Project Services Manager - British Petroleum in Sunbury

Project Services Manager
at British Petroleum in Sunbury



Job title Project Services Manager - Procedures & Systems
Req ID 43761BR
Job category Projects
Sub-category Project Services
Countries (State/Region) United Kingdom - South East
Location Sunbury
Role synopsis Project Services Manager specialising in the development of robust & efficient procedures & systems. To strengthen discipline capability and develop a culture that actively seeks performance excellence. To build the bench-strength of senior players within Project Services, provide succession to leadership roles.
Key accountabilities Lead the Project Services Discipline Managers in the development and maintenance of robust and efficient processes and processes for the GPO. Rigorously enforce compliance with mandated procedures and the BP Way.
Ensure the management information requirements of all project stakeholders are acknowledged, understood and satisfied.
Establish and control robust cost and schedule performance baselines across the full complexity of the BP portfolio of projects at all . Ensure that such control baselines are established prior to FID/project execution and that effective control is rigorously exercised during execution.
Motivate timely and effective intervention by providing performance management information.
Provide influential functional advice and assurance that projects carry adequate funding and schedule provisioning at all CVP stages.
Ensure seamless integration across multiple BP contractor interfaces, automating and maximising information flow across organisations.
Enhance historical cost databases and knowledge management systems to share data within the GPO.
Contribute to peer assists, peer reviews and functional reviews.
Provide coaching and mentoring to developing team members.
Essential Education Degree qualified – but relevant industry experience and proven track record is more important.
Essential experience and job requirements Have the experience and skills to develop and enhance the existing Project Controls management reporting system and make it an up to date and proactive tool for use within the business. Attributes will also include logical thinking and a highly analytical and data driven mind set. Combined with this will be strong influencing skills and the ability to construct, present and defend robust business cases within the Project Controls function.
Possess excellent communication and presentation skills.

Bring a proven ability to coach, mentor and share best practice and knowledge in both formal and informal settings.

Leadership skills are equally important in this role where influencing and communicating in a collaborative, respectful and engaging manner will be essential.
Have international experience as well as good knowledge and understanding of industry best practice.

Adaptability, a flexible approach and high levels of professionalism should be combined with natural enthusiasm, flair for people management and a highly collaborative, communicative team leadership style.
Other essential skills and knowledge The ideal candidate will be looking for scope, challenge and responsibility in an empowering international organisation. The position will attract a suitably experienced individual who is recognised as having broad Project Controls expertise in capital projects.
The ideal candidate must be seen as a highly experienced technical professional who has held significant project control management positions and who will lead from the front. They must be credible, with functional gravitas and demonstrate the ability to add value through engagement and by making sound business judgements

The successful candidate will bring a calm yet purposeful and highly integrating approach. Flexibility will be required to deal with shifting priorities and requirements, and the successful candidate will embrace this challenge rather than shy away from it. As would be expected in a role of this nature, frequent international travel is required.

Above all, the successful candidate will be accountable for their contribution to their own part of the business in accordance with BP Business Principles. Professional gravitas, with the ability to address problems, embrace change, review alternatives and take responsibility, while providing cost effective solutions will be required.
Desirable criteria & qualifications The ideal candidate will be looking for scope, challenge and career enhancement in an expanding and outward looking E&P Operator and will be comfortable playing their part within the GPO, offering first class service focus and ability to interact with the most senior levels of the organisation as well as with operational staff.

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to challenge others in a constructive manner and negotiate with internal peers and partner representatives to influence plans.

Good team player with a pro-active and flexible attitude, and able to work in a multi-cultural environment.

Proven capability to influence a wide variety of stakeholders with disparate agendas and motivations.

Understand the business/commercial aspects and appreciate, and at times contribute, towards the broader strategic considerations.
Relocation available Negotiable
Travel required Yes - up to 25%
Is this a part time position? No
About BP Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of 80,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 80 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

The Global Projects Organisation (GPO) is accountable for the line delivery of Upstream's global portfolio of over 45 major projects. GPO has 4 key roles: .
- Integration, with overall accountability for FM delivery from the beginning of project appraisal to first production, .
- Optimisation, with a focus on selecting the right development concepts, leveraging standardization, segment scale and learning, .
- Execution, continuously improving efficiency with rigorous performance management, .
- Advice, to inform segment portfolio decisions.
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Significant value is created in the front end of projects where we optimize the development concept with multi-disciplinary input, and a standardized model will ensure that we performance manage the developments to ensure that we continuously improve. .
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The goal of the GPO is to deliver sustainable efficiency improvement, close the learning loop with Operations, and to deliver functional performance into GPO Projects.
Disclaimer BP is an equal opportunity employer
Segment Upstream

Deadline: 16/04/2013

How to Apply:

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