Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Project Management Group

Job Description:

About us

bp Technical Solutions India (TSI) centre in Pune, aims to build on bp’s existing engineering and technical strengths to deliver high quality services to its hydrocarbons and new energy businesses worldwide. TSI brings together diverse engineering capability to provide technical services across a range of areas including engineering, maintenance, optimization, data processes, projects and subsurface, to deliver safe, affordable, and lower emission energy, while continuously innovating how we work.

About the role

This position reports to the Project Controls Verification and Benchmarking (V&B) Discipline Lead.

As the Senior Benchmarking Engineer, you will be the expert in cost and schedule benchmarking. You will manage and develop our internal benchmarking application, requiring knowledge in technology, data collection, normalization, and visualization.

This hands-on role involves working with various stakeholders, including the digital development and systems transformation teams on system development and maintenance. You will work directly with global project teams to ensure efficient data collection and provide senior decision-makers with benchmarking reports and insights.

What you will deliver

• Technical Expertise - Manage the internal benchmarking system including working with the digital technology team in the ongoing development and roll out of the system. Managing user access rights and training in it use.

• Data Collection and Analysis – Gather data through various methods including supporting project delivery teams to efficiently collect and validate cost, schedule and technical data for input into both internal and external databases.

• Collaboration and Communication – Working with cross-functional teams including Project Management, Project Control, Engineering and Procurement.

• Reporting - Creating reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate benchmarking results to partners and provide actionable recommendations

• Continuous Improvement – Identifying opportunities to improve the benchmarking process, coach project teams in the use of historical data. Drive standardization across benchmarking by developing standard reporting formats and visuals

• Support the verification and benchmarking subject area lead by participating in the project verification reviews.

• Support implementation of standard PC process, tools and practices

• Document and proactively share lessons learned across projects.

• Contribute positively to achieving individual, team and organizational targets.

• Provide leadership within the project controls team, working with the cost estimating, planning and cost engineering and systems and transformation sub-disciplines.

• Coach and mentor future project controls talent

What you will need to be successful

Must have educational qualifications:

Preferred education/certifications:

• Engineering, Project Management, Finance, technical or equivalent degree

Minimum years of relevant experience:

• 8+

Total years of experience:

• 15+

Must have experiences/skills (To be hired with):

• Good level of understanding of the principals of benchmarking and why it is important.

• Practical knowledge of cost estimating and planning disciplines

• Ability to produce and present high quality written reports and summary presentations

• Ability to harness use of digital tools to provide high quality benchmarking reporting

• Strong analytical skills with expertise in Microsoft Suite of tools including PowerBi, and ability to adapt quickly to new ‘digital’ technologies

• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise, experience of agile ways of working

• Self-motivation and a high level of individual initiative and self-reliance are required.

• Ability to communicate and influence across different levels in the organization.

• Bias for simplification and efficiency with focus on fit-for-purpose deliverables that meet the needs of the business.

• Strong ability to build partnerships, actively engage and respect contributions of others.

• Excellent inter-personal skills and behaviours

Good to have experiences/skills (Can be trained for – learning/on-the-job):

• Experience of using statistical methods to analyse data

• Previous experience in data structures or data management

• Experience of working with data based software packages

% travel requirements

Up to 10% !

Why join 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. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, 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, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

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 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:

Benchmarking, Benchmarking, Change control, Collaboration, Commissioning, start-up and handover, Conflict Management, Construction, Cost Analysis, Cost Estimates, Cost Estimating, Cost estimating and cost control (Inactive), Data Analysis, Design development and delivery, Frameworks and methodologies, Governance arrangements, Oil and Gas Industry, Performance management, Portfolio Management, Project and construction safety, Project Controls, Project execution planning, Project HSSE, Project Leadership, Project Team Management, Quality {+ 8 more}

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.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.