Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Retail Group

Job Description:

Play a key role in shaping bp’s southern region portfolio across WA, SA, VIC and TAS.

As our Construction Lead, you will be accountable for the end‑to‑end safe and timely delivery of capital and expense projects, ensuring alignment with the Australian integrated network strategy, market plans, and our CapEx/RevEx budget and investment commitments.

In this pivotal role, you will lead, guide and develop a high‑performing team of project practitioners, technical specialists and third‑party delivery partners. You’ll oversee the full lifecycle delivery of asset programs and projects, ensuring all work meets bp and regulatory requirements, with an uncompromised focus on safety, operational risk management and operational excellence.

If you’re passionate about delivering impactful projects, driving continuous improvement, and influencing the success of bp, this is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible difference.

Key Accountabilities:

Reporting to the ANZ Construction Manager, this role will:

• Be accountable for regional project delivery execution and performance, with decision rights aligned to approved strategy and CapEx/RevEx/HR DoA.

• Lead end‑to‑end safe and timely delivery of capital and expense projects in line with the integrated network plan, capital and revenue budget, and commercial expectations.

• Develop front‑end‑loading and project execution plans that follow rigorous project management and control principles and approvals.

• Oversee monitoring and reporting of project time, cost, quality and safety metrics in accordance with bp and regulatory requirements and budget constraints.

Success Indicators

• Own Safety and Operational Risk management, applying OMS (2.5, 5.1 & 5.2) and acting as the local Contract Owner.

• Provide strong safety leadership and ensure compliance with all safety, cyber, ethics and compliance requirements.

• Lead the regional interface to execute the network strategy, initiate projects in Nostra, and manage key project control elements (Safety, Cost, Schedule, Quality, Risk, Information Management).

• Maintain the project pipeline for WA/SA/VIC/TAS, assess financial & operational benefits, and recommend investment opportunities.

• Drive predictable delivery through engineering assurance, contractor performance management and robust governance.

• Develop and execute front‑end‑loading and project execution plans, securing approvals and meeting bp technical standards.

• Lead and develop a team of project specialists, engineers and outsourced providers to deliver the ANZ project pipeline.

Experience and Skills we are looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in Project Management, Engineering or Construction Management.

• Strong knowledge of engineering, safety & operational risk management, project delivery, and CapEx/RevEx budget management.

• Proven leadership, communication and influencing capability; advanced risk analysis, mitigation and contingency planning skills.

• Relevant experience delivering $250K–$10M+ projects (greenfield/brownfield); retail or fuel industry experience advantageous.

• Proficient in MS Office and project management software; strong commercial acumen, problem‑solving ability, and willingness to travel up to 20%.

Our purpose is reimagining energy for people and our planet. We want to help the world reach net zero and improve people’s lives. To help us achieve this we are transforming our convenience locations into a customer focused retail business. We will achieve success by listening and acting in the best interests of our customers.

‘Who We Are’ defines what we stand for at bp. It builds on our best qualities and those things that are most meaningful to us – our commitment to safety, to speaking up if something doesn’t seem right, compliance, care for others and working together as one integrated bp team – while putting an even greater focus on how we can take bp to the next level.

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued

• Possibility to join our social communities and networks

• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path

• Life and health insurance, medical care package

• And many other benefits!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations!

Travel Requirement

Up to 25% 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:

Acquisitions and divestments, Acquisitions and divestments, Agility core practices, Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Collaboration, Digital Fluency, Industry knowledge and advocacy, Leading transformation, Negotiation planning and preparation, Offer and product knowledge, Partner relationship management, Retail standards and procedures, Retail territory development, Retail training skills, Sector, market, customer and competitor understanding, Site maintenance management {+ 4 more}

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.