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TAR Lead Planner
Job Family Group: Operations Group
Job Description:
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!
Please note that roles based out of SJS or Sunbury will move to Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027.
Job Description:
Provides both technical guidance and leadership to all TAR planning personnel ensuring that all TAR work scope is planned in the appropriate tool in a consistent method, following prescribed bp guidelines. Co-ordinates and ensures work is driven as per plan and schedule during execution.
Role Synopsis
Responsible for building and leading the planning team to deliver all TAR work scope plans in the appropriate tool following prescribed BP Guidelines. Develops and/or leads the development of detailed, safe, and cost-effective multi-craft construction execution plans and schedules for each individual unit TAR work scope item. Role also assists in the development of accurate cost estimates. The TAR Lead Planner is the Execution lead (Area/Block Lead) for all the planned work they supervised development over. Lead Planner runs all contractor field activity ensuring that scope is delivered safely and efficiently per plan. Lead Planner ensures changes/cost/schedule data is updated accurately. The TAR Lead Planner is a critical role on the Event Delivery Squad, accountable to the Event Lead for all TAR Planning and Field execution. The lead planner will report directly into the Event Lead at a site.
Key Accountabilities
- Responsible as TAR Planning Squad Lead to run and provide guidance to a squad of TAR Planners, 3rd Party Planners, and Execution Contractor Planners during the Plan Phase of TCP/OCP.
- Responsible to be overall lead for field execution of approved TAR scope owning safety, efficiency, and quality of bp and contractor field activities.
- Accountable for planning team’s results and the coordination of assigned planners' product output. They will also work closely with bp TSI planning group to oversee and assign work to that team, as required.
- The TSI planning team is an extension of the local planning teams at site.
- Single point of accountability for developing and managing the plan to deliver Work Packages consistent with TCP/OCP milestone requirements for approved TAR scope.
- Accountable to ensure consistency and quality of work packages per requirements.
- Responsible for scoping and scope optimization delivery for an event. This responsibility includes working with the TSI scope optimization leads to collect and optimize scope in support of delivery on behalf of the event lead.
- Accountable for team oversight of the development of detailed job plans for scope on the approved TAR worklist.
- Accountable for coordinating and delivering field walk downs for approved scope.
- Responsible during Validate and Select phase for identifying scope overlap and communicating to scope requesters.
- Responsible for providing construction, plot plan and logistics information into the TAR Execution Plan.
- Accountable to perform constructability reviews of all Turnaround managed scope.
- Accountable for team oversight in field tagging items on the approved TAR work scope.
- Leads the development and optimization of the TAR Schedule.
- Responsible for developing and identifying potential work area issues and coordinating priorities with the TAR Event Lead.
- Responsible for developing crane/equipment, scaffold, and other TAR support craft execution strategy/priorities.
- Responsible for the Bill of Material completion of all non-Engineered materials, including order verifications, delivery status tracking, and contingency plans for material threats.
- Contributor to TAR Appraise, Select, and Define Stage Estimate.
- Responsible for creating and coordinating all rental equipment and temporary facilities.
- Responsible for updating the worklist after Scope Freeze.
- Responsible to track the planning performance of 3rd party contractor according the agreed KPI’s.
- Key communicate with TSI Discipline Leads when identifying planner demands and assignments for their site. TSI DL’s will support local coaching of planning team, but LP maintains the responsibility of a quality workpack and end product as part of the event delivery squad.
- Key communicate with TAR specialists (often this is a flow to work role in region) and Senior Discipline Advisors at various stages within TCP and OCP. Interface may include self-verification of workpacks and other general coaching to support quality delivery in support of the event delivery squad.
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Preferred Experience
- Recognized Safety leader who truly drives safety performance.
- Recognized as a leader who demonstrates bp values of Live our purpose, play to win and care for others.
- Ability to develop a plan to meet achievement compliance with planning activities.
- Has demonstrated in roles for 3+ years with bp the ability to lead a team of planners/Coordinators in the development of work preparations, scheduling activities, cost estimating and the execution of turnaround scope.
- Has significant prior experience in field.
- Recognized as high performer in prior roles.
- Has served in multiple major TARs with positive outcomes (preferred).
- Capable of working across departments to coordinate with other teams.
- Ability to guide, coach, and mentor other team members.
- Working knowledge of TAR processes and procedures.
- Working knowledge of project controls.
- Good communication, critical thinking, and troubleshooting skills.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience.
- Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent experience.
- Ability to obtain TWIC or other required credentials to work at site, including passing of a physical assessment.
Skills
- TAR - Turnaround strategy development, Turnaround leadership and management fundamentals, Turnaround Risk Management, Turnaround pre-start-up assurance, Turnaround Scheduling, Turnaround Planning, Turnaround performance management, Turnaround logistics coordination, Turnaround construction, Turnaround quality and completions, Operations Turnaround Preparation, Operations turnaround coordinating, Turnaround scoping, Turnaround engineering.
- Business - Cost-conscious decision-making, Sourcing management, Supplier Performance Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Agility core practices, Communication.
- P&O - Process safety hazard recognition, Control of work, Work Management, Reliability general, Maintenance general, Procedures and practices.
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At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. 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, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!
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Travel Requirement: Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role.
Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation.
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.
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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, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, 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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