Business Advisor to SVP HSE & Carbon

Energy Vault; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy company seeks a Business Advisor to the SVP HSE & C, responsible for maximizing the effectiveness of the leadership team and managing various HSE&C topics. This role requires a strategic advisor with technical depth, organizing skills, and the ability to communicate effectively. The position offers flexibility in a supportive environment with diverse employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Life and health insurance

Tremendous learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Technical depth in HSE&C, engineering or operations.
• Proven experience driving change initiatives.
• Excellent English writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Maximise SVP’s impact by organizing meetings and providing preparation materials.
• Support management and performance of HSE&C.
• Facilitate leadership team meetings and develop communication materials.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Education

University Degree

Job description

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

Job Description:

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

How would you like to serve as a strategic advisor to the SVP for HSE & Carbon?

The Business Advisor to the SVP HSE & C is responsible for maximising the effectiveness of the SVP through direct and indirect support. The role forms a central part of the leadership team and is key in helping to drive performance across the broad range of HSE&C topics; from modern slavery to net zero operations; process safety to biodiversity and industrial hygiene to risk management to name a few.

You will work closely with the SVP, attending executive level meetings, frequently visiting our operating sites and participate in industry meetings.

Although this role sits within P&O, it provides the unique opportunity to work across the whole of bp.

Key accountabilities:

• Maximise the SVP’s impact in meeting / events by organising and preparing for key meetings and providing preparation materials (briefings, presentations etc.).

• Support the SVP in the overall management and performance of HSE&C, whilst anticipating, responding and integrating input and direction to functional activities.

• Provide the SVP with insights, feedback and pulse of the Function; interface with line peers to improve alignment.

• Facilitating leadership team meetings by creating and maintaining the forward agenda, providing materials in advance of meetings, managing adherence to the agenda, capturing action items and following up on status.

• Plan and manage the SVP’s yearly plan of meetings, events and regional visits aligning with bp activity and priorities.

• Supporting SVP with external engagements including IOGP, SPE and relationships with universities.

• Be a partner; communicate and enable the performance management of the organisation, including Townhalls, Performance Reviews, Leadership Team (LT) and Extended Leadership Team (ELT) meeting and events, including the development of materials and agenda.

• Work with members of the LT to set priorities and provide input into key processes (planning, costs, performance contracts).

• Develop and compile high quality papers for submission to the Board, Executive and other partners.

• Assist leadership in communications, including speeches and presentations, to clearly convey messages to the organisation and stakeholders.

• Act as a liaison by establishing relationships with the Leadership Team to ensure connectivity in support of overall business objectives

• Network amongst the ELT as well as others to connect ideas and bring them into action.

• Engage and build relationships with BA’s and Chiefs of Staff from other Executive office’s, acting as a single point of contact for HSE&C

• Develop clear, concise communication materials

• Work closely with Personal Assistant to prioritise calendar, time and agenda for the SVP office

Essential education:

• University Degree educated.

• Excellent English writing skills.

Essential experience and job requirements:

• Technical depth in either HSE&C, engineering or operations.

• Proven experience driving change initiatives and navigating change.

• Exceptional organising skills, ability to execute, drive and make rapid interventions as needed to avoid surprises.

• Ability to quickly build and sustain deep networks – upwards, with peers, with broader organisation etc.

• Excellent communications skills - written and verbal.

• Trusted advisor – demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted advisor, sounding board, thinking partner with Strict adherence to confidentiality, data privacy, and discretion.

Desirable criteria:

• Time management, systematic and strong organisational skills.

• Working quickly and accurately under pressure. Resilience.

• Communication skills (written and oral).

• Strong emotional quotient (EQ).

Additional information:

• A key member of the HSE&C leadership team.

• Will gain a good knowledge of a huge breadth of HSE&C topics.

• Work closely and learn directly from bp executives senior and leaders.

• Requires ability to openly challenge and speak-up.

Why join bp:

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits.

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 benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Apply now!!

Travel Requirement

Up to 50% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation internationally

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Integration, Managing strategic partnerships, Research and insights, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability awareness and action

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status.Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process,pleasecontact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.