Development Engineer GCD Baku

Job summary

Global Concept Development and New Energy (GCD&NE) is the centre of expertise within Production & Operations for appraisal management and concept development engineering. The Lead Development Engineer works in the pre-Projects and Concept Development stages and is a key leadership role in all aspects of front end project delivery.

The Engineering team in GCD/NE is seeking to appoint a Development Engineer to work at the front end of Major Projects in bp’s Oil & Gas, and Low Carbon portfolio. The role is full-time and based in the company’s Baku Office.

The Development Engineer will provide conceptual solutions for the evaluation and selection of safe, competitive, reliable and compliant development plans

Key accountabilities:
The Development Engineer is accountable to the GCD Engineering Discipline Lead and the Appraisal General Manager for:

• Defining and delivering engineering assessments and studies for project opportunities in the pre-Project, Concept Development and Optimise phases of projects; to the right quality, on schedule and within budget.
• Providing engineering support on all facilities design aspects from the selection of technology, application of ETPs and industry standards, optimization of options, project services, commissioning and operations.
• Supporting technical integration and interfacing on the project between disciplines.
• Supporting the implementation of integrity management with respect to engineering design and operations.
• Supporting the implementation of the HSSE requirements for the projects.
• Supporting projects in the front-end loading/ process development aspects of BP’s staged gate project management process.

• Bachelor degree in an engineering discipline.
• Qualified as a chartered, registered or professional engineer.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering integrated engineering solutions, working with multidiscipline input from subsurface, wells, brownfield, commercial, projects, PSCM, operations and HSSE.
• Is technically strong in a core engineering discipline (process, structural, or mechanical engineering).
• General knowledge of the key disciplines in Upstream – subsurface, wells, facilities and commercial.
• Breadth of experience across project stages – combining technical depth, engineering leadership and commercial awareness.
• Ability to identify, manage and, most importantly, communicate risk and opportunities.
• Strong influencing and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to foster effective teamwork across multiple locations.
• Proactive learner, ability to develop new skills quickly.

• Ability to focus on the big picture and identify when to delve into the detail through available discipline and functional support.
• Understanding of commercial and economic business drivers.
• General knowledge of bp project processes.
• General exposure to bp engineering technical practices and industry codes and standards.