Facilities Engineering Team Lead

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

bpx energy, a major oil and gas producer in the United States, leverages its expertise in unconventional gas, including shale, to deliver hydrocarbon production and technical knowledge worldwide. With operations in Texas and Louisiana, our US onshore business has become both a premier oil and gas producer and a leader in reducing methane emissions.

As part of BP, a global industry leader, we foster a high-energy, high-intensity environment built on accountability, collegiality, innovation, and empowerment. At bpx, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment where collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusion are valued.

Discover your place with us and help our business meet the challenges of reimagining and reinventing the future of energy.

Role Synopsis

We are seeking a highly motivated engineering leader with a growth mindset to lead Facilities Engineering and related project management activities across the Haynesville asset. This role drives strategic initiatives focused on process safety, production reliability, emissions reduction, asset integrity, operational efficiency, and facility performance.

Based in Houston and reporting to the Haynesville Engineering Manager, this leader partners with Production, Maintenance, Commissioning, Development, Midstream, and Field Leadership to deliver integrated engineering solutions, manage risk, and improve asset performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Accountable for Facilities Engineering across Haynesville, including process safety, commissioning, reliability, production optimization, surface defect elimination, asset integrity, and brownfield capital projects.
• Lead engineering solutions that improve uptime, production efficiency, operating reliability, and long-term asset performance.
• Support the process safety program through MOC, HAZOPs, risk assessments, design reviews, procedure development, and barrier management.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for rapid-response engineering support, facility modifications, optimization projects, and brownfield execution from concept through startup.
• Integrate engineering, field operations, maintenance, procurement, construction, and third-party contractors to safely deliver projects and strategic initiatives.
• Develop and improve engineering workflows, project management frameworks, defect elimination, reliability, integrity, emissions reduction, and continuous improvement processes.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and cost performance for facilities engineering, brownfield capital projects, and reliability initiatives.
• Partner with Development, Midstream, Construction, and Operations to provide facility design input aligned with asset strategy and operating objectives.
• Lead or support incident investigations, root cause failure analyses, corrective action management, and organizational learning.
• Build team capability through coaching, performance management, succession planning, and technical development.
• Provide visible safety leadership through field engagement, operational risk management, and active participation in technical networks and communities of practice.
• Follow BPX/BP's Engineering Principles, Code of Conduct, and Values and Behaviors.

Essential Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Petroleum, Civil, or related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in oil and gas, petrochemical, energy, or similar industrial operations.
• Facilities engineering, production operations support, reliability engineering, project management, or asset integrity experience.
• 3–5 years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong understanding of gas gathering, production facilities, and upstream operations.
• Experience managing brownfield capital projects from concept through execution.
• Proven ability to influence across functions, lead change, improve processes, and deliver measurable operating results.
• Ability to lead virtual and geographically dispersed teams using collaborative tools and outcome-focused metrics.
• Ability to spend approximately 25% of time in the field supporting safety leadership, operational engagement, and project execution.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills across engineering, operations, maintenance, and commercial teams.
• Self-starter who embraces innovation, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and data-driven decision making.

Compensation & Benefits

How much do we pay (Base)?

$206,000-$242,000

Note that the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

We offer a reward and wellbeing package designed to support your life both inside and outside of work. Benefits may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Discretionary annual bonus program
• Long-term incentive program
• 401(k) matching program

Legal authorization requirements:

Must be legally authorized to work full-time in the United States for any employer other than your current employer

Must not require sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.)

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other employment benefits and privileges. Please contact us to request accommodations.

Travel Requirement:

Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation may be negotiable for this role

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Action Closure, Action Closure, Agile Project Management, Asset Management, Coaching, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Cost Leadership, Creating a high performing team, Decision Making, Design and Operating Limits, Engineered Barrier Health, Engineering codes, Equipment strategies, Goal Setting, Leading through ambiguity, Maintenance general, Management of change, Managing Performance, Process Safety Management, Production deferral management, Reliability Fundamentals, Risk Management, Root cause analysis, Safety Leadership {+ 6 more}

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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 .

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.