BP Reviews in Houston, TX Area

Pros

Good people, trying to do the right thing, global work opportunities on some of the largest and most challenging problems in the industry

Cons

Unfair press coverage, pay levels are average for the industry, large company decision making process, high HR turnover, too many staff people and insufficient line people

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to simplify the organization, stay the course but continue to de-risk the portfolio, identify and promote managers who are trying to do the right thing

Pros

BP will challenge you to grow professionally and will invest in you by extensive training for young professionals. BP executive leadership has improved significantly in its communication with the entire company about the direction of the company and how it will impact the various areas of the company.

Cons

The Land Department is a functional work environment. "When they hire you to do a job in Land, they expect you to do if it for a very long time." - Sr. Land Leadership There isn't much room for growth in Land and you will not be able to transfer to other jobs outside of Land.

Advice to Senior Management

Develop the talent you hire to where they can perform more than one function. Create multiple opportunities for growth for your employees, otherwise you will continue turning over your staff.

Pros

Great cafeteria - free drinks and fruit provided upstairs in the work area.

Cons

Zero help from associates, since everyone there is a contractor and there is zero input and guidance given by management, who are gone 99% of the time in meetings. I felt thrown to the wolves.

Advice to Senior Management

Give more guidance and provide more leadership, don't disappear for days and weeks on end and expect stellar results. Work with your contractors and be available to answer questions. Give more examples of the kind of deliverable you expect. Communicate more.

Pros

Just started but colleagues are really willing to help out to better understand the process and great opportunities to apply technical skills. Compensation is also very great and managers are people friendly. 9/80 option is also available.

Cons

All i could see for now is too much processes which could be more emphasized due to the GoM incident.

Advice to Senior Management

Will give when i have enough opportunites to understand the processes.

Pros

Very good working environment.
Professional bosses.

Cons

Schedule is not certain.
Not enough hours on land.

Advice to Senior Management

Get your schedules right!

Pros

BP has unlimited budget for the latest technology and software. The facilities were high quality which made it pleasing to work there.

Cons

Positions that should be filled by permanent employees are filled by contractors with little to no hope of becoming a permanent employee. Contracts are renewed on a regular basis. Many of the contractors there have been there for years with no benefits or paid time off.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay attention to your contractors. Many are quite depressed because they no there's little hope they'll ever be brought on as a bp employee. I've seen many really good employees leave for this reason.

Pros

Development/ growth opportunities in the states and over seas. Willingness to push the limits.Great work environment. Excellent sharing of knowledge between peers.

Cons

Hard to get some projects progressed at a pace you would like. Some of the processes can be overbearing at times.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase people resources to allow for advancement of projects at a good pace. Streamline some of the processes involved with executing work.

Pros

Pay
Location (against Traffic)
Big name
Top 4 Global company
travel around the world if you want to
Great challenger program

Cons

Vertical job growth
Managemet is slow in responding
HR takes forever to approve stuff
Company has made a name for itself with oil spills

Advice to Senior Management

Respond to issues quicker

Pros

Great total compensation package + pension
Fair work life balance an alternative work schedule
Information sharing within teams are great
Community involvement

Cons

Heavy workload and time sensitive deadlines can be challenging
Opportunity for advancement is low
Too many changes being implemented without allowing previous organizational changes or business changes to show fruition

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the workforce more and be receptive to real field derived feedback.
Stop making too making too changes at once.
Some business process could use some streamlining for efficiency.
Show more support to the diversity and inclusion program

Pros

BP is a great place to start a career. They will train you, expose you to many different aspects/places in the E&P world, and provide you with the tools to succeed in your job. BP has so many different producing areas in their portfolio that you gain a wide range of skills over a very short time frame.

Cons

Very large company so things move very slowly. It takes a long time to accomplish anything and that can be frustrating at times. If you do work at BP make sure you are proactive in everything you do, from your technical training to your work... otherwise you can become a number and that does you no good.