Geohazard Specialist (Offshore Wind)

bp; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Talent Delivery Partner to enhance their offshore wind projects. This role involves providing geohazards expertise throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring safety and compliance while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in geoscience or geo-engineering, excellent project management skills, and a passion for innovation in the energy sector. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will significantly impact sustainable energy solutions.

Qualifications

• Geoscience or Geo-Engineering degree required.
• Project management expertise in site investigation and ground engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide geohazards expertise across offshore wind portfolio.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure safe project execution.

Skills

Geohazards expertise

Project management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Geophysical survey

Ground model development

Collaboration skills

Education

Geoscience or Geo-Engineering degree

Masters or PhD in relevant discipline

Tools

IHS Kingdom

Petrel

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Description

Job Location: Sunbury-on-Thames

Industry: Oil and Energy, Geoscience

Role Overview:

You will be part of an integrated Site Assessment (survey acquisition) and Ground Engineering team providing site survey and developing fit-for-purpose ground models and ground-engineering for bid assessment through design, construction, and operation.

What you will do:

Provide geohazards expertise across bp’s offshore wind portfolio through the project lifecycle, including:

• Geohazard survey and consultancy scoping and technical oversight in survey and consultancy execution
• Ground modelling and geohazard management for permanent and temporary works
• Ensure geohazard (seismicity, shallow gas, slope instability, etc.) and obstructions (challenging seafloor and seabed conditions, debris, boulders, UXO, etc.) identification, assessment, and mitigation, for appropriate depths of interest (e.g., cable or foundation), by avoidance or by design at wind farm sites, cable routes, landfalls, and onshore facilities, during site investigation and project design and execution.
• Work within an integrated geoscience team to build fit-for-purpose ground models for wind farm engineering.
• Quantify and present ground engineering risks to relevant stakeholders to ensure they are understood, controlled, and continuously reduced across the business.
• Collaborate with safety, consent, and procurement teams to ensure robust execution of works.
• Collaborate with foundation, transmission engineering, and construction disciplines to safely deliver site investigations and project infrastructure.
• Ensure safe and cost-efficient design and integrity management throughout asset life in accordance with bp and industry standards.
• Maintain relationships with third-party suppliers, contractors, and partners.
• Actively contribute to technology development and share knowledge within the geohazards and geophysics communities of practice.

What you will have:

• Geoscience or Geo-Engineering degree.
• Relevant professional accreditation.
• Excellent knowledge of industry codes and standards.
• Project management expertise in site investigation and ground engineering activities.
• Expertise in planning and executing site investigations, characterisation, and ground model development.
• Experience in geophysical survey of the seafloor, data acquisition, processing, and interpretation.
• Skills in integrating geological, geotechnical, and geophysical data to develop ground models.
• Knowledge of offshore wind ground engineering activities related to design, analysis, and installation.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage time effectively, working with distributed teams across time zones.
• Proven experience working in multidisciplinary teams and on major projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills, comfortable reporting to senior management.
• Masters or PhD in a relevant discipline.
• Membership in relevant industry panels or standards organizations (e.g., SUT, OGP, ISO).
• Basic understanding of soil and rock geophysics.
• Experience with geohazard software (e.g., IHS Kingdom, Petrel).
• Experience interpreting advanced cone penetration tests and down-hole geophysical logs.
• Awareness of machine-learning in geo-data, foundation design, transmission system design, and energy yield assessments.
• Experience working remotely.
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior team members.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.