An engineer's view: Around the world in 24 years at bp

Having worked as an engineer for the past 24 years, I find it very hard to imagine doing anything else. I studied Chemical Engineering at university, but my interest in the field dates back to my school days. I was visiting a careers fair when I came across a description of a chemical engineer. I recall it reading: “someone who designs, builds, operates and maintains chemical plants” and thinking it sounded interesting. The rest is history.

I’ve been at bp for 24 years and have worked on some of the industry’s most interesting, varied and ambitious projects; projects that have been completed in remarkable timeframes, challenging locations and to great scale.

In my role today - as one of bp’s directors of engineering - I work with bp’s engineering teams to tackle an array of technical problems. I work on design through to delivery on many new projects – from gas reserves off the coast of Mauritania, to floating production facilities in the North Sea.