Subsea OEM Manager

The role is for an OEM Liaison Manager within the GME TD (Global Marine and Energy, Technology Deployment) team. The role sits within BP’s Advanced Mobility and Industrial Products (AMIP) organisation, located within the Innovation & Engineering (I&E) segment, supporting Castrol’s Subsea business.

About the Role

The scope of the role includes all Energy industry OEMs such as subsea system vendors and subsea control suppliers, as well as all operators and customers. The role will also be required to oversee the Energy lab activities and coordination with all related GME and AMIP teams.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining the relationships with key technical groups in the Energy industry.
• Overseeing the Energy lab activities, coordinating internal and external testing requests.
• Being the first point of contact at the working level and representing BP Lubes technology at the OEMs’ technical centres.
• Work with OEMs to understand equipment design and application principles, in order to develop insights into the OEM’s needs.
• Proactively identify opportunities to work with the OEMs in support of the BP Lubricants business strategy.
• Presenting technical data to the OEMs to support an ongoing technical dialogue and to support product approval applications.
• Being the first point of contact for the product development (PD) teams on OEM trends, strategies etc., and viewed as the subject matter expert.
• Develop lubricant technology offers in conjunction with the responsible PD teams and support the BP businesses and be able to strongly influence OEMs to engage in such technology offers.
• Maintain and support the BP approval process to make sure that the required approvals can be achieved in minimum turnaround times in support of the marketing activities.
• Manage OEM approvals records relating to BP lubricant products.
• Liaise with various cross-functional teams (regional technology, regional marketing, regional business) to make sure that BP’s product range is compliant to OEM’s and BP’s integrity rules.
• Representing BP on relevant Industry Networks, as required.
• Forge strong links with functions within the GME Operating Unit, such as Sales and customer-facing Technical teams. Support GME to deploy industry-leading products and services to our customers.
• Influence our future technology strategy by providing input to product roadmaps and research activities.
• Develop and share expertise to facilitate continuous improvement with relevant teams, e.g. design and implementation of bespoke test methodology, peer review and engineering advice to support the team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or related science subject.

Required Skills

• Credibility to represent bp/Castrol technology within the OEMs.
• Extensive experience of presenting technology to third parties.
• A proven track record of building relationships and networks.
• A strong team player.
• Demonstrated collaborative approach to working.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience of lubricant product development or deployment, with specific experience relating to the GME Energy product range.
• Knowledge of oil and gas infrastructure and associated lubricant products e.g. subsea production systems, subsea control systems, subsea control fluids, offshore hardware and architecture.
• Knowledge of offshore products and applications e.g. subsea oil and gas production systems, subsea control systems, etc.
• Understanding of global environmental legislation applicable to offshore and marine lubricants e.g. REACH, OSPAR, etc.

Closing date: 11th September 2025

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