Aviation Senior Technologist

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

Operations Group

Job Description:

Who we are: 

Fuels & Low Carbon Technology (F&LCT) are a team of over 300 technologists, scientists and engineers who provide pioneering solutions to support bp’s Fuels, Refining, Bioenergy and Hydrogen businesses. We also support the Technology group through Innovation Management, Modelling, Digital Science and our academic research programs.  The Refining and Advanced Fuels Technology (R&AFT) who form part of the F&LCT consists of over 120 people who work closely with business groups to assure the quality of our fuels along the whole of the Fuels Supply Chain - from our Refineries and 3rd party suppliers to our Customers and Products businesses. We also develop differentiated fuels products for retail customers and deploy these into global markets. The range of fuel products is evolving as part of the energy transition, with a growing number of bio-based fuel offers. The R&AFT team also run technical programs to understand and mitigate the risk of processing bio-based feedstocks in our refinery assets, to produce a variety of renewable fuels.

The opportunity:

We are delighted to present this opportunity within Global Aviation & Quality Assurance (GAQA) for the position of Aviation Product Quality Senior Technologist. This role will report to the Aviation Quality Manager alongside a team that are covering North Central West Europe (NCWE) & South Europe Middle East India & Africa (SEMEIA). The successful candidate will be responsible for Aviation fuel Product Quality (PQ), from conventional Aviation fuels through to low carbon renewable Aviation fuel for the Nordics Region.

The role:

The Aviation Senior Technologist will provide Aviation Product Quality Assurance from the point of manufacture through to aircraft wing tip, ensuring the correct grade of aviation fuel is delivered safely, on-specification and free of contamination, in line with aviation industry standards and requirements.  The role also supports the transition to sustainable aviation fuels helping to deliver the Aviation net zero strategy.

Accountabilities will include:

• Main regional point of contact and technical advisor for internal & external activity regarding all Aviation fuel quality and specification matters. This includes Jet Fuel, Aviation Gasoline and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
• Lead and/or support incident management activities and subsequent root cause analysis to address quality incidents and capture lessons learned. This support will require flexibility and out of hours activity for urgent issues.
• Responsible for ensuring that product quality related policies, standards & procedures as set by external industry and internal airbp product quality staff, are correctly implemented and followed by our Supply, Trading and Shipping (S&TS) teams, refineries, terminals and airport operations in the region.
• Help customers and other stakeholders deliver product quality related projects.
• Provide Quality assurance, through periodic monitoring plan assessments including inspections of supply locations, laboratories, and operational sites to verify conformance with standards and procedures, performance reporting and root cause analysis.
• Liaise with bp Refineries, 3rd Party Refineries, pipelines, shipping, supply, and logistic groups to coordinate and implement aviation fuel quality initiatives and fuel specification changes.
• Development and maintenance of PQ training materials, providing PQ training to relevant bp business units and or 3rd parties as required.
• Participate and contribute to the Product Quality Network (PQN) to discuss PQ issues, share lessons learned and coordinate implementation of new initiatives across R&AFT and Customers & Products (C&P) Aviation.
• Management of regional PQ incident database entries, review of PQ incident trends, providing trends & emerging risk data to relevant internal PQ forums.
• Supporting Aviation PQ Technical Service Agreements (TSA’s) where required.

About you:

You will be qualified to a degree level in Science or Engineering, preferably Chemistry or Process/Chemical engineering.

Subject matter expertise in relation to the petroleum fuels industry or a related field in the aviation industry is advantageous.  Knowledge and application of, petroleum fuels manufacture, distribution and use in engines, laboratory testing and test methods and fuel quality assurance/control and specifications.

You will be a skilled communicator, have an empathetic engagement style, ability to influence, collaborate and implement change.  Strong problem-solving capability and aptitude to respond and react under pressure.  A robust bias for action.  Experience of writing technical documentation.  Exceptional organisational skills and experience of working with agile frameworks will be an advantage.

This role provides exposure to Technology, Customer & Products (C&P), Production & Operations (P&O) and Supply, Trading & Shipping (ST&S), providing the opportunity to create new networks, exposure to renewable fuels and support bp safety leadership principles through product quality compliance.

Required skills:

• Experience in quality assurance or quality control.
• Strong organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
• Ability to achieve alignment and collaborate in a cross functional and cross-level environment.
• Strong interpersonal, networking and influencing skills.
• The role supports regional Military contracts therefore a Norwegian and English speaker is required.

Desirable criteria:

• Background in the aviation business and aviation fuels
• Solid understanding of product development and manufacture and distribution
• Root cause investigational methods
• Experience of auditing to a recognized industry standard
• Proficient with a range of digital tools including Power BI, PowerApps.

Location: Nordics

Travel: 30%

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion:

At bp you have the opportunity to be part of Business Resource Groups (BRGs) which believe in the power of inclusion, deeper connections, and shared experiences. They provide a place for employees to learn and share knowledge, to connect, and to improve. The BRGs focus on and encourage talent engagement, development, and retention while creating a broadened sense of community and inclusion for bp employees. The groups cultivate leadership growth by involving employees in developmental opportunities they would not otherwise have access to. Formal and informal mentoring also help employees develop their professional goals and connect with colleagues.

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

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, 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 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Maintenance Planning, Maintenance Scheduling, Operations readiness planning, Operations turnaround coordinating, Operations Turnaround Preparation, Site operating procedure development, Turnaround common process, Turnaround Planning, Turnaround pre-start-up assurance, Turnaround Scheduling, Turnaround scoping, Work Packaging

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.

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.