Pipeline & Riser Engineer

Responsible for providing Subsea Riser expertise to projects or operations, including maintenance, inspection and turnaround, proactively interacting with other disciplines, teams, subfunctions and contractors to systematically resolve problems and applying sound engineering judgement to drive integrated, pragmatic solutions focused on risk management, operating efficiency, defect elimination and standardisation. Production & Operations Engineering Group

• Provides advanced technical expertise in riser and pipeline engineering.
• Assists in communicating and maintaining technical practices, guidance notes and tools to verify consistent application, ensuring:
  • technical practices are up to date, practical, pragmatic and aligned to industry requirements.
  • lessons are captured, codified and embedded.
• Provides independent expert technical recommendation on riser and pipeline design, scope definition, equipment specification, engineering assessments, construction, commissioning / start-up, inspection, maintenance, repair and intervention, employing risk management techniques (use of Synergi) and advising on Management of Change (MoC) efforts where applicable.
• Promotes and delivers simple and efficient ways of working and acts as a key discipline interface across sub-disciplines. Good communication skills are essential.
• Provides a timely and measured response to incidents and emerging issues and contributes to the delivery and verification of operational readiness activities.
• Contributes to the scale up of the low carbon business by providing riser and pipeline engineering expertise to the whole of bp.
• Mentors and shares technical expertise with more junior members of riser and pipeline community to build distinctive capability, and leverages stakeholder networks to drive continuous improvement, knowledge sharing (through Community of Practice) and application of technical practices.
• Follows bps Engineering Principles, complies with the Code of Conduct, and demonstrates strong leadership through bps Leadership Expectations and Values & Behaviours.

• Bachelors Degree or higher qualification in an Engineering discipline
• Extensive experience with riser or pipeline related roles within the offshore industry.
• Experience between 8 to 12 Years
• Strong skills in analytical modelling techniques
• Strong skills with hydrodynamic analysis of marine structures
• Familiar with the specification and procurement of riser & pipeline equipment
• Familiar with flexible pipe design
• Familiar with welding and fatigue assessment techniques.
• Familiar with corrosion, corrosion-fatigue and coatings requirements for subsea equipment
• Working knowledge of riser and pipeline industry codes and standards.
• Familiar with construction, repair and maintenance activities
• Willingness to travel globally.
• Personal commitment to high standards in Health and Safety Security & Environment
• Excellent networking skills.

• Chartered or Professional Engineer
• Strong Communication skills
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis techniques
• Familiar with project engineering and management
• Familiar with the following related discipline areas:
  • vortex induced vibration modeling
  • materials engineering for deepwater risers and umbilicals
• Offshore or manufacturing site experience

• Working with peers, SMEs, Senior Pipeline & Riser Engineers, Senior Pipeline Engineer, Advisors, Senior Advisors, Discipline Leads and Technical Authorities as appropriate on key issues of pipeline engineering design, operation and integrity.
• Work with other sub-disciplines in bp not limited to corrosion, materials, subsea, pipelines and geotechnical etc.

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role This role is eligible for relocation within country This position is not available for remote working Anomaly assessment and management, Defect Elimination, Equipment criticality assessment, Equipment maintenance and inspection strategies, FAT and commissioning, Fatigue Analysis, Fitness for Service, Flanged joint, Integrity Management, Mechanical seals and support systems, Monitoring and data interpretation, Piping, hoses and tubing, Piping vibration, Pressure systems regulatory requirements, Pressure Vessels, Selection and design of pipeline equipment, Stress analysis for integrity and leakage, Valves used for isolation, Wind Turbines