Senior Wells Engineer

Full time

Senior Wells Engineer

United States of America, Texas, Houston 1 day ago

Job category

Wells

Experience level

Senior

Relocation available

This role is not eligible for relocation

Job type

Professionals

Travel required

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Job code

RQ106206

Job Description

About us

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, balanced outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

Job Summary

bp’s Oil and Gas Technology (OGT) group is at the forefront of technology development, enabling safe, reliable, and efficient operations across bp’s portfolio. Within OGT, the Subsurface & Wells Technology (SS&W) team delivers high-impact, innovative solutions to priority business challenges across bp’s oil, gas, and low-carbon businesses.

The Wells Technology Unit is one of four core delivery areas within SS&W, focused on advanced drilling, completions, interventions, surveillance, and fluids technologies.

This role is a Senior Completions & Interventions Engineer acting as a technical squad lead, responsible for shaping and delivering completions and interventions solutions to prioritized business challenges. The role combines deep technical expertise with strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to influence across disciplines and delivery teams.

Key Accountabilities

Lead the development and deployment of completions and interventions solutions that improve well productivity, recovery, reliability, and cost efficiency

Act as a technical squad lead, coordinating a small, multi-disciplinary group of contributors aligned to a defined problem or delivery scope

Provide technical leadership in completions and interventions, from concept development through design, execution support, and deployment

Drive project execution, including scope definition, planning, risk management, and delivery against agreed work

Collaborate closely with operations teams, subsurface partners, and central wells teams to ensure solutions are operationally relevant and adoptable

Lead engagement with suppliers and service companies, shaping technology development, tool selection, qualification programs, and field trials

engineering judgement to prioritize work and manage trade-offs, focusing effort on the highest-value opportunities

Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and alignment across the organization

Capture findings and contribute to the completions and interventions technology roadmap

Experience / Capabilities

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (or equivalent); Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline preferred

Extensive experience as a Completions and/or Interventions Engineer, with strong technical depth and operational credibility

Experience across land and/or deepwater operations, with exposure to complex or high-risk well environments

Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Subsea and/or surface tree interventions, including well access, intervention planning, and execution

Sand control design and execution, including gravel packs, frac packs, screens, and completions integrity considerations

Completion system design, including tubing, packers, flow control devices, and intelligent or advanced completions

Well intervention technologies, including wireline, coiled tubing, workover, or light intervention systems

Experience working with service providers and technology suppliers, including trial design, qualification, and deployment

Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery as a squad lead, influencing without direct line management

Strong project management capability, including planning, execution, and delivery of multiple work scopes

Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence across disciplines and seniority levels

Proven critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a focus on practical, deployable solutions that deliver business value

Why join bp:

At bp, 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 encouraging 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, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

Legal Disclaimer:

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.

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.

Our innovative Energize recognition points programme and spot awards translate exceptional performance into tangible rewards, to motivate our high performers.

Pay

bp offers competitive pay in line with industry standards, making us an employer of choice.

Discretionary bonus

We offer discretionary bonuses to reward strong company, business unit and individual performance, and recognition awards, including those related to long service to recognize commitment to the company.

Retirement & savings

We offer a range of discretionary retirement and savings plans to help provide you and your family with financial security.

Insurance benefits

To give you additional peace of mind, bp provides valuable insurance benefits in some countries. These are designed to provide financial assistance to employees and their families if employees become unwell or die in service.

Equity

Depending on your location and job level, there may be equity (stock and share) options you are eligible to join so you can be part of bp’s success.