Entity: Production & Operations

Job Family Group: Operations Group

Job Description:

bp is reimagining energy for people and our planet.

We provide heat, light and mobility to customers worldwide. We’re fundamentally redefining what we do so we can reach net zero by 2050 or sooner. We also have a strong mission to help the whole world reach net zero too – working across our industry to improve people’s lives.

It’s a big value to us that the differences we see in the world around us are reflected in our workplace. Who you are is what counts, not where you’re from or how you live your life. A culture that values everyone benefits all of us. That’s why, to help our people thrive, we cultivate a truly diverse and inclusive environment.

Join us as a S&H Manager at BP Southern Africa. In this role you will be responsible for coordinating and optimizing all aspects of Safety & Health within our operations, with a strong focus on maintenance, turnaround, and operational readiness activities. This role ensures the safe and efficient execution of projects and ongoing operations through meticulous planning, coordination, and adherence to guidelines.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive maintenance planning and scheduling strategies to ensure safe and efficient asset upkeep.
• *Lead the planning and coordination of operational readiness activities for new projects and facility modifications, ensuring all safety and health protocols are integrated.
• Lead and coordinate all phases of operations turnarounds, including detailed preparation, scheduling, and execution.
• Develop and maintain site operating procedures to ensure compliance with safety regulations and company standards.
• Implement and enforce turnaround common processes across all relevant projects, ensuring consistency and efficiency.
• Oversee all turnaround planning activities, from initial scoping to pre-start-up assurance.
• Handle turnaround scheduling to optimize resource allocation and minimize downtime while prioritizing safety.
• Lead turnaround pre-start-up assurance activities, verifying all safety and operational checks are completed before re-commissioning.
• Conduct thorough turnaround scoping to identify all necessary work, resources, and potential safety risks.
• Develop and lead work packaging for maintenance and turnaround activities, ensuring clear instructions and safety considerations are embedded.

Job Qualifications:

• Confirmed experience in Maintenance Planning and Maintenance Scheduling within a heavy industrial or petrochemical environment.
• Extensive experience in Operations readiness planning and execution.
• Demonstrated expertise in Operations turnaround coordination, preparation, and management.
• Strong background in developing and implementing Site operating procedures.
• In-depth understanding and practical application of Turnaround common processes.
• Proficiency in Turnaround Planning, Turnaround pre-start-up assurance, Turnaround Scheduling, and Turnaround scoping.
• Experience with Work Packaging methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on safety.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Safety Management, or a related field.

Why Join our us?

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.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

Travel Requirement No travel is 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: Maintenance Planning, Maintenance Scheduling, Operations readiness planning, Operations turnaround coordinating, Operations Turnaround Preparation, Site operating procedure development, Turnaround common process, Turnaround Planning, Turnaround pre-start-up assurance, Turnaround Scheduling, Turnaround scoping, Work Packaging

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, 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, please contact 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.