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Technology

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Job Description:

Imagine it’s your job to make our 550,000 customers and almost 200 million end users an active part in reshaping the world’s energy system. Everything starts with the customer, so you’re focused on shaping our Castrol products in around 120 countries to keep them moving as the world moves towards net zero.

As one of the world's leading lubricant brands, Castrol has a long tradition of innovating and supporting pioneers. Our passion for excellence and a philosophy that has always been strongly focused on collaboration and partnership has enabled Castrol to develop lubricants and greases that have spearheaded technological excellence on land, sea, air and in space for more than 100 years.

Today, Castrol supports greater sustainability through its Path360 strategy, which sets targets for waste reduction, reducing CO2 emissions and improving quality of life by 2030. Our branded products represent innovation, technology leadership, performance and an uncompromising commitment to quality worldwide.

As an Expert Technologist Data Center Platform PG/EG you will be acting as the global subject matter expert for PG/EG based cooling fluids. You will be providing global technical leadership and guidance to regional teams and support shaping the Thermal Management business strategy.
As part of a global team, you play a key role in a strategic growth market driving innovations linked to AI, digitalization and sustainability.
This includes delivering integrated solutions and adding value to internal and external stakeholders in a safe, reliable, and efficient way

Your new area of responsibility - challenging and future-oriented

• Act as the global authority on PG/EG-based cooling fluids, providing technical guidance and strategic insights across regions to internal and external key stakeholders.
• Development and implementation of product strategies, including benchmarking of competitive products and ensuring compliance with global standards.
• Defining and managing the technology and product strategy for water/glycol-based coolants, taking into account regional requirements and market trends.
• Providing technical support through expert analysis, troubleshooting, training and continuous improvement of service and maintenance guidelines.
• Lead global, cross-functional technology projects and collaborate with marketing, sales and supply chain to ensure successful product launches.
• Drive innovation, identify new testing methods and actively participate in industry associations and standards committees.
• Ensure compliance with corporate values, policies and regulatory requirements and integrate these into innovation processes and product development.
• Support, coach and mentor members of the team to improve their overall capability and performance.

Your qualification profile - profound and passionate

• Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Strong capabilities of international and interculture communication in written and oral practices.
• Profound knowledge about the formulation, application and production of glycol-based cooling fluids.
• Demonstrated fundamental skills in problem analysis, experiment design, data processing and reporting.
• Proven broad experience of technical development and technology deployment, especially the capabilities of developing an idea to a solution.
• Wide connections with industrial partners including companies, institutes and researchers.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills and experience of working across teams.

Work-life balance and what else speaks for us:

• Flexible, hybrid and family-friendly working, at least 30 vacation days and programs to improve work-life balance
• Very attractive basic remuneration plus bonus payment, participation in the share program possible, parental allowance as a one-off payment, extra bonuses for special achievements, attractive company pension scheme, regular salary review, group accident insurance, relocation allowance in special cases, job bike, subsidised meals and more
• Job sharing and part-time work
• Career and development opportunities as well as extensive internal and external subsidised training opportunities
• Structured onboarding programs and buddy support
• Match funding; bp doubles donations made by employees to charitable organisations and rewards voluntary time commitment
• Employees can offset their personal carbon footprint; bp doubles this amount

We are committed to equality, diversity and the compatibility of work life balance People with a disability are given priority in employment if they are suitable.

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

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Legal Disclaimer:

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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