Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

About bp

Technology is making a difference in bp’s plans to invest in today’s energy systems and help build tomorrow’s. We have a deep history of technical problem-solving and use advanced technologies across the business, from our remotely managed platform in the Caspian to advanced seismic imaging and biogas production. Technology provides a competitive edge in our oil and gas business and creates products that underpin our differentiated brands such as Castrol, bp Ultimate and Aral. Our digital teams enable the underlying infrastructure from which our staff and sites operate and connect every day; protecting and safeguarding our systems, assets and people from digital threats; and leverage digital technology to deliver the products, platforms and services our business needs. Technology is driving value and returns for bp as an integrated energy company.

Let me tell you about the role

We are seeking a highly capable Technical Writer to play a critical role in scaling our internal developer platform across the engineering while supporting the full engineering journey – from onboarding in bp to shipping products.

This role sits at the heart of engineering enablement. You will ensure that engineers can effectively adopt platform capabilities, standardized workflows, and AI-enabled tools by providing clear, structured, and trustworthy documentation. Your work will directly impact engineering productivity, platform adoption, and the successful rollout of AI-driven initiatives across the company.

By acting as the central connective point between engineering, product, data, and business stakeholders in bp, the role improves delivery predictability, accelerates time-to-value for critical initiatives, reduces execution risk, and enables teams to with valuable AI and Engineering standards documentation that unlock speed, scalability and lasting engineering excellence for the team. Ultimately, this role strengthens engineering effectiveness, operational discipline, and the organization’s ability to turn technical engineering investment into measurable business value for bp.

What you will deliver

• Own and develop documentation that enables the internal developer platform to scale across engineering teams.

• Create onboarding guides, platform usage documentation, architectural overviews, and self-service enablement content for engineers.

• Document standard patterns, workflows, APIs, tooling, and best practices that support consistent platform adoption.

• Partner with platform engineering, DevOps, and security teams to ensure documentation reflects current capabilities and guardrails.

AI Enablement

• Create and maintain documentation that supports the adoption of AI tools, workflows, and capabilities within engineering and adjacent teams.

• Translate AI-related technical concepts, processes, and governance into clear, actionable documentation for engineers and stakeholders.

• Support responsible AI usage by documenting guidelines, constraints, and approved patterns aligned with company policy.

Engineering Onboarding & Process Documentation

• Develop structured onboarding documentation for engineers covering tools, systems, processes, and ways of working.

• Document engineering standards, design handovers, and internal workflows aligned with energy-industry requirements.

• Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and process documentation used throughout the engineering lifecycle.

Engineering to Shipping Journey

• Document the end-to-end lifecycle from engineering release through manufacturing readiness, inspection, packing, and shipping.

• Collaborate with engineering, quality, supply chain, and logistics teams to ensure accurate and consistent handover documentation.

• Ensure documentation supports operational continuity and audit readiness.

Content Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and maintain documentation standards, templates, style guides, and version control.

• Ensure documentation meets internal quality standards, regulatory expectations, and audit requirements common in the energy sector.

• Continuously improve content based on user feedback, platform evolution, and process changes.

What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Technical Communication, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Writer in engineering-led, platform, or industrial environments.

• Strong ability to understand and document developer platforms, engineering workflows, and technical systems.

• Proven experience creating onboarding content, platform documentation, SOPs, and lifecycle documentation.

• Excellent written English with a strong focus on clarity, structure, and usability.

• Experience working closely with engineers, platform teams, and subject-matter experts.

• Proficiency with documentation tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, Markdown-based systems, or similar.

• Experience documenting internal developer platforms, DevOps tooling, or cloud-native environments.

• Exposure to AI/ML platforms, AI governance, or enterprise AI adoption.

• Background in energy, oil & gas, power, renewables, or heavy engineering industries.

Why join bp

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner! 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.

Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, 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, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.

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:

Coaching, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict Management, Construction, Creating a high performing team, Delegation, Empowering Others, Engineering codes, Engineering in Projects, Giving Feedback, Goal Setting, Inclusive Leadership, Influencing, Managing Performance, OMS and bp requirements, Portfolio Management, Presenting, Project execution planning, Project HSSE, Project Leadership, Quality, Risk Management, Safe design and operating limits {+ 5 more}

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.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.