Network Engineer

Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

The Network Engineer will play a critical role in ensuring the successful implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of connectivity solutions for EV charging sites, including Ethernet and SIM-based systems for connected EV infrastructure and associated site equipment. This is a regional role delivering network and communications systems in support of the growth of EV charging for the US business.

bp is successfully executing its strategy to move from an International Oil Company (IOC) to an Integrated Energy Company (IEC) and bp Pulse is playing a key role in this journey by meeting the soaring demand for EV charging across the globe. bp Pulse's mission is to build the world's leading EV charging business and has a goal to increase our number of charge points from 13,000 to more than 100,000 by 2030.

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, motivated by best-in-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable 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 Responsibilities:

• Connectivity design for EV systems, site connectivity, and ancillary site systems (CCTV, access control, consumer WiFi, etc.)
• Act as the Single Point Accountable to the bp pulse engineering team lead for implementation and operation of network connectivity for EV sites in North America, integrating between vendors, execution teams and the operations teams across multiple organizations to maintain the solution.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of connected site solutions with a specific emphasis of design pattern enforcement and scalability
• Working with existing global teams, Setup the operating model (Level 1 and Level 2 support) for the North America field networks. 
• Accountable for the network connectivity system achieving agreed service levels.
• Monitor operational network connectivity, respond to incidents (as level 3 support).
• Ensure all sites and related systems meet technical, performance, and product requirements and are cyber secure.
• Ensure connectivity solutions can be deployed at scale, working with SMEs and company security teams to gain the necessary design and architecture reviews and approvals.
• Maintain set comprehensive documentation of deployments
• Act as SME to approve technical deviations and changes within the networking and connectivity.  On both project and operational systems.
• Conduct and participate as a stakeholder representative in site design reviews, key project management sessions, and go-live routines
• Attend and contribute to technical meetings as a liaison between construction, engineering, vendors, and other technical groups
• Act as the primary point of contact and maintain effective relationships with major connectivity solution vendors.
• Contract accountable manager for Network vendors as appropriate
• Verify design of vendor solutions meets bp pulse requirements.

Required Skills:

• Practical experience in Network Engineering, Computer Science, Control systems or related field.
• 10 + years of experience in network engineering, service engineering, or network administration, or a similar in large companies.
• Proven expertise in deploying network systems, and managing vendor relationships in large scale deployments
• Strong knowledge of a broad range of connectivity solutions
• Proficiency in implementing and managing group or policy-based firewall rules
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to leading cross-functional teams.
• Must be a self-starter able to prioritize tasks and work independently
• Strong understanding of risk management
• Competence in IT and network operations, with the ability to work closely with and support the Network and IT systems lead function.
• Familiarly with the mechanisms required to secure networks

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with CCTV and network architecture standards
• Experience working in the EV charging industry
• Professional Certification in network systems

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 fostering 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!

How much do we pay (Base)? $106,000-196,000

*Note that the base 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 to enable your work to fit with your life. These can include, but are not limited to, access to health, vision and dental insurance, flexible working schedule, paid time off policy, discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and a generous 401K matching program.  You may learn more about our generous benefits at benefits@bp.

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:

Network Engineering

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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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