Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Wells Group

Job Description:

Production & Operations (P&O)

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.

The Wells Operations Manager (WOM) is a senior leadership role within bp’s North Sea & Atlantic Margins Wells organisation, accountable for the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of drilling, completions, workover, and intervention activities across the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and Atlantic Margins.

The WOM is the single‑point accountable role for day‑to‑day operations, with ownership of safety, well integrity, and delivery performance. The role ensures that all well activities are planned and performed in accordance with bp’s Operating Management System (OMS), Wells practices, and UK regulatory requirements, while fostering a performance‑focused culture to achieve top‑quartile safety and execution outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Safety, Risk & Operational Integrity

• Lead the safe execution of all well activities in accordance with bp OMS, Wells Practices, Offshore Safety Case, and UK legislation (HSE, OPRED).

• Act as the accountable duty holder for operational risk, including management of Major Accident Risks (MARs) and verification of well and barrier health across all phases of execution.

• Systematically deliver process safety in wells operations, with strong focus on barrier management, human performance, and contractor assurance.

• Ensure loss of well control preparedness, including emergency response readiness, work with bp Source Control capability, and participation in exercises where required.

• Oversee and close‑out HSE, well control, environmental, and NPT incidents, ensuring high‑quality investigations, effective corrective actions, and learning shared across bp Wells.

Operational Delivery & Performance

• Deliver drilling, completion, workover, and intervention operations in line with the agreed Statement of Requirements (SOR), approved programs, and asset delivery plans.

• Ensure execution performance meets or exceeds schedule and cost commitments, with ownership of well delivery sequencing, AFEs, and operational cost control.

• Act as Gatekeeper for Define/Execute and Execute/Review stage gates, confirming operational readiness prior to execution.

• Provide operational input to well design, schedules, and cost estimates, ensuring plans are executable, risks are understood, and resources are appropriately aligned.

• Drive NPT reduction and performance improvement initiatives, embedding continuous improvement and sharing lessons learned across rigs and assets.

Contractor & Supply Chain Management

• Act as Contract Accountable Manager (CAM) for drilling and intervention rig contracts, accountable for contractor HSE and performance outcomes.

• Oversee rig intake, upgrades, return‑to‑drilling, and start‑up activities, including verification of readiness and closure of assurance findings prior to operations.

• Provide leadership to bp Supply Chain through pre‑tender qualification, bid evaluation, contract award, and execution, ensuring contracts support safe and efficient North Sea operations.

• Manage service provider performance and delegate contract oversight to direct reports where appropriate.

People Leadership & Capability

• Lead, coach, and develop Well Superintendents (WSUPs), Well Site Leaders (WSLs), and operations support staff, ensuring strong succession and capability depth.

• Manage personnel deployment across multiple rigs and assets, balancing competence, fatigue, and operational demand.

• Represent operations in capability, deployment, and discipline health discussions, supporting regional and global Wells workforce planning.

• Foster a culture of visible felt leadership, field engagement, and strong onshore–offshore integration.

Assurance & Compliance

• Ensure closure of actions from Rig & Vessel Assurance, Safety & Operational Risk Assurance (S&ORA), and regulatory inspections prior to start‑up or continuation of operations.

• Verify emergency response organization readiness related to wells activity, including collaborate with asset IMTs and external agencies.

• Maintain environmental compliance in line with bp standards and UK regulatory requirements.

Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive years’ of experience in offshore well operations within the UK Continental Shelf ( UKCS ) or equivalent offshore basins.

• Strong experience in drilling, completions, interventions, and rig operations, including multi‑rig or multi‑asset accountability.

• Demonstrated leadership of diverse onshore and offshore teams in complex, high‑hazard environments.

• Proven experience managing contractors, joint venture partners, and regulators.

• Track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing operational leaders.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively across engineering, subsurface, supply chain, and asset teams

Why join our team?

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging 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 meaningful, 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 many others benefits!

Apply now!

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:

Artificial Lift, Artificial Lift, CAM Reconciliations, Casing and wellhead recovery, Casing Design, Cementing, Coiled Tubing, Common process for wells activities, Completion equipment and accessories, Completion landing string systems, Completions and Interventions Fluids, Completion tubing design, Control of Work, Cost Management, Crisis and emergency response management, Directional Drilling, Drilling, Drilling data acquisition and well monitoring, Drilling Operations, Drillstring component selection, Electric-line, Equipment integrity assurance, Fracturing and stimulation, Integrity Management, Intelligent Completions {+ 43 more}

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.

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