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Well Operations Manager

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onsite senior full-time

First indexed 25 Apr 2026

Description

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. As a Well Operations Manager, you will play a key role in leading the safe execution of all well activities in accordance with Bp's Operating Management System (OMS), Wells practices, and UK regulatory requirements.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, with ownership of safety, well integrity, and delivery performance. You will ensure that all well activities are planned and performed in accordance with Bp's OMS, Wells practices, and UK regulatory requirements, while fostering a performance-focused culture to achieve top-quartile safety and execution outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading the safe execution of all well activities in accordance with Bp's OMS, Wells practices, and UK regulatory requirements.
  • Acting 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 delivering process safety in wells operations, with strong focus on barrier management, human performance, and contractor assurance.
  • Ensuring loss of well control preparedness, including emergency response readiness, work with Bp Source Control capability, and participation in exercises where required.

You will also be responsible for delivering drilling, completion, workover, and intervention operations in line with the agreed Statement of Requirements (SOR), approved programs, and asset delivery plans. You will ensure execution performance meets or exceeds schedule and cost commitments, with ownership of well delivery sequencing, AFEs, and operational cost control.

As a Well Operations Manager, you will have extensive years' of experience in offshore well operations within the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) or equivalent offshore basins. You will have strong experience in drilling, completions, interventions, and rig operations, including multi-rig or multi-asset accountability. You will have demonstrated leadership of diverse onshore and offshore teams in complex, high-hazard environments.

You will be a proven experience managing contractors, joint venture partners, and regulators. You will have a track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing operational leaders. You will have strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively across engineering, subsurface, supply chain, and asset teams.

This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://careers.bp.com/job-description/RQ109729