Value Engineer, Offshore Wind

Job description

Job Profile Summary

The Value Engineer shall support a Senior Value Engineer on the development of the project inputs to the business model (CAPEX, OPEX and EYA), supporting value engineering works in a project or bid, following the guidelines, review and steer from the Senior Value Engineer.

The Value Engineer shall be open to learn and be proactive to take responsibility within the assigned scope of work and shall professionally grow to acquire the required capabilities to get more responsibilities.

About bp
At bp, we're striving to meet the growing global demand for safe, sustainable, and affordable energy. Bp's ambition is to be one of the leading providers of offshore wind energy. A career in offshore wind is an opportunity to help shape the future of bp. To power the scale and pace of growth that we are targeting, we need the best people in the industry. As part of the team, you'll be playing a key role in support bp to move towards our net zero ambition, at the same time as being part of one of our exciting new energy businesses. You'll help to plan for and develop our offshore wind projects, growing your talent in all kinds of new and exciting ways to define the future of energy.

Job Advert

Value Engineer

This role is advertised in our UK office locations however we are open to considering candidates from Copenhagen, Hamburg & Madrid.

In this role You will:

support Senior Value Engineer on the development of offshore wind project cost estimates and coordinate, with the wider team of engineers and specialists, other inputs into the business model (e.g. OPEX and Energy Yields)

be expected to challenge underlying assumptions with the technical workstreams, propose value enhancing solutions and analyse cost risk and uncertainty – all with the objective of maximising project value and competitiveness

Working across multiple projects in the OFW portfolio, you will play a key role in ensuring bp bids competitively in seabed leases, enhances value through the Develop stage, and sets realistic cost targets at FID.

Plan, coordinate and deliver CAPEX, OPEX and EYA figures (inputs to LCoE) for a range of project scenarios – to help the team identify the optimal project design/execution

Propose innovative solutions to improve the project LCoE

Develop final cost estimates in support of lease bids, stage-gate FMs, business case updates and Project FIDs

Demonstrate competitiveness through internal and external benchmarking analysis

Support enhancements to bp's in-house Value Engineering tools

What You will need to be successful:

Proficient in English

Degree in a relevant technical field (Preferably Finance/Engineering/Science)

Technical knowledge of value engineering, with a minimum of 3 years in a similar role

Proven track record of working with external contractors

Willingness and ability to learn new skills and grow your capability

Detail oriented and well-organized

Broad and sophisticated relationship & stakeholder management

Why join us
This role is in support of bp's Offshore Wind sub-entity, part of the Gas & Low Carbon Energy entity which supports all bp's new energy projects including offshore wind, solar, hydrogen and CCS.

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering 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, and excellent retirement benefits, among others

Entity

Gas & Low Carbon Energy

Job Family Group

Project Management Group

Relocation available

Negotiable

Travel required

Negotiable

Time Type

Full time

Country

United Kingdom

About BP

GAS AND LOW CARBON ENERGY

At bp we're reimagining energy, and so could you. By reinventing our ‎gas and low carbon energy businesses we're advancing low carbon energy solutions for people and our planet. That's why we need talent like you to join us.

Together, we will achieve this by:

• integrating our gas and renewable capabilities

• building and growing low and zero carbon businesses and markets

• developing new gas opportunities

• driving new decarbonisation technologies and capabilities

• leveraging digital to create innovative zero carbon energy solutions

• creating new business models that are driven by innovative financing solutions

• adopting new ways of working that unleash the ingenuity and potential of our people

• collaborating with the rest of our business to present ourselves as 'one bp' to our customers

Legal disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic background, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, 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, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Sunbury-on-Thames

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Profession type

Bar Staff / Waiters and Waitresses

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English