Entity:
Technology
Job Family Group:
Engineering Group
Job Description:
At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, an excellent work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.
The Process Engineer provides chemical and process engineering expertise to Fuel & Low Carbon Technology, Oil & Gas Technology and Wells Fluid teams, supporting operational assets ranging from pilot plants to laboratory scale equipment at the Bengaluru Centre. The role designs laboratory infrastructure and small bespoke experimental apparatus. For example, designing and specifying process gas supplies or a fumehood sized oil filtration apparatus.The engineer personally delivers process design, engineering assurance, and technical risk management across projects and operating units, ensuring solutions meet bp Engineering Technical Practices (ETPs), HSSE requirements, and inherently safer design principles.The role assures safe design and operation of laboratory systems, provides assurance of third party designs, and plays an integral role in leading and participating in formal process safety and risk management activities.This is where bp’s physical research and development work happens; we cover the science behind everything bp does. We lead scientific innovation right through the lifecycle - from research, product development, demonstration, technical scale-up, commercialization and support for users in the real world.This is an opportunity to join a business with an enviable position touching and working with many of bp’s internal businesses and external partners in supporting today’s opportunities whilst focussing on delivering the future technologies.
Job purpose and primary objectives:This role plays a key part in the assurance of chemical engineering principles within an R&D business and will provide oversight and verification of the standardised engineering delivery and detailed engineering solutions. The role will also provide operational line technical query support to the operating teams across our operating sites. Success is developing and assuring our inherently safer design, safe systems of work, whilst facing the challenges of a research, development and technology driven business.
Key responsibilities include:- Day-to-day chemical and process engineering activities to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the Centre, enabling the research and operations teams to deliver their R&D programmes.
- Lead and personally deliver process design activities for projects, ensuring compliance with bp Engineering Technical Practices (ETPs), HSSE requirements, and inherently safer design principles.
- Provide oversight, assurance, and technical challenge of engineering contractor process work.
- Support modification, upgrading, and optimisation of assets and equipment owned or operated by site teams.
Qualifications & Experience - Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in chemical/ process engineering or related discipline relevant to chemical/ process engineering.
- Experience of small scale facility or equipment design
- Good working knowledge of relevant industry standards
- Ability to influence and drive decisions.
- Fluent written and spoken English language.
- Good communicator, able to technically address with conviction verbally and written across Projects and Operations on technical matters at all levels of the company.
- Able to demonstrate pragmatism when balancing technical decisions and operational needs (deliver safe & competitive solutions).
About bpOur 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!We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Additional InformationWe 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, veteran status, or disability status.Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.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.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, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits.
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:
Laboratory Design, Laboratory Equipment Installation, Laboratory Setup, Oil Filtration, Pilot Plants, Process Equipment Design, Research and Development, Use of Laboratory Equipment
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, 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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