Job Family Group:
Subsurface Group
Job Description:
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!
About the role
The Kirkuk project is an important part of bp’s portfolio in Iraq. It comprises four giant carbonate oilfields with 49 billion barrels initially in place and current production of approximately 320 mbd. bp works with the North Oil Company, North Gas Company, ConocoPhillips and Turkish Petroleum to redevelop the fields and grow production.
Reporting to the Area Development Manager, the Base Management Team Leader leads a team of petroleum engineering professionals supporting Kirkuk’s Base Management activities and 5-year Operating Plan.
This is a broad leadership and technical role operating across more than 600 wells and 13 production facilities. You will oversee Base Management priorities, well interventions, production optimization, artificial lift and water injection activities.
You will work closely with subsurface, operations and regional teams to deliver short and long-term plans. You will also develop team capability, drive continuous improvement and support the use of technology and digital solutions.
The role is suited to an experienced petroleum engineering leader who can manage competing priorities, lead technical teams and deliver in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
What you will deliver
Line management of all KST BMT PEs which include senior technical practitioners. Promote discipline health and wellbeing of the team.
Technical coaching, mentoring and career development of all KST BMT PEs. Responsible for people related workflows and management including development discussions and plans (through Focus and Grow), performance evaluations and promotions.
Technical delivery on key PE / Base Mgmt workstreams as required by prioritization and team capability - i.e. the role has both line management, team leadership and technical delivery elements
Develop capabilities in support of the vision for BMT excellence in Kirkuk and nationalization. Responsible for enabling training forums and framework to upskill KPOD PEs.
Collaborate with regional and central DLs/PSMEs/SMEs to share guidelines, help support improvement / update and implementation of field specific guidelines, processes workflows and necessary tools, trainings to support delivery of appropriate quality technical products.
Works with KST TLs and squad members to define ToRs and workplans, to define the products and the ‘definition being done’ as defined by the ToRs.
Drive integration between central enablers and support Well Work progression and activity planning for successful delivery of rig and non-rig intervention programs production/injection targets.
Work with MENA JV BMM for alignment and ownership of key long wavelength strategic BM projects associated with technology deployment trials with due consideration to support delivery of proved reserves.
Drive continuous improvement ideas including digitization of data and work with BMM to establish leadings and lagging KPIs for BMT to enable leadership discussion on department performance.
Collaborate with KPOD TLs to share guidelines and federal initiatives. This includes Well Work JID ToRs, ESP Selection Process Guidelines, New Well Completion Guidelines, Surveillance strategies and plans.
Risk management: Ensures self-verification plans are in place & completed for technical work and that final products are well integrated. Probes understanding of uncertainty and risk in the integrated products and drives closure of risks or identified gaps.
What you will need to be successful (experience and…