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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 aspiring 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

Key responsibilities

• Identify and review future transmission development and opportunities that can influence opportunities for the BP low carbon growth plan and influence the direction of the development pipeline.
• Develop transmission expansion views across markets as input into BP’s long-term fundamental model, including scenarios and sensitivities.
• Work with Development and other teams on market and site selection for development of utility scale wind, solar and storage facilities in areas/regions as assigned, focus in areas of Offshore connections (West coast, East coast, and/or Gulf of Mexico).
• Develop thorough understanding and evaluation of potential interconnection alternatives for various projects, and the corresponding costs, benefits, and challenges for each alternative, particularly challenges for offshore.
• Initiate interconnection requests and shepherd requests through the study process and negotiation & execution of interconnection agreements.
• Perform power flow analysis as necessary to develop actionable information for development and power marketing team.
• Scope, request, review and verify interconnection studies, duplicate studies performed by transmission providers for QA/QC.
• Assist Development, Regulatory, Construction, Engineering, Operations, and Dispatch teams with multiple aspects of project development, design and operation.
• Develop and maintain strong working knowledge of regional transmission systems and providers.
• Participate in and act as an advocate for the company and the industry in the transmission regulatory process.
• Build upon current familiarity of regulatory requirements and changes, provide regular updates to impacted departments.

Work experience requirements

• Experience performing power flow simulations with power flow software: PSS/E, PowerWorld , and/or TARA
• Good working knowledge of one or more of the following markets: PJM, MISO, ERCOT, NYISO or CAISO. Experience in West coast, East coast, or Gulf of Mexico preferred. Experience in participation in market stakeholder processes preferred.

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!