Senior SCAL Scientist

bp; Bengaluru; Ibrido; INR 1.500.000 - 2.100.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Relocation assistance

Descrizione del lavoro

bp's Reservoir Recovery Unit within the Applied Sciences Technology group undertakes long-term R&D and P&O/G&LCE studies to advance waterflood/gasflood and SCAL capabilities. You will design, manage, and review experiments, ensuring alignment with safety and quality standards while guiding a team of lab scientists.

You will contribute technical input to study proposals, maintain budgets, and collaborate with P&O and G&LCE teams to deliver reliable data and insights for decision-making.

Competenze

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or relevant science, or equivalent.
• Hands-on lab work, including planning, executing and reporting studies.
• Experience prioritising lab safety processes.

Mansioni

• Lead all activities during Laboratory study life cycle, including proposal prep and tracking input.
• Manage financial aspects of technical studies to meet budgets.
• Provide technical assurance for Waterflood, Gasflood, EOR, Production Assurance and SCAL measurements.
• Interpret, analyze and report experimental data from studies.
• Oversee sub-contracted SCAL studies with safety and quality QA.
• Supervise and mentor lab scientists
• Meet bp safety standards and support equipment operators in safety expectations

Conoscenze

SCAL expertise

Reservoir testing

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Formazione

Bachelor's or master's in engineering or relevant science

Descrizione del lavoro

About Oil and Gas Technology

OGT is a team of around 200 scientists and engineers who develop and provide pioneering solutions to support bp’s Production and Operations (P&O) and Gas and Low Carbon Energy (G&LCE) businesses.

Entity

Technology

Job Family Group

Research & Technology Group

Job Description

The Reservoir Recovery Unit sits in OGT team, part of Applied Sciences Technology. The team is part of the 60-strong Subsurface and Wells group, working closely with P&O to develop innovative technological solutions addressing both near- and longer-term challenges. The Reservoir Recovery Unit is the home of the Dynamic Displacement laboratory, which provides unique experimental capability and delivers data across waterflood/gasflood, special core analysis (SCAL, including relative permeability), enhanced oil recovery, production assurance (production chemistry) and Wells technology. You will be part of the Reservoir Recovery Laboratory team and will provide technical support and quality assurance to SCAL scientists working in the lab.

Job Purpose And Primary Objectives

You will be accountable for designing and managing Waterflood and Gasflood (including CO2) Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), Production Assurance and/or Special Core Analysis Studies (SCAL) for long term R&D, or P&O/G&LCE facing studies. You will oversee the planning and initiation of studies in the Reservoir Recovery Laboratory or in 3rd party centres. Additionally, you will provide technical input & review of study proposals, reports and technical procedures.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Lead all the required job activities during the life of a Laboratory study - including proposal preparation and input to job tracking tools.
• Manage financial aspects of technical studies to ensure delivery to agreed budgets.
• Provide technical assurance for Waterflood and Gasflood, EOR, Production Assurance and SCAL Measurements.
• Conduct interpretation, analysis and reporting of experimental data generated during studies.
• Undertake supervision of sub-contracted SCAL studies, ensuring safety and quality are maintained including QA of studies.
• Supervise and mentor lab scientists
• Meet bp’s safety standards in all aspects of the role and support equipment operators in meeting safety expectations including Control of Work and Inspection and Maintenance.

Primary Skills

• At least eight to ten years of strong laboratory based scientific background with expertise in SCAL and reservoir condition experimentation.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• A conscientious and inclusive leadership style, with the ability to foster agility and teamwork.
• Good communication skills.

Experience

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in engineering or relevant science, or equivalent.
• Hands on experience of lab work, including planning, executing and reporting studies.
• Experience prioritising lab safety processes.

Other

• Travel – up to 10%.

About Bp

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!

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.

Additional Information

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, veteran status, or disability status.

Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Bioprocess Design, Chemical kinetic modelling, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Curiosity, Experimental Design, Industry technology knowledge, Intellectual Asset Management, Life cycle and circularity, Multi-physics modelling, New process technology scale-up, Novel process development, Pilot and demonstration plant operation, Presenting, Problem Solving, Process Safety Engineering, Science and Technology Leadership, Scientific publication, Talent Matching, Technoeconomic evaluation of processes, Thermophysical modelling, Thought Leadership

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