Construction Specialist

Construction Specialist

Full-Time 72000 - 88000 $ / year (est.) Hybrid
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Oversee and manage construction projects, ensuring safety and quality standards.
  • Company: Join BP Australia, a leader in energy with a commitment to safety and innovation.
  • Benefits: Enjoy a supportive culture, learning opportunities, and a hybrid work environment.
  • Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values fun and giving back to the community.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in construction while developing your career in a dynamic industry.
  • Qualifications: Experience in construction execution and contractor management is essential.

The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 $ per year.

The Construction Specialist will be responsible for overseeing and managing various construction projects across BP Australia’s assets, ensuring adherence to safety standards, budget, and schedule. This role involves collaboration with internal teams and external contractors to deliver high-quality construction outcomes.

The Bluesky Construction Specialist is responsible for supporting the Construction Manager to ensure safe, predictable, and efficient construction delivery through construction assurance, technical guidance, and contractor oversight across all stages of the project lifecycle. This is achieved through:

  • Providing clear construction leadership and HSSE governance.
  • Supporting construction execution readiness, contractor assurance, and field delivery.
  • Delivering construction assurance, self-verification, and technical support to ensure safe and compliant execution.

Key Responsibilities

  • Champion HSSE across all construction activities, ensuring compliance with bp standards and safe field execution.
  • Support the development and implementation of the construction execution strategy across the project lifecycle.
  • Provide construction assurance, self-verification, and contractor oversight to ensure safe, predictable, and compliant construction delivery.
  • Participate in constructability reviews, readiness reviews, SIMOPS reviews, and risk assessments to identify and mitigate execution risks.
  • Support the development and review of work packages, method statements, and construction risk assessments.
  • Provide construction input during front-end loading activities.
  • Monitor contractor safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance against agreed targets and KPIs.
  • Support commissioning, certification, and handover activities to ensure successful project delivery.

Performance Measures

  • HSSE performance and transparent safety leadership.
  • Quality of construction assurance, self-verification, and contractor oversight activities.
  • Effective support of construction readiness, constructability, and risk mitigation activities.
  • Contribution to predictable project execution through improved safety, quality, and efficiency outcomes.

Core Competencies

  • Construction Safety Leadership: Demonstrates visible safety leadership and ensures HSSE, SIMOPS, and Control of Work requirements are successfully implemented throughout project execution.
  • Construction Readiness & Assurance: Leads construction readiness, constructability reviews, execution planning, and construction assurance activities across all stages of the project lifecycle.
  • Contractor Management & Oversight: Coordinates contractor performance and assurance processes to ensure construction activities are delivered safely, compliantly, and in accordance with project requirements.

Required Experience

  • Significant experience in construction execution within oil and gas, refining, or heavy industrial environments.
  • Proven experience supervising and supporting contractor management and field execution activities.
  • Experience in construction assurance, readiness reviews, and risk management.

At bp, we provide 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. We offer the possibility to join our social communities and networks, as well as learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path.

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: Negligible 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.

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Contact Details:

bp Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Construction Specialist

Construction Management
HSSE Compliance
Contractor Oversight
Risk Assessment
Construction Assurance
Execution Planning
Constructability Reviews