Senior Mechanical Engineer

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

About bp

bp Technical Solutions India (TSI) center in Pune, strives to build on bp’s existing engineering and technical strengths to deliver high quality services to its hydrocarbons and new energy businesses worldwide. TSI brings together diverse engineering capability to provide technical services across a range of areas including engineering, maintenance, optimization, data processes, projects and subsurface, to deliver safe, affordable and lower emission energy, while continuously innovating how we work.

At bp, we’re reimagining energy for people and our planet. We’re leading the way in reducing carbon emissions and developing more balanced methods for solving the energy challenge. We’re a team with multi-layered strengths of engineers, scientists, traders and business professionals determined to find answers to problems.

And we know we can’t do it alone. We’re looking for people who share our passion for reinvention, to bring fresh opinions, ambition, and to challenge our thinking in our goal to achieve net zero!

Let me tell you about the role

The Senior Mechanical and Pipeline Engineer – Site Projects will join the Site Projects organization within the bpTSI discipline engineering team to provide deep static mechanical engineering expertise, judgment and support to bp’s global portfolio of exciting projects. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer deployed to our Site Projects team, this role will drive project, technical and engineering delivery through our Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) partner’s by guiding, advising, reviewing and providing static mechanical and piping expertise and oversight to various project stakeholders. This role is based at the bp TSI Pune office but may also require contractor facing work at major engineering contractor offices intermittently.

What you will deliver

• Provide mechanical and pipeline engineering expertise to P&O bp Solutions Site Projects teams

• Support the Site Projects Team to deliver mechanical and pipeline engineering scopes in front-end loading stages (FEL) and Detailed Engineering of projects, including:

• provide technical review, guidance and approval of design engineering and construction contractor deliverables

• equipment specification and selection as well as engineering package technical content

• Review of technical bid analysis of equipment

• provide pipeline modelling, including hydraulics and pipe stress

• provide technical evaluations of requests for exceptions/deviations to specifications or standards

• provide support during construction to ensure site technical queries, non-conformances, concession requests are properly resolved

• provide development, oversight, assurance and planning of the system integrity management system

• determine risks to project delivery and ensure adequate risk mitigation plans are in place

• work with engineering contractor(s) to verify they are performing required activities in line with project schedules and assist bp’s Engineering Manager in contract performance management

• Ensure that engineering contractor(s) apply bp’s Engineering Practices in engineering designs

• provide mechanical and pipeline expertise to project MoCs

• assure quality and consistency in static mechanical equipment, equipment packages, pipeline, piping design and fabrication

• Record and share relevant learnings

• Review of Vendor Quality Control Plans, Inspection and Test Plans, documents and drawings

• Assist in preparation of factory acceptance test (FAT)

• Provide mechanical and pipeline expertise, technical support and facilitate as necessary in hazard identification and risk assessment processes, such as HAZID, HAZOP, and LOPA

• Exceptionally, support other engineers in the mechanical and rotating equipment discipline engineering team to deliver engineering expertise through mentoring, coaching and peer review

• Coach earlier career engineers to aid in their technical and professional development

• Provide visible safety leadership in accordance with bp safety leadership principles, lifesaving rules and process safety fundamentals to model desired safety culture and behaviors

• Record relevant lessons learned in the bp shared learning system, escalate as necessary and incorporate into local activities, both in the discipline engineering community as well as the site projects teams; and follow through to drive incorporation into specifications, practices and procedures

• Support performance management through implementation, measurement, and analysis of relevant KPI’s to drive continuous improvement

What you will need to be successful

  Must have educational qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or demonstrated equivalent)

  Preferred education/certifications:

• Chartered Engineer or registered professional engineer

  Minimum years of relevant experience:

• 12 years in oil and gas/petrochemical/ refining/ chemical or equivalent, with minimum five (5) years’ experience of Engineering work in Capital projects. Strong preference will be given to experience in brownfield projects.

  Total years of experience:

• 12+ Years

  Must have experiences/skills:

• Strong technical knowledge and experience of engineering, maintenance, operation of mechanical equipment including troubleshooting support, reliability, obsolescence and equipment lifecycle issues in oil & gas processing facilities

• Required experience and working knowledge of the following:

• Piping design, specification, installation, repair and maintenance, including simulation

• Pipe stress calculations and hydraulic simulation/analysis

• Pipeline, flowline and manifold design, specification, installation, upgrade, repair and maintenance

• Specification, purchase and installation of static equipment

• Practical working knowledge of governing codes, industry standards (API, IEC, ISA, ATEX, IEEE, BS), local regulations relevant to mechanical, rotating equipment, onshore pipelines, corrosion, and materials engineering

• Deep discipline expertise with good track record of multi-disciplinary integration

• Specific experience in a front line pipeline/flowline role in capital projects

• Have overseen procurement of static mechanical packages and equipment and have demonstratable experience providing oversight, verification and assurance activities with EPC contractors as well as vendors and suppliers

• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact effectively with individuals across levels

• Track record of improving safety and reliability at an industrial facility, preferably oil/gas/petrochemical processing through engagement and influence

• Pragmatic decision maker, willing to challenge and ensure engineering value is delivered

Good to have experiences/skills:

• Experience in an operational environment, brownfield modifications, equipment skid packages design, front end engineering, scoping, technical evaluation

• Experience of working with remote team and collaborative approach to delivery

• Proven track record in cross-functional engineering improvements

• Accomplished in risk, process safety and contractor performance management

• Consistently delivers results under pressure

• Works proactively, and has demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and possesses good organization, facilitation and group coordination skills

You will work with –

• Site Projects Engineering Manager

• Mechanical and Rotating Equipment Discipline Engineering Team

• Engineering Contractors and Consulting Engineers

• Other bp Discipline Engineers and Project Managers

• P&O bp Solutions Site Projects Teams

• Equipment vendors, contractors, suppliers and fabricators

• Operations personnel

Shift

Working hours (Oman shift) to support Oman Business Partners

% travel requirements

• Up to 10%

Would you like to discover how our diverse, hardworking people are leading the way in making energy cleaner and better – and how you can play your part in our world-class team?

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:

Life & health insurance, medical care package

Flexible working schedule: home office up to 2 days / week, based on team agreement

Opportunity to build up a long-term career path and develop your skills with a wide range of learning options

Family friendly workplace e.g.: parental leave, Mother-baby room

Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program

Possibility to join our social communities and networks

Assets like phone and company laptop are provided from the first day of employment with other equipment if requested

Why Join our team?

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 crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. Diversity Statement: At bp, we provide an excellent environment and 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!

Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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:

and flanges, and flanges, Asking for Feedback, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict Management, Creating a high performing team, Defect Elimination, Delegation, Design philosophy of flare and blowdown systems, Empowering Others, Equipment criticality assessment, Equipment maintenance and inspection strategies, Equipment preservation and protection, fittings, Flanged joint, Giving Feedback, Goal Setting, Heat Exchangers, hoses and tubing, Inclusive Leadership, Influencing, Managing Performance, Mechanical design philosophies {+ 12 more}

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.