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Projects Contracts Advisor – Biofuels Part Time

Sunbury-on-thames, Middlesex
BP Energy

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Summary:

In 2020, bp announced its net zero ambition, striving to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner. As part of the strategy to transition from an International Oil Company to an Integrated Energy Company, bp will diversify the company into different forms of energy, including renewables, biofuels and hydrogen.

The Daedalus Programme has been established to develop a portfolio of biofuels projects which will use Hydro-processed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a standardised and consistent way to support the energy transition.

As the Daedalus Programme Project Procurement Execution Advisor, you will be fully integrated with the Programme execution team and support the implementation of the overall Programme contracting and execution strategy. You will have full ownership and responsibility for two (2) key scopes – Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) and Engineering and Procurement (E&P) – for which you will lead all pre and post contract award activities on behalf of the projects. You will also provide line leadership to one (1) direct report.

Job Description:

What you will deliver

  • You will be responsible for the full project contracting life cycle including strategy development, sourcing, negotiating, contracting as well as contract and supplier performance management for allocated scopes.

  • You will be responsible for timely execution of contracts to meet Programme schedule.

  • You will be accountable for engaging and handling internal and external partners.

  • You will be accountable for line leadership of one (1) direct report.

What you will need to be successful

  • Full project life cycle contracting experience including strategy development, sourcing, negotiating, contracting as well as contract and supplier performance management.

  • Experience of RFP preparation and evaluation.

  • Experience of contract management including variation negotiation.

  • Purchase Order management experience.

  • Good solid understanding of Compass, Ariba Guided Buying or local P2P system and Procon.

  • Good understanding of bp Category Management processes and procedures.

  • An outstanding teammate with strong influencing and integration skills.

  • Able to communicate effectively with all levels of the project team, contractors and Production & Operations (P&O) Projects Leadership.

  • Skilled at working through complexity, driving projects in multi-stakeholder, multi field, multi-cultural environments, with region and country-specific issues and challenges.

  • Ability to multi-task and successfully prioritise workload to enable efficient working.

  • Able to understand the potential execute risks and assess appropriate risk allocation.

  • Experience of and ability to craft different risk / reward commercial and contracting models.

  • Experience of and ability to provide line leadership to one (1) direct report.

Essential education:

  • Degree in Engineering, Procurement, Law or other technical subject area

  • Strong experience in supply chain management.

Desirable education:

  • Professional PSCM qualification (MCIPS, CPM, CPSM) or equivalent

Y ou will work with

The role offers rich Define/Execute experience on a Programme of major capital projects. The role also offers exposure to a programmatic execution model and an opportunity to work as part of an Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) alongside bp’s IPMT partner – Fluor. The role also offers line leadership experience.

Additional information

At bp, w e pr o vide the f oll o wing e n vironment and benefits to y ou:

• A compa n y cul t ure where w e respect our di v erse and unified teams, where w e are proud of our

achi ev ements and where fun and the atti t ude of giving back to our e n vironment are highly v alued

• P ossibility to join our social communities and net w orks

• L earning oppor t unities and other d ev elopment oppor t unities to craft y our career path

• Li f e and health insurance, medical care package

• And ma n y other benefits.

W e are an equal oppor t unity empl oy er and v alue di v ersity at our compa n y . W e do not discriminate based on race, religion, colou r , national origin, gende r , s e xual orientation, age, marital sta t us, v eteran sta t us, or disability sta t us.

W e will ensure that individuals with disabilities are pr o vided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or intervi e w process, per f orm c r ucial job functions, and recei v e other benefits and privileges of empl o yment.

Don ‘ t hesita t e t o g et in t ouch with us t o r equest a n y accommodations.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% 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:

Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Building sustainability, Business Acumen, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Commercial acumen, Communication, Cost modelling, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Market Analysis, Negotiation planning and preparation, Sourcing strategy, Stakeholder Management, Supplier Selection, Sustainability awareness and action, Value creation and management

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 disabilities may request a reasonable 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 accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.

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.

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