omani labour law.
Additionally the HR Advisor plays a critical team role in delivering a cohesive One HR agenda maximizing the effectiveness of talent of the team
The HR Advisor will act as a crucial player in the HR team, supporting the delivery of an exciting, diverse and challenging people agenda.
The HR Advisor works in partnership with the business to ensure we have the right people in the right place, at the right time.
The HR Advisor will support team leaders in managing the full spectrum of HR activity for a specific client group - including reward, recruitment, performance management and talent management processes - in full compliance with Company policies and Omani labour law.
Additionally the HR Advisor plays a critical team role in delivering a cohesive One HR agenda maximizing the effectiveness of talent of the team
Qualifications
- Degree in Human Resources or Business, Psychology or related discipline
Project Operations Manager
Roles
Khazzan is a major new onshore gas development in central Oman involving some 220 wells, an extensive gathering system and export pipeline network and a 1bcf/d central processing facility. The development represents a new country entry for BP. We are seeking suitable candidates for the role of Project Operations Manager in the Khazzan Project, a Category A Major Project. The Project Operations Manager is accountable for Operations in a Cat A project from the end of Concept Selection to start up and early operate as well as line management, leadership and support for their line reports in safety, engineering support, site operations, R&M, integrity and start-up. It is intended that the successful candidate will transition into the Khazzan AOM role as the project approaches start up in 2017.
Qualifications
A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline.
AUSTRALIA JOBS
Assistant network development manager
• Identification and assessment of development opportunities including site rebuilds, upgrades, new investment and lease opportunities
• Accurate and timely assistance in the development, maintenance and enhancement of complex cash flow models to support the development of long term business scenarios
• Prepare investment, divestment and lease renewal proposals in line with BP reporting requirements
• Monitor and maintain the NSW/ACT leased property portfolio
• Negotiate positive commercial outcomes for BP
• Develop, maintain and enhance network planning tools, models and central database to support portfolio decisions
• Investigate and report on external factors such as regulatory, economic, environmental and market changes
• Develop and deliver the network plan for the region
• Track capital projects and divestments in line with the network plan
• Maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally
• Accurate and timely assistance in the development, maintenance and enhancement of complex cash flow models to support the development of long term business scenarios
• Prepare investment, divestment and lease renewal proposals in line with BP reporting requirements
• Monitor and maintain the NSW/ACT leased property portfolio
• Negotiate positive commercial outcomes for BP
• Develop, maintain and enhance network planning tools, models and central database to support portfolio decisions
• Investigate and report on external factors such as regulatory, economic, environmental and market changes
• Develop and deliver the network plan for the region
• Track capital projects and divestments in line with the network plan
• Maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally
Qualifications
You will have tertiary qualifications in a Property or Business discipline
Supply chain Manager
Roles
Based in our Head Office in Guildford, we have an opportunity to join our team as our Supply Chain Manager for Australia and New Zealand.
The role is responsible for leading, directing and developing integrated supply chain activity, including manufacturing, planning, customer fulfilment& safety across the ANZ (Australia and New Zealand) Cluster. Additional responsibility will be to support the ANZ Automotive/Industrial Lubes and Marine/Energy Lubes performance units whilst ensuring that supply chain activities are managed within BP HSSE policy expectations. You will take joint responsibility for strategic programmes, assurance, prioritization, resourcing and financial delivery to support Lubricants businesses in the Envelope.
The role is responsible for leading, directing and developing integrated supply chain activity, including manufacturing, planning, customer fulfilment& safety across the ANZ (Australia and New Zealand) Cluster. Additional responsibility will be to support the ANZ Automotive/Industrial Lubes and Marine/Energy Lubes performance units whilst ensuring that supply chain activities are managed within BP HSSE policy expectations. You will take joint responsibility for strategic programmes, assurance, prioritization, resourcing and financial delivery to support Lubricants businesses in the Envelope.
Qualifications
Tertiary Qualification essential
Degree
Project Delivery Manager
Roles
- Direct and manage project development from beginning to end
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
- Develop full-scale project plans and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
- Review the work plans created across his or her area of responsibility. Validate schedule, dependencies, and resource utilisation across work plans
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
- Own management of stakeholder expectation alignment gaps and/or gaps in meeting client expectations
- Review the stakeholder expectations and management approach with the GBS Programme Director, where applicable
- Monitor and control the quality management process, manage expectations, conduct milestone reviews, manage process performance, conduct continuous improvement and causal analysis activities
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations
- As guided, setup governance with the right members to ensure strong governance and escalation points
- Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team; analyse results, and troubleshoot problem areas
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team - oversee the implementation of corrective actions and review current mitigation and resolution activities
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team - oversee the implementation of corrective actions and review current mitigation and resolution activities
- Make sure that cross-project and cross-team demands on stakeholder reviewers are balanced and reasonable
- Set clear expectations to ensure that all team members are aligned
- Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project
- Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
- Provide support to Regional Service Transformation Manager in managing new service addition and change requests – programme-manage all service transition projects in the GBSC:
- Manage virtual teams across multiple geographies to deliver the transition (HR, IT&S, etc.) within project delivery timelines and on budget
- Maintain and refine the standard service transition methodology that is aligned to the other GBS regions. Ensure that the methodology is adhered to for service transition projects where applicable
- Manage the PMO support of all aspects of each transition, including ‘Control of GBSC Transitions’ costs for each project being worked
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
- PMP trained or equivalent Project Management
- Six Sigma trained or equivalent
