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bp

Senior Wells Engineer – GCD

bp

Senior Wells Engineer responsible for delivering engineering designs and influencing well concepts for bp. Involves technical leadership and collaboration with external operators to generate insights.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeSunbury • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Create executable well concepts from incomplete and uncertain subsurface data
  • Plan wells from the ground up, applying rigor appropriate to Front End Loading (FEL) maturity
  • Develop and refine well concepts iteratively across FEL stages
  • Frame decisions in terms of options, risk, trade-offs, and value
  • Balance technical accuracy with decision velocity
  • Use engineering tools pragmatically to inform decisions
  • Provide well inputs to early cost, risk, and value assessments
  • Operate as a senior wells interface across subsurface, facilities, commercial, HSE, and project teams
  • Communicate clearly and credibly with non-wells stakeholders and senior leaders
  • Coach and mentor engineers in concept thinking, judgment, and prioritization
  • Work effectively in ambiguous, evolving environments
  • Shape operator decisions by applying bp expertise

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • University degree in Science / Engineering / Economics or equivalent technical degree
  • Typically 10+ years wells engineering experience, including early-phase or front-end work
  • Strong understanding of drilling and completions fundamentals across various environments
  • Demonstrated business and commercial awareness —thinks in terms of value, not just technical aspects of the project or well
  • Proven ability to influence across disciplines through credibility and leadership presence

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible working options
  • Generous paid parental leave policy
  • Excellent retirement benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools
Well PlanningFront End Loading (FEL)Risk AssessmentDecision MakingTechnical Accuracy
Soft Skills
CoachingMentoringCommunicationInfluencing