Senior SCAL Scientist

Overview

Senior SCAL Scientist in the Reservoir Recovery Laboratory team of bp's Oil and Gas Technology group, providing technical leadership for waterflood, gasflood (including CO2), enhanced oil recovery, production assurance and special core analysis studies.

What you'll do

• Lead all required job activities during the life of a laboratory study, including proposal preparation and input to job tracking tools.
• Manage financial aspects of technical studies to ensure delivery to agreed budgets.
• Provide technical assurance for waterflood and gasflood, EOR, production assurance and SCAL measurements.
• Conduct interpretation, analysis and reporting of experimental data generated during studies.
• Undertake supervision of sub-contracted SCAL studies, ensuring safety and quality are maintained, including QA of studies.
• Supervise and mentor lab scientists.
• Meet bp's safety standards in all aspects of the role and support equipment operators in meeting safety expectations, including Control of Work and Inspection and Maintenance.

What you'll need

• At least eight to ten years of strong laboratory-based scientific background with expertise in SCAL and reservoir condition experimentation.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• A conscientious and inclusive leadership style, with the ability to foster agility and teamwork.
• Good communication skills.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or relevant science, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience of lab work, including planning, executing and reporting studies.
• Experience prioritising lab safety processes.

Details

• Location: Bangalore Technology BTC Office, India.
• Hybrid office/remote working.
• Travel up to 10% expected.
• Eligible for relocation within country.
• Advertised as full time; flexible working arrangements may be considered.