Standards Specialist

BP•Houston, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

BPX Energy, a prominent oil and gas producer in the United States, specializes in unconventional gas, including shale, to deliver hydrocarbon production and technical knowledge globally. With operations in Texas and Louisiana, our US onshore business is recognized as a best-in-class oil and gas producer and a leader in methane emissions reduction. As part of BP, a global industry leader, we foster a high-energy, high-intensity environment grounded in accountability, collegiality, and empowerment. This role is responsible for establishing, implementing, and continuously refining the company's Operating Management System, encompassing operational policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and guidance documents. The objective is to ensure safe, efficient, reliable, and compliant outcomes across the business. A primary focus involves close engagement with production teams, field personnel, and cross-functional stakeholders to thoroughly understand their operational needs and challenges. You will collaborate directly with them to develop practical tools, processes, and standardized approaches that promote consistency, improve safety performance, and support overall operational excellence. This necessitates a strong technical foundation, the ability to rapidly comprehend mechanical principles and equipment/system functionality (even with unfamiliar tasks), and a proactive approach to translating complex requirements into effective, user-friendly solutions. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who demonstrates significant initiative, strives for improved outcomes, and consistently aims to exceed expectations. You will approach problems with an open mind, employing imaginative and innovative thinking when standard methods are insufficient, always prioritizing safety, risk management, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

4 years minimum experience in oil and gas preferred, not required
Bachelor of science degree, preferably engineering
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work with multi-functional office & field-based teams in-person and remotely.
Motivated, self-starter enthusiastic about affecting change to drive upstream innovation
Ability to collaborate and build alignment with individuals and within multi-discipline teams.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with office- and field-based production teams, collaborators, and leaders to understand business and operational needs, then develop, refine, and implement standard operating procedures, policies, and guidance documents that cover both field and office activities.
Engage proactively across the business to maintain, strengthen, and continuously improve the Operating Management System, identifying gaps and driving systemic enhancements that promote safety, standardization, and efficiency.
Support and streamline the management of change processes for policies, procedures, and guidance documents, ensuring timely, effective, and well-documented updates.
Collaborate with the Investigation Team to analyze incidents and implement corrective actions on a systemic basis, embedding lessons learned into standards and practices.
Work with the Process Safety Team to assess risks and enhance policies, procedures, and guidance documents, ensuring controls are practical, robust, and aligned with operational realities.
Proactively engage key stakeholders to identify management system gaps, develop creative corrective action plans, and drive them to timely completion while supervising progress and measuring impact.
Support the ongoing management and optimization of the enterprise-wide document management system to ensure accessibility, version control, and usability for all users.
Cultivate a culture of teamwork and continuous learning by actively sharing lessons learned across disciplines and business functions, then embedding them into bpx standards to achieve organization-wide improvement.
Demonstrate high initiative and ownership by working towards superior outcomes, seeking opportunities to over deliver, and applying imaginative problem-solving when established methods are insufficient to meet safety, efficiency, or reliability goals.
Uphold BP's Engineering Principles, align with the BP Code of Conduct, and consistently model BP's Values & Behaviors in all interactions and decision-making.