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Operations Senior Auditor - Process Safety

Operations Senior Auditor - Process Safety

  • Location Netherlands - Flexible
  • Travel required Yes - up to 25%
  • Job category Engineering Group
  • Relocation available No
  • Job type Professionals
  • Job code 145403BR
  • Experience level Senior
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Job summary

Internal audit is a team of professionals who have a wide range of deep technical, safety and operational expertise and experience of operating high hazard facilities. Our team members are predominantly home-based in the UK, USA and mainland Europe.
We develop and deliver a risk-based programme of safety and operational audits to test the management of the major process safety and operational risks to bp. Our primary objective is to make bp safer and more valuable by helping to improve the management of safety and operational risks.
We provide risk-based and objective assurance, insights, and advice to the businesses, bp leadership (including, the chief executive) and the board committees.


Operations Senior Auditor - Process Safety
The role involves both being an auditor and an audit team lead including developing testing protocols, conducting testing at home, site and office locations, writing findings, and drafting reports.
The job is advertised as home based but also requires working from bp offices, onshore facilities, and occasionally offshore with a focus on work/life balance to manage travel away from home to nominally 25%.

In this role You will:
  • You will travel internationally to bp’s operations and offices as part of an experienced audit team.
  • Participate on up to 9 audits each year, initially as an auditor, then as an audit lead supported by our team of highly experienced auditors.
  • Bring your safety and operational knowledge, experience, and language skills to enhance the expertise of our existing team. We will provide you with the required audit and leadership training.
  • Influence and build relationships with senior and executive level leaders through your participation on audits.
  • Develop and grow your technical, digital and leadership skills.
  • Have an unrivalled opportunity to visit and experience the full breadth of bp’s operations, from refining, offshore operations & drilling, major projects and shipping to low carbon energy and non-operated joint ventures.
  • Help shape the future of internal audit in bp by participating in continuous improvement programs.
What You will need to be successful:
  • English and Dutch language skills are a must, German as an additional knowledge is preferable
  • Qualified professional with relevant engineering degree and industry experience
  • min. 10 years of broad operational experience gained from operating/maintaining/supporting the operation of high hazard facilities
  • written and verbal communication skills, able to resolve and deliver clear messages
  • experience working with, and positively influencing, teams and relationships in a range of settings
  • early adopter of digital tools, data, technology, and ways of working with a commitment to continuous learning and personal development
  • ability and willingness to secure offshore readiness certification and travel offshore via helicopter or boat
  • confident and curious with strong listening skills, able to consider different perspectives and challenge the status quo
  • organised, open-minded and able to adapt to changing priorities, risks, and business environments
  • self-starting, inclusive teammate with capacity to support colleagues and provide honest feedback
  • data-driven problem-solving skills with a passion for continuous improvement, simplification, and efficiency
  • interest in sustainability in operations, low carbon energies and influencing non-operated joint ventures

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