Senior Process Engineer

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Job Description:

As a Senior Process Engineer at bp, you will provide frontline process-engineering support for safe, reliable and efficient LNG production, focusing on troubleshooting, performance monitoring, analysis, optimization and process safety.

What you will deliver

Standard accountabilities:

• Provide timely frontline engineering support for normal operations, startup, shutdown, plant upset and equipment performance issues, with clear, documented recommendations.
• Apply risk management to identify, assess, communicate and reduce safety, integrity, reliability, production and cost risks. Participate in applicable risk assessments and hazard reviews and steward actions to closure.
• Lead or provide process engineering expertise to incident investigations and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), including immediate-cause analysis where required. Convert findings into sustainable corrective actions.
• Own or support equipment strategies. Use operating history, condition monitoring, failure data and reliability insights to develop, verify and optimize maintenance tasks, intervals and SAP PM build.
• Identify bad actors, vulnerabilities, obsolescence and single-point failures and develop prioritized defect-elimination and life-cycle solutions.
• Provide technical assurance for Management of Change, brownfield modifications, equipment replacement and project deliverables. Ensure decisions and deviations are risk assessed, justified and documented.
• Provide discipline input to turnaround, outage and site project modification scoping and execution, including technical scope definition, prioritization, workpack readiness, field execution support, commissioning/startup support and post-event learning.
• Monitor equipment, system or process health and convert data into actionable insights for Operations, Maintenance, Reliability and leadership.
• Maintain fit-for-purpose engineering records, calculations, drawings, strategies and technical reports in accordance with applicable standards.
• Coach engineers and technicians, share lessons and good practices, and strengthen engineering capability and continuous improvement.

Role-specific accountabilities:

• Lead process troubleshooting during steady-state, startup, shutdown and upset conditions and evaluate recurring issues such as fouling, high DP and off-specification product.
• Perform heat/mass balances, hydraulic evaluations, line sizing, equipment rating, relief-valve verification and pump/compressor assessments.
• Validate changes using Aspen HYSYS and documented engineering justification.
• Support LNG Operations Surveillance, such as Monitor CO2 slip, MR/PR balancing, water/steam balance and production loss.
• Maintain PFDs, P&IDs and LOLC Register and support debottlenecking, modifications and replacements.

• Lead complex process and operational challenges, driving safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, manage risks, and deliver business-critical outcomes.
• Provide trusted technical advice and strategic recommendations to operational and business leaders.
• Lead process optimization, debottlenecking, and plant improvement initiatives across the LNG value chain.
• Drive risk-based decision-making through engineering assurance, MoC, HAZOP, LOPA, and barrier management processes.
• Influence and communicate technical decisions, risks, and opportunities to diverse stakeholder groups, including senior leadership.
• Mentor engineers and foster continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence.
  

What you will need to be successful

In addition to a Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, it is essential that the successful candidate also demonstrates:

• Minimum 15+ years of process-engineering experience in oil and gas with an operator, consultant or EPC.
• Strong LNG onshore-processing understanding with knowledge of offshore facilities and LNG export systems.
• Proficient in Aspen HYSYS and international-standard engineering calculations.
• Familiar with PI ProcessBook/PI Vision, Palantir and data-analysis tools.
• Knowledge of risk management and Locked Open/Locked Closed Valve management

Additionally, it would be beneficial to have:

• Remote-site LNG operations; startup, commissioning or major turnaround; barrier health and bowtie knowledge.
• Membership of a relevant professional engineering institution.

Why Join Us?

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
• Life and health insurance, medical care package
• And many other benefits!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations!

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