Location
United Kingdom - London, ES: Retail - Madrid - Av Daroca, Spain - Castellón, Netherlands - Europoort-Rotterdam
Travel required
Negligible travel should be expected with this role
Job category
Engineering
Relocation available
This role is not eligible for relocation
Job type
Professionals
Job code
RQ094574
Experience level
Senior
Job summary

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Key member of the Global Assay Assurance Team (GAAT), with excellent communication skills to ensure the GAAT are fully aware of the commercial impact of the work requests resulting from front line interactions with partners in P&O and ST&S. Continues communication with key partners and having full understanding of impact of request to prioritise and provide appropriate response. Maintains and drives continuous improvement to Assay Assurance business process.
Supports the management of the crude and feedstock assay programme for bp, co-ordinating the development of test slates and delivering the required analytical programme, building and delivering feedstock representations and working with T&S and the refinery sites to ensure business needs are met.
Influence technology/commercial/strategic options to ensure the best available information is used for planning processes and decisions across bp. This includes supporting the ongoing digital projects and tools like Spiral Assay.
Provides short, mid and long term technical support to refining collaborators throughout the crude supply chain in support of safe, reliable and profitable refinery operations
Provides guidance and technical support on processing crude and advantaged feedstock safely and efficiently; impacts of contaminants and qualities on fouling and processability; and crude oil composition characterization and modelling.
Assemble and communicate knowledge through handbook chapters, 1-pagers and relevant forums. Collect incident and failure findings and ensure learning are embedded in future decision-making process.
Leads multiple cross functional team projects in a collaborative one team approach
Supports strategy workshops & actions (Niche Crudes, heavy crudes, high acid crudes, condensates, high calcium crudes)
Supports the development and capability of junior team members to ensure that fit for purpose representations of crude and feedstocks are produced
Support the team with other efforts related to crude and feedstock knowledge as applicable

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field required or equivalent experience.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 10 years validated industry experience, with minimum 5 years refining operations, planning or technical roles preferred. Refinery commercial optimization experience such as LP analyst is highly desirable

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

In depth knowledge of the properties of crude oil and feedstocks and their impact
Basic Knowledge of refinery LP and scheduling models and tolls
Analysis and modelling skills
Refinery optimisation
Ability to formulate a problem statement from unstructured/conflicting information
Solid understanding of laboratory analytical test methods
Working knowledge of crude and product transportation system
Ability to work successfully within a team and lead when required
Project management skills
Good interpersonal skills to work effectively with the teams that are supported
Ability to focus effort and prioritize work to deliver business value
Demonstrates respect for different cultures and perspectives
Digitally Savvy
English required. Second language (Spanish, German, Dutch) a benefit

SKILLS:

Analytical Laboratory, Analytical Testing, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Crude Oil Handling, Danish Language, Digital Awareness, Digital fluency, German Language, Laboratory Analysis, Laboratory Analytical Techniques, Laboratory Methods, Laboratory Testing, Oil Processing, Oil Refineries, Oil Refining, Process control and automation, Process performance monitoring, Process safety incident learnings, Project Management, Refinery Optimization, Refining, Refining Processes, Spanish Language, Stakeholder Engagement

The Crude and Feedstock support specialist will join a global team at the front end of the commercial decision-making process for crudes and feedstock processing. Provides technical depth in areas of crude, feedstock and biofeedstock processing and optimization. Provides expertise on crude and feedstock quality issues in service of safe, reliable, and profitable refinery operations. Champions and drives bp’s Global Assay Assurance business process. Provides guidance to supply, trading and refining on how to maximize refinery feedstock flexibility and advantages feedstock processing to improve value delivery while mitigating feedstock risk.