Environmental & Social Advisor

Job Description

Job Profile Summary Role SynopsisThis is a rare development opportunity to take on a role as an Environmental & Social Advisor within an experienced high performing team. It is an excellent chance to build broad knowledge of the oil and gas industry within an integrated energy company andgain exposure across the business life cycle. Training in support of the role will be provided. You will be supporting the team to deliver regulatory compliance, environmental and social requirements for multiple offshore operations in the North Sea. We arelooking for a motivated, dynamic individual who enjoys working as part of a team in a fast-paced environment and embraces new challenges. We recognise that there is a need for organisations like ours to think about sustainability holistically, encompassing climate and environmental concerns as well as a broader set of issues that impact society. There is also the need to follow through on ourcommitments and aims with timely efforts and transparency on progress. In 2020 we launched a new sustainability frame that helps us to do that. The frame includes our net zero ambition and aims and our wider approach to environmental and social issues. It also helps to concentrate our efforts and resources where we believe we can make the most difference. It has three focus areas: get to net zero,improve peoples lives, care for our planet. These include prioritised themes linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This is an exciting time to work for bp, as we look to transition towards Net Zero and the successful candidate will be engaged in supporting the region through this transition.This is fixed term position for an 18 month duration with further possibility of extension / conversion to permanent staff basis.Key Responsibilities

• Support the business in preparing and maintaining permit and consent applications related to production, subsea & pipelines, wells and survey activity in the North Sea in accordance with the regulatory requirements.
• Support in preparing and executing compliance and conformance inspections and building relationships with key external stakeholders. Occasional offshore trips will be required.
• Promoting environmental good practice to sites through operational support and training. Coach and guide on regulatory and BP environmental requirements.
• Support delivery of regulatory and internal reporting requirements.
• Support site and system self-verification activities and environmental risk assessments as the need arises.
• Support ongoing environmental monitoring requirements in support of region license to operate.
• Support the region in delivering Carbon savings and the net zero emission ambition.

Job Advert Essential Education

• Degree in an environmental or related discipline.
• Working towards a Professional chartered level qualification or equivalent required e.g. IEMA Full Membership Status (or equivalent).

Essential Experience and job requirements

• Broad understanding and experience of the UK regulatory regime and knowledge of systems and reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of operations, including offshore production, subsea, wells and exploration.
• Track record of working within teams and building and maintaining productive internal and external relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience in implementing environmental performance improvement; willingness to challenge status quo where appropriate to make change happen.
• Ability to efficiently prioritize work on a continual basis.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills across all levels of the organisation.

Desirable Criteria

• Specialist knowledge of production, wells, subsea and/or survey operations

Entity Production & OperationsJob Family Group HSSE GroupRelocation available NoTravel required Yes - up to 10%Country United KingdomAbout BP PRODUCTION & OPERATIONSThis is the place to truly drive change. Our people develop hydrocarbon resources, deliver projects, operate refineries as well as oil and gas production assets.Join us and make a difference by: making our production and operations safer and more standardised driving quicker reduction of our carbon emissions growing cash returns and delivering improved reliability and optimisation maximising efficiency through sharing resources accelerating the digital transformation of our operating assets developing our people faster, leveraging the scale of P&O building greater integration and collaboration in service of our purposeLegal 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/neurocognitivefunctioning, 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 benefitsand privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.