Process Excellence Lead — Continuous Improvement

bp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

bp pulse is seeking a senior project/change lead to identify and deliver improvements across bp's M&C UK operating model, including bp pulse. The role focuses on scalable, cost-effective delivery and a winning business roadmap in a dynamic environment.

You will enable bp pulse and the wider M&C UK business to grow while improving efficiency, reliability and safety, reporting insights to senior leaders and shaping strategic roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in business improvement or change capacity.
• Ability to balance forensic analysis with clear business cases.
• Experience across agile, waterfall, or Scrum delivery methods.
• Proven track record in high‑intensity, time‑critical environments.
• Degree or equivalent experience in engineering, CS, IS, business or similar.
• Lean/SixSigma/Prince2/APM or related qualifications preferred.
• Agile/Scrum BA qualifications or accreditations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and process effectiveness.
• Lead change initiatives across lead-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes.
• Produce future-state process designs supporting scalable operations.
• Deliver a benefits roadmap with senior leadership reporting.
• Lead cross-functional change initiatives that land effectively.
• Provide insights from data to inform prioritisation and decisions.
• Build customer alignment across functions for better delivery.
• Foster continuous improvement culture and capability uplift.

Skills

Change control

Conflict Management

Construction

Design development and delivery

Frameworks and methodologies

Governance arrangements

Performance management

Portfolio Management

Project and construction safety

Project Commissioning

Project execution planning

Project HSSE

Project Leadership

Project Team Management

Quality

Requirements Management

Reviews

Risk Management

Schedule and resources

Sourcing Management

Stakeholder Management

start-up and handover

Strategy and business case

Supplier Relationship Management

Job description

bp pulse is seeking a senior project/change lead to identify and deliver improvements across bp's M&C UK operating model, including bp pulse. The role focuses on scalable, cost-effective delivery and a winning business roadmap in a dynamic environment.

You will enable bp pulse and the wider M&C UK business to grow while improving efficiency, reliability and safety, reporting insights to senior leaders and shaping strategic roadmaps.