Career areas for internships
Explore intern programmes across different countries around the world. Select a location to find out what’s on offer and discover the opportunities available in your market.
Business
A business of our size and scale needs the sharpest commercial minds making the decisions.
Defining our future strategy, making sure we have the right people at the right time, innovating and challenging the way we make the most of technology and putting the finances in place to meet the demands of our organization – these teams have an impact on the global stage.
Digital
We are looking for people with a passion for technology who want to play their part in defining our digital future.
Join our digital team, and you’ll become part of progress that’s reshaping not just our business, but our entire industry. You’ll work alongside some real innovators – tackling some of the most complex challenges facing the world today.
Science
Scientists at bp work on the most advanced projects in oil and gas.
Become a scientist at bp and you’ll get to work with, and learn from, the best and brightest minds from your field and beyond. With access to the latest digital breakthroughs, you’ll find inventive answers that help to solve the world’s energy challenges.
Engineering
Engineers at bp are faced with complex and fascinating challenges every day.
Our engineers make tomorrow’s energy solutions a reality. Join them, and you’ll play a vital role in almost every part of our business. Under the guidance of highly trained experts, you’ll learn how we safely extract, process and transport the resources the world relies on. And you’ll join a global network of people who share your passion for problem solving and invention.
Supply, trading & shipping
Imagine closing deals that open up a brighter future.
As one of the world’s most developed commodity trading businesses, our supply, trading & shipping arm keeps the planet’s energy moving. With an extensive portfolio and expertise in physical supply and trading and bespoke financial structures, this part of bp enables over 12,000 customers to make the most of their assets – all while offering people like you an excellent place to begin a rewarding career.
Supply, trading & shipping is perfectly placed to connect multi-energy solutions across bp and support the company as an integrated energy business, while helping to create a strong competitive advantage. To do this, we’ll need to be constantly pursuing commercial opportunities. Optimizing our core businesses. Looking for new revenue streams. Striving for more innovative digital and customer solutions, as well as building closer collaboration across bp and beyond. Throughout, the deep expertise and leadership of our people will be key to helping us continue to be one of the world’s leading energy traders.
That’s why we’re looking for the sharpest minds and brightest talent and empowering them to progress in our inclusive and agile culture. By joining supply, trading & shipping, you’ll have the opportunity to be a part of it all, while working with some of the most dynamic, diverse and high performing teams around.
Graduate & internship opportunities
Use our candidate matching tool to check your eligibility and apply.
The candidate matching tool guides you through a short questionnaire about your location, interests, studies and grades. Based on your responses, it checks if you're eligible to apply for a graduate or internship opportunity at bp. If you are, it’ll show you all the relevant live vacancies at the end.
Yes. To view and apply for graduate or internship roles, you’ll need to complete the candidate matching tool first. These opportunities will only appear if your answers show you're eligible.
This tool focuses on graduate and internship opportunities only. If you're looking for other early career options – like apprenticeships or early engagement programmes – head over to our search and apply page to explore those roles.
Once you receive your matches, you can view the job descriptions and start your application right away.
Register today and have the opportunity to hear from our recruiters, ask those important questions and hear more from our graduate panel.
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How does the candidate matching tool work?
The candidate matching tool guides you through a short questionnaire about your location, interests, studies and grades. Based on your responses, it checks if you're eligible to apply for a graduate or internship opportunity at bp. If you are, it’ll show you all the relevant live vacancies at the end.
What kind of roles can the tool suggest?
This tool focuses on graduate and internship opportunities only. If you're looking for other early career options – like apprenticeships or early engagement programmes – head over to our search and apply page to explore those roles.
Do I need to complete the questionnaire before applying?
Yes. To view and apply for graduate or internship roles, you’ll need to complete the candidate matching tool first. These opportunities will only appear if your answers show you're eligible.
What happens after I get my job matches?
Once you receive your matches, you can view the job descriptions and start your application right away.
Financial wellbeing
Our innovative Energize recognition points programme and spot awards translate exceptional performance into tangible rewards, to motivate our high performers.
Pay
bp offers competitive pay in line with industry standards, making us an employer of choice.
Discretionary bonus
We offer discretionary bonuses to reward strong company, business unit and individual performance, and recognition awards, including those related to long service to recognize commitment to the company.
Retirement & savings
We offer a range of discretionary retirement and savings plans to help provide you and your family with financial security.
Insurance benefits
To give you additional peace of mind, bp provides valuable insurance benefits in some countries. These are designed to provide financial assistance to employees and their families if employees become unwell or die in service.
Equity
Depending on your location and job level, there may be equity (stock and share) options you are eligible to join so you can be part of bp’s success.
Community & growth
Unlock a distinct development experience with ‘grow@bp’, a comprehensive online platform offering accessible learning opportunities for every bp employee at their fingertips 24/7.
Learning & development
bp is a learning organization. Whether you’re looking to reskill, upskill or build the skills you already have, we can help you with the support and resources you need, including mentoring, ‘Growth Week’, getAbstract and LinkedIn Learning.
Business resource groups (BRGs)
Our employee-led BRGs – including working families, social mobility and women's network – are communities where we embrace different ideas and perspectives and treat each other with care and respect.
Volunteer days
Caring for others is at the heart of who we are at bp and employees can give back to their communities where we operate by engaging in volunteer activities.
Work-life balance
Hybrid & flexible working
At bp, we understand the importance of balancing work and personal obligations. Where possible, we offer employees a hybrid model of work and consider flexible working arrangements.
Time off
Along with annual leave in addition to public holidays, we provide bp employees with comprehensive sick leave and compassionate leave coverage. We may also be able to support your career break for up to 12 months.
Health & wellness
We offer a variety of flexible benefits designed to prioritize your wellbeing, giving you choices that align with your lifestyle.
Keeping well
At bp, we believe a happy and healthy workforce is in everyone's best interests. We offer comprehensive health and wellness programmes to support you in having a balanced lifestyle.
Mental health
At bp, we focus on wellbeing and provide 24/7 support tools and resources, such as an employee assistance programme, a global wellbeing portal – ‘Thrive’ – and free access to mindfulness resources, such as Headspace, to help you navigate the ups and downs of life.
Family matters
Our family-forward leave options show our commitment to supporting you and your loved ones.
Family-forward leave
At bp, we recognize the significance of family. We provide comprehensive paid maternity, parental and adoption leave to support you in cherishing important moments, bonding with loved ones and transitioning smoothly into your new role as a parent.
Office experience
We encourage collaboration within our offices by creating spaces that enable teamwork and innovation.
Family-forward leave
At bp, we recognize the significance of family. We provide comprehensive paid maternity, parental and adoption leave to support you in cherishing important moments, bonding with loved ones and transitioning smoothly into your new role as a parent.
Financial wellbeing
A competitive salary
Community & growth
Flexible working hours
Work-life balance
Flexible working hours
Health & wellness
Medical insurance and family support plans
Learning & development
Ongoing learning and development to help you build skills and grow your career
Financial wellbeing
Competitive salary
Community & growth
Experience bp’s culture and connect with colleagues across the business
Learning & development
Ongoing learning and development to help you build skills and grow your career
Financial wellbeing
Elevate your career while being rewarded.
Pay
bp offers competitive pay in line with industry standards, making us an employer of choice.
Discretionary bonus
We offer discretionary bonuses to reward strong company, business unit and individual performance, and to recognize long service and commitment to the organization.
Travel
bp provides travel-related benefits like company cars for some roles, designed to ease your commute. We also provide transport to and from the office in some locations, including for nightshift workers.
Retirement, savings & insurance
There are a range of discretionary retirement, savings and insurance benefits available to help provide you and your family with financial security.
Our innovative Energize recognition points programme and spot awards translate exceptional performance into tangible rewards, to motivate our high performers.
Community & growth
Work, learn and grow alongside people who are among some of the very best at what they do.
Learning & development
bp is a learning organization. Whether you’re looking to reskill, upskill or build the skills you already have, we can help you with the support and resources you need.
Business resource groups (BRGs)
Our BRGs – including Pride and Women’s International Network – are our global communities where we embrace different ideas and perspectives freely.
Empowering women
Our inclusive hiring policy ensures we follow a gender-neutral approach to talent acquisition. We are dedicated to equipping women to achieve their full potential, and offer BRGs, as well as awareness and development programmes on topics of interest.
Unlock a unique development experience with 'grow@bp', a comprehensive online platform offering accessible development opportunities for every bp employee at their fingertips 24/7.
Work-life balance
At bp we aim for everyone to enjoy life beyond work and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Hybrid & flexible working
We understand the importance of balancing work and personal obligations and offer a hybrid model of work for certain roles and consider flexible working arrangements.
Paid leave
Along with annual leave in addition to public holidays, we provide bp employees with comprehensive sick leave and compassionate leave coverage.
For certain roles, bp's hybrid working approach gives employees the opportunity to work flexibily.
Health & wellness
We strive to create an environment where people feel safe and cared for.
Keeping well
At bp, we believe a happy and healthy workforce is in everyone's best interests. We offer comprehensive healthcare benefits – such as private medical insurance, access to online doctors, including 24/7 doctor on-call and emergency services, and annual health check-ups for you and your family.
Mental health
At bp, we focus on employee wellbeing, and provide 24/7 support tools such as an employee assistance programme, our wellbeing challenge app ‘Thrive’, and offer regular training to help you navigate the ups and downs of life.
We champion employee wellbeing and offer free access to the Headspace meditation app, ensuring you have the resources to thrive.
Family matters
Grow your family, safe in the knowledge you have support at work.
Child and elder care
At bp, we want to help you manage your work and family commitments with on-site facilities, including creches at some sites, as well as medical insurance for parents of employees.
Family-forward leave policies
We offer maternity, paternity and adopter leave at bp to help you bond as a family and adjust to your new role.
Our extended childcare leave options including four weeks paternity leave, show our commitment to supporting family care.
Office experience
Bring your whole self to work in our safe, inclusive and energizing work environment.
Office space
We ensure a comfortable work environment for all. Our workspaces are designed for inclusive accessibility, to promote mobility and access for all.
Food
At bp, you will find subsidized nutritious food options to help you stay energized throughout the day.
Equipment
At bp, we support you with the right furniture and equipment and offer you an ergonomically safe and comfortable environment to perform at your best.
Relax, recharge & have fun
Our offices provide more than just a place to work. We offer spaces to recharge and organize informal fun events to connect with colleagues.
We offer multi-faith, wellbeing and shower rooms as well as game zones, across many bp sites.
Financial wellbeing
Our innovative Energize recognition points programme and spot awards translate exceptional performance into tangible rewards, to motivate our high performers.
Pay
bp offers competitive pay in line with industry standards, making us an employer of choice.
Discretionary bonus
We offer discretionary bonuses to reward strong company, business unit and individual performance, and recognition awards, including those related to long service to recognize commitment to the company.
Retirement, savings & insurance
We offer a range of discretionary retirement, savings and insurance benefits to help provide you and your family with financial security.
Job-based allowances
bp employees who work non-standard schedules (e.g. shifts) or have a requirement to speak a foreign language (including Indonesia, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Hindi, Arabic) may be paid an allowance depending on their role.
Community & growth
Unlock a distinct development experience with 'grow@bp', a comprehensive online platform.
Learning & development
bp is a learning organization. Whether you’re looking to reskill, upskill or build the skills you already have, we can help you with the support and resources you need, including mentoring, ‘Growth Week’, getAbstract and LinkedIn Learning.
Business resource groups (BRGs)
Our employee-led BRGs are open to everyone at bp. They play an important role in progressing inclusion, sharing knowledge and helping people connect with each other. We have a wide range of BRGs focusing on different topics, such as working families, social mobility, toastmasters, wellbeing, social investment, women’s network, global sustainability and a local club, ROCK. These are communities where we embrace different ideas and perspectives and treat each other with care and respect.
Volunteer days
All bp colleagues in Malaysia can give back to their communities by spending up to two working days on volunteer duty leave each year.
Professional membership & education assistance
To encourage a culture of continuous learning, we offer a range of support for eligible employees to obtain further technical, developmental and professional qualifications.
Work-life balance
bp's hybrid working approach gives employees the opportunity – for certain roles and based on team agreement – to vary working between the office and home, provided this is on a 60/40 basis.
Hybrid & flexible working
At bp, we understand the importance of balancing work and personal obligations. Where possible, we offer employees a hybrid model of work and consider flexible working arrangements.
Paid leave
Along with annual leave in addition to public holidays, we provide bp employees with comprehensive sick leave and compassionate leave coverage.
Health & wellness
We offer a variety of flexible benefits designed to prioritize your wellbeing, giving you choices that align with your lifestyle.
Keeping well
At bp, we believe a happy and healthy workforce is in everyone's best interests. We offer comprehensive healthcare benefits and health checks, flu vaccinations and access to company-appointed online doctor appointments available 24/7.
Mental health
At bp, we focus on wellbeing and provide 24/7 support tools and resources, such as an employee assistance programme, a global wellbeing portal – ‘Thrive’ – and free access to mindfulness resources, such as Headspace, to help you navigate the ups and downs of life.
Flexible benefits
We offer a variety of benefits designed to prioritize your wellbeing. Our aim is to provide you with the support and flexibility needed to meet your individual and family needs.
Family matters
Our family-forward leave options show our commitment to supporting you and your loved ones.
Family-forward leave policy
At bp, we recognize the significance of family. We provide comprehensive paid maternity, parental and adoption leave to support you in cherishing important moments, bonding with loved ones and transitioning smoothly into your new role as a parent.
On-site parent facilities
At bp, we want to help you manage your work and family commitments by providing an onsite parent room in our office.
Office experience
We encourage collaboration within our offices by creating spaces that enable teamwork and innovation.
Office space
We ensure a comfortable work environment for everyone. Our workspaces are designed with inclusive accessibility in mind, to promote mobility and access for all.
Equipment
At bp, we support you with the right furniture and equipment and offer you an ergonomically safe and comfortable environment to help you perform at your best.
Eat & drink well
At bp, you will find free tea, coffee and snacks on us to help you stay energized throughout the day.
Financial wellbeing
Community & growth
Work-life balance
Extensive training with flexibility and support
Health & wellness
Access to wellbeing resources and initiatives
Learning & development
Ongoing learning and development to help you build skills and grow your career
Financial wellbeing
Competitive pro-rated base salary plus allowances
Community & growth
Opportunities to connect with colleagues and take part in community initiatives
Work-life balance
Health & wellness
Access to a wide range of health and wellbeing resources
Learning & development
Financial wellbeing
Exclusive access to the bp superannuation plan or a fund of your choice
Community & growth
Community & growth
Experience bp’s culture and connect with colleagues across the business
Work-life balance
Work-life balance
Five days’ leave, plus any public holidays and flexible working hours
Health & wellness
Health & wellness
The chance to get involved in a wide range of social activities
Learning & development
Learning & development
Ongoing learning and development to help you build skills and grow your career
Financial wellbeing
Community & growth
Flexible working hours
Work-life balance
Flexible working hours
Health & wellness
Learning & development
Ongoing learning and development to help you build skills and grow your career
Financial wellbeing
A competitive salary and allowances
Community & growth
Learning & development
Ongoing learning and development to help you build skills and grow your career
Financial wellbeing
A competitive salary is just the start. Whether you’re looking for discounts or hoping to save for the future, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your financial wellbeing.
Community & growth
We’re here to help you learn and grow – at work, in life and as part of the wider community. During your time at bp, you’ll find many opportunities to get involved, develop new skills and contribute to causes close to your heart.
Learning & development
Ongoing learning and development to help you build skills and grow your career
Financial wellbeing
A competitive salary along with an allowance
Community & growth
Experience bp’s culture and connect with colleagues across the business
Work-life balance
Flexible working hours to suit your needs
Learning & development
Ongoing learning and development to help you build skills and grow your career
Financial wellbeing
A competitive salary
Community & growth
Experience bp’s culture and connect with colleagues across the business
Work-life balance
Health & wellness
Learning & development
Ongoing learning and development to help you build skills and grow your career
If you complete all five steps and are successful, you'll receive an offer to join us.
Fill out an online questionnaire and submit your CV
Complete our online assessments
Complete an on-demand video interview
Meet us for a technical interview
Take part in an assessment centre
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