Entity:
Trading & Shipping
Job Family Group:
Supply & Trading Group
Job Summary:
Job Description:
About us
At bp, we’re reimagining energy for people and our planet. With operations working across almost every part of the energy system, we’re leading the way in reducing carbon emissions and developing more sustainable methods for solving the energy challenge. We’re a diverse team of engineers, scientists, traders, and business professionals determined to find answers to problems that must be solved. But we know we can’t do it alone. We are looking for people who share our passion for reinvention to bring a fresh perspective, collaborative spirit, and challenge our thinking in our ambition to achieve net zero.
About the role
As the Vice President of Gas and Power Operations with us, you’ll be responsible for leading the delivery of business results through efficient and compliant trading operations that optimize commercial value from supply and trading activities within our Gas and Power businesses. You’ll be responsible for leading a large team across multiple locations and regional offices. You’ll also be responsible for seeking out digital and technological solutions to drive efficiencies and directly influence strategic development. You’ll own essential front-office, functional and cross-regional relationships as well as relationships with external senior executives within the gas pipelines and ISOs industries.
Key responsibilities include:
Leads a large gas and power operations team across Houston, Calgary and multiple regional offices while ensuring standard processes are being shared and synergies are being extracted between teams.
Key relationship manager with senior third - party pipeline executives.
Working with the gas and power commercial leadership team to formulate regional strategies (operations component is critical to a successful execution)
Leads the continuous improvement agenda for the gas and power operations group, this includes finding digital and technological solutions to drive efficiencies.
Oversee the regional gas and power operations activity while driving an expectation of more “commercial thinking and identification of opportunities.”
Ensures leaders are having the appropriate feedback conversations and constructive dialogue to support performance and career development of team members.
Ensures personal and team compliance with BP’s Code of Conduct and demonstrates strong leadership through BP’s Leadership Expectations and Values & Behaviors.
Qualifications
Gas & power energy trading operations experience required.
Senior leadership experience with expertise in leading leaders.
Must have experience leading a large team.
Proven track record of supporting commercial delivery.
Proven delivery across operational effectiveness and change leadership.
Prefer experience in digital delivery or leading transformational digital initiatives.
Prefer strong external relationships across NA natural gas pipelines & ISOs.
Understanding of ETRM systems, preferably Openlink Endur.
About you
You will bring progressive, strategic operations leadership experience with a demonstrated commercial acumen. You will be an empathic leader with proven delivery of nurturing and developing future leaders. You will have experience seeking out digital and technological solutions to drive efficiencies. You’ll have external senior executive relationships within the gas pipelines and ISOs industries. You will bring a balance of EQ, IQ, and drive in addition to bp’s “who we are” values.
Why join us?
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!
Travel Requirement
Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation may be negotiable for this role
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Energy Trading, Trading Operations
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