Entity:

Supply, Trading & Shipping

Job Family Group:

Communications & External Affairs Group

Job Description:

Regulatory Affairs Specialist – Maritime, Biogas & Crude (Europe)

This role supports the regulatory agenda and advocacy priorities for Europe across three connected areas: maritime regulation, biogas regulation, and crude oil regulatory developments. It involves close collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders to help deliver bp’s strategy.

The role reports to the ST&S RPT Regulatory Affairs Senior Manager Europe, with a dotted line to the Global Maritime Regulatory Affairs Advisor.

Key Accountabilities

Maritime

• Act as subject matter expert on European maritime regulatory matters, including FuelEU Maritime and the Renewable Energy Directive.

• Support bp businesses in mitigating compliance exposure and identifying commercial opportunities linked to upcoming maritime regulations.

• Represent ST&S in EU country-specific projects requiring regulatory expertise.

Biogas

• Support commercial transactions by identifying regulatory risks and opportunities for the ST&S biogas bench.

• Contribute to the formation of ST&S regulatory strategy for existing and future market entry.

• Interpret regulatory changes and advise commercial benches and management on impacts and mitigations.

Crude Oil

• Work with the EU Refining Regulatory Affairs Manager to strengthen support for ST&S RPT commercial benches, compliance teams, and optimisation teams.

• Analyse external market and regulatory developments in Europe and advise on impacts and mitigations.

• Coordinate with the Brussels C&EA team on regulatory implications related to energy security.

• Provide ad-hoc support to local compliance teams on crude oil stock obligation regulations.

Cross-Area Responsibilities (Maritime, Biogas & Crude)

Build deep understanding of current and future low-carbon fuel regulatory developments across Europe and the UK.

Work with subject matter experts across bp to develop and communicate position papers aligned with bp strategy.

Provide input for analysis, activities, annual reports, and regulatory submissions.

Support the development of bp positions for public consultations and define advocacy priorities for ST&S RPT and RS&M.

Collaborate with C&EA and business regulatory leads to deploy advocacy plans supporting bp’s commercial activity.&