Process Design Engineer

Job Description:

The bp Solutions site projects Process Design team is looking for a process design engineer to support and/or lead technical development of a broad range of projects that are required to sustain our refining business and keep it competitive in a changing future marketplace. These projects can be driven by integrity management, commercial maintain, commercial growth, process safety improvements, regulatory compliance, and energy transition such as: Aim 1 emissions reduction, Aim 17 water use reduction, and other low carbon projects.

The process design engineer is a key team member in the front end development of projects (FEL 1-3), bringing together the application of engineering principles, business knowledge, bp and industry standards, and knowledge of good project practices. This role will work closely with business development, appraisal engineering, and project management fields to support projects for the bp Whiting Refinery. The role will also support early screening and prioritisation (FEL0) of business opportunities to enable the selection and progression of safe, competitive and robust projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead development of the technical and process engineering scope during the Concept Development and Optimise stages of projects.
• Support the identification, evaluation and selection of safe, competitive, and robust concepts; support site business development teams to identify and develop technically and commercially feasible reference cases that will enable effective screening and prioritisation of projects within the refinery portfolio.
• Lead completion of the technical definition of the selected option to a level to enable development of a preliminary FEED package
• Own technical inputs to key project work such as schedules, cost estimates, business reason and economics and HSSE studies, etc.
• Provide technical process engineering support and guidance of projects in Define and Execute
• Enable timely and effective engagement of other fields and experts external to the project team
• Selective review and assurance of process inputs of engineering and design work, and participate in design and project evaluations and workshops
• Provide process engineering support and guidance during development of the FEED package and detailed engineering
• Build enduring process design engineering capability by contributing to the development of bp process design guidance manuals, procedures and templates
• Promote collaboration by finding opportunities for collaboration with SME's in bp Solutions and Innovation and Engineering and work with the Process Design Discipline Lead to engage those resources.

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Essential Education:

• Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent

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Essential Experience and Job Requirements:

• Experience working as a process engineer in design or operational roles, 5-15 years
• Knowledge of project processes
• Exposure to projects/project development in the early project stages
• General exposure to engineering practices and codes and standards
• Strong influencing and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to foster effective teamwork across multiple locations

​Desirable Criteria:

• General knowledge of refining processes and typical flow schemes
• Experience and working knowledge of process simulation and other engineering software applications
• Experience working on projects across all project stages as a process design engineer
• Exposure to other engineering roles such as process safety engineer, unit process support engineer, operations engineer, appraisal engineer, etc.
• Proven ability to build close relationships and collaborate with a wide range of teams including contractors
• Awareness level understanding of Decision Quality/Strategic Decision Making principles. ​

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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. bp is committed to encouraging 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, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, and more!

Travel Requirement

Negligible 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:

Application of hierarchy of control, Application of hierarchy of control, Asset health monitoring, Commercial Acumen, Defect Elimination, Design case for safety, Design development and delivery, Design performance standards, Economic evaluation methodology, Emergency process isolation and shutdown systems, Environment and Social Impact Assessment, Facility layout, Fluid characterisation, Hazardous area classification, Hydraulics, Layer of Protection Analysis, Lean Practices, Major accident risk, Operational performance standards, Personal Safety, Plant Layout, Process and process safety design philosophies, Process control and automation, Process performance monitoring, Process safety assurance {+ 5 more}

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