Sub-process Owner Construction (GPO)

bp•Chicago, IL

4d•$132,000 - $220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sub-process Owner Construction (GPO) is accountable for the end-to-end governance, performance, and proactive development of bp’s Design to Decommission process across global retail assets, spanning Design, Build & Install Assets, and Site Exit and Decommissioning. The role defines the long-term capability vision, objectives, design, and transformation roadmap across markets, the BTC, and functions to support capital efficiency, cost and schedule certainty, and design standardisation. The role owns the capability’s policies, controls, performance framework, and process decision rights. It prioritises continuous improvement and process-related investment, governs material changes and exceptions, and brings an external view of best practices and emerging trends. It also works with global and local Procurement to align construction, equipment, and facilities category strategies with design standards, equipment specifications, and contracting approaches. The position drives harmonisation, standardisation, adoption, and ongoing improvement across the asset lifecycle, collaborating with Sub Process Owners, Process Advisory Groups, Technology & Data, peer process owners, market and functional leaders, and other partners. It oversees transformation across process, technology, people, and data; identifies automation and AI opportunities; monitors performance, compliance, and value realisation; and champions change and capability development. The role is hybrid, based initially at St James’ Square, London, with an expected office move to Timber Square around Q4 2027–Q1 2028. Up to 25% international travel is expected.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, Property, Business, or another field relevant to Design to Decommission.
Multiple years of relevant experience in capital project and programme delivery, design, construction, and commissioning.
Experience delivering high-volume, template-driven capital programmes across geographically distributed networks of live operating sites, through a broad base of local contractors, rather than focusing on major single-site projects.
Ability to set global standards and drive adoption across multiple countries and permitting regimes.
Credibility and capability to influence senior market, Procurement, and functional leaders without direct reporting authority.
Demonstrated experience owning, designing, or transforming end-to-end processes across multiple businesses, geographies, or organisational units.
Strong experience establishing process governance, standards, performance indicators, and decision rights and driving adoption across a matrix organisation.
Experience shaping and delivering multi-year transformation and continuous-improvement roadmaps spanning process, people, data, and technology.
Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills, including the ability to build alignment and drive outcomes without relying on direct reporting authority.
Strong digital and data fluency, including experience with enterprise platforms, workflow or automation, analytics, or process-intelligence capabilities.
Willingness and ability to travel internationally, with approximately 25% travel expected.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA.
Chartered status or qualifications in construction, property, or project management, such as RICS, CIOB, CEng, APM, or PRINCE2.
Lean, Six Sigma, or change-management qualifications.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end Design to Decommission process and its governance, including process architecture, policies, standards, controls, roles, and key hand-offs.
Define the long-term vision, objectives, design, and roadmap for Design to Decommission, keeping the process aligned with bp strategy and future business requirements.
Own and deliver the transformation roadmap across process, technology, people, and data.
Drive harmonisation and standardisation across design, project delivery, commissioning and handover, and decommissioning.
Identify automation and AI opportunities and develop business cases quantifying value, cost, and risk; ensure organisational readiness for material process changes.
Exercise end-to-end process decision rights, prioritising continuous improvements and process-related investments and governing material changes, exceptions, and deviations from global standards.
Own process performance, compliance, and value realisation by defining outcome-based metrics, monitoring results, and demonstrating the value delivered through improvements.
Use technology-enabled, data-driven insights to identify recurring issues, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities and provide actionable guidance to leadership.
Define business capability requirements for data and technology, support robust governance, and drive simplification and standardisation of the digital landscape.
Champion change, adoption, and capability development; articulate the case for change and activate the global process network.
Drive cross-process collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation across Design, Construction, Commissioning, Asset Operations, and Decommissioning.
Work with global and local Procurement to align construction, equipment, and facilities category strategies with design standards, specifications, and contracting approaches.
Manage cross-process dependencies and resolve issues requiring enterprise alignment, including interfaces with Retail Asset Management.
Engage external parties and experts as needed to advance Design to Decommission capabilities and ways of working.

Benefits

Life and health insurance.
Medical care package.
Paid vacation for full-time employees, ranging from 120 to 240 hours per year depending on relevant industry experience.
Nine paid holidays per year and two personal choice holidays.
Up to eight weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
Discretionary annual bonus program.
Long-term incentive program.
Retirement benefits, including a 401(k) matching program and a pension for eligible employees.
Health, vision, and dental insurance.
Life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Learning and career-development opportunities.
Opportunity to join social communities and networks.