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Facility Support Squad Lead

Facility Support Squad Lead

  • Location Azerbaijan - Baku
  • Travel required Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role
  • Job category Engineering Group
  • Relocation available This role is not eligible for relocation
  • Job type Professionals
  • Job code RQ079097
  • Experience level Senior
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Job summary

Entity:

Production & Operations


Job Family Group:

Engineering Group


Job Description:

BP is looking for a Facility Support Squad Leader (FSSL) in AGT who will be responsible for leading a multi-discipline team to deliver engineering services to one of our operating assets, including maintenance, inspection, turnaround, project interfaces, recommendation of technical solutions / technology developments and leadership of engineering studies, risk assessments and Management of Change (MoC) efforts.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the strategic development (long-term improvement) of the asset and implement engineering technical practices for the business to ensure safe and reliable operations!

This position is based in Baku, Azerbaijan and open for national applications only.

The role will report to Engineering Discipline Manager.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

Manage deliverables:

  • Drive discussions with customers, squad members and other stakeholders to define the vision and create a clear linkage to the unit’s Objectives and Key Results

  • Implement quality standards in support of the disciplines, embed continuous improvement culture within the squad

  • Drive for efficiency in all aspects of the squad’s work and techniques being applied, including excellence in squad cadence

  • Be accountable for quality standard of work delivered by squad

  • Enable synchronization between the squads with other squad leads, including synchronization for Operational Sites and central squads

  • Deliver immediate engineering support, working closely with the Site Engineer to resolve issues in support of the Site Team

  • Prioritize and deliver engineering support from the short term through to the life of the asset

  • Lead the risk management process for the asset, including the Risk Assessment Tool, chairing risk reviews, performance managing action closure, and elevating significant risks.

  • Lead the health of the engineered risk barriers, such as Alarm management, LO/LC register, Safe Operating Limits and the cumulative effect of overrides and ORAs.

  • Implement process safety surveillance and report metrics, e.g. PSV lifts

  • Drive production reliability through the Reliability Improvement Plan

  • Drive real, sustainable reduction in emissions through the SER Plan

  • Perform reduction in LOPC and Tier 1/2/3/4 PSE via the LOPC reduction plan

  • Handle technical MoCs, Engineering Queries and F4S assessments, inspection deferrals and own the LO/LC register

  • Stewardship of equipment obsolescence across all subject teams and develop budgets to address

  • Define the integrity management program for the asset and provide oversight of the delivery

  • Provide engineering support for integrity and reliability of subsea systems and equipment

  • Responsible for delivery of the OMS 6.1 Production Efficiency Improvement and Defect Elimination process

Plan and prioritize the work:

  • Define priorities for the squad, incorporating timelines, dependencies, and urgency into the prioritization process to handle the squad backlog

  • Support quarterly business planning for the unit, inputting into a Quarterly Business Review (QBR) memo; scales to include 8Q

  • Support the stakeholder engagement activities and handles expectations

  • Understand and supports enabler / business and team priorities

  • Own overall squad risk depending on classification as per agreed accountabilities

  • Be accountable for all safety aspects of the squad’s work, and that of the Operational Sites associated with the squad

  • Own safety & risk management

Contribute to personnel management and development:

  • Create an atmosphere of confidence, psychological safety and motivation within the squad

  • Endorse the squad’s composition and headcount in support of the subject area leads and business priorities

  • Coach squad members in support of individual development

  • Act to foster excellence in squad/team dynamics in collaboration with agile coaches

Crucial Education and Experience:

Tertiary education (degree in Engineering or related field) and/or equivalent relevant professional qualification.

  • An experienced person in the organization with leadership capabilities

  • Solid experience in leading multi-discipline teams and proven experience in bringing value through safe, reliability and efficient operations

  • Strong business acumen & performance orientation to make value & risk-based prioritization decisions

  • Good knowledge of agile techniques

  • Ability to travel to/from operating facilities

  • Fluency in English and Azerbaijani languages

Desirable criteria:

Chartered/Professional Engineer status

Considering Joining bp?

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. bp is committed to encouraging 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, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, and more!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.


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:

Asking for Feedback, Authentic Leadership, Coaching, Creating a high performing team, Delegation, Empowering Others, Giving Feedback, Goal Setting, Inclusive Leadership, Leading through ambiguity, Leading through Change, Long Term Planning, Managing Performance, Mentoring, Receiving Feedback, Shaping strategy, Strategic Thinking, Team Development, Translating strategy into plans, Workload Prioritization


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.

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