BP Commercial What’s it really like working as an engineering manager 2025

VIDEO Bp What’s it really like working as an engineering manager TV commercial 2024 • What’s it really like working as an engineering manager? LaToya’s story This is LaToya, the facility support squad lead for bp’s Thunder Horse facility, based out of our Houston Westlake office. Find out more about what it’s like to work at bp, and check out bp.com/uscampus for more information about our early career programs. 0:00 I drive from downtown Houston each day 0:03 and listen to the radio so that gives me 0:05 enough time to kind of clear my mind get 0:08 ready and get excited for a new 0:11 [Music] 0:14 day I'm currently the facility support 0:17 squat lead for the thunderhorse facility 0:20 and I'm based in the Houston West Lake 0:22 office so I've been with BP for 17 years 0:26 I've been in my current role for about 4 0:28 years so my role entails leading uh a 0:32 team of topsides and subc Engineers to 0:34 provide technical support to our 0:36 offshore facility in terms of risk 0:38 management how do we make sure that the 0:41 team offshore goes home safely and then 0:43 also how do we help optimize uh 0:46 production as well how do we make the 0:47 facility as efficient as it could be and 0:51 then I would also say we support our 0:53 energy transition in terms of getting to 0:55 Net Zero um so we are accountable for 0:58 delivering a number of projects that 1:00 reduce our 1:02 emissions the pace of work is very fast 1:04 in operations so it requires us to have 1:08 teamwork and to 1:09 collaborate because I like each day to 1:12 be a little bit different it keeps it 1:13 fun it keeps it exciting that keeps me 1:16 motivated um and keeps me on my 1:19 toes the best bit of my job is 1:22 definitely the people that I get to work 1:24 with we are really encouraged to bring 1:25 our whole self to work and to get to 1:28 know each other on a personal level 1:29 level so that we can care for each other 1:31 and support each other that diversity is 1:34 what makes such a great 1:36 organization I currently have five 1:38 mentees at BP and I provide um advice 1:42 and experience and also just provide a 1:44 listening ear and it's because I had so 1:47 many mentors in my career so it's a very 1:50 uh supportive culture um and a very open 1:53 door culture at 1:55 BP the next generation of BP leaders are 1:58 going to be people who enjoy working 2:01 through challenges as one team there are 2:04 people who are excited about the energy 2:06 transition and doing their part to get 2:09 to Net Zero for anyone who's interested 2:12 in joining BP I would say come we would 2:16 love to have you we would love to have 2:18 your talents and it is probably one of 2:21 the best decisions you will ever make - advertisement spot 2024