Wells Graduate

Job Family Group:

Wells Group

Job Description:

About bp 

bp operates at the heart of the global energy system, helping countries meet their energy needs and serving millions of customers every day. With world-class assets, technology, trading capability and partnerships, we deliver energy at scale today while investing with discipline in the energy transition. 

About early careers  

Early careers opportunities  

Your talent. Your skills. Your big ideas (and even bigger dreams). We know you have a lot to give.  So, we’ll make sure you get a lot in return. From next-level experiences to global impact. From inspiring teammates to exceptional support – we offer graduate and internship roles across multiple areas. 

Our One Wells early careers program

Big challenges. Steep learning curves. Career-defining experiences. Through the One Wells early careers program,

you'll gain hands-on experience across the well lifecycle and help deliver energy safely.

Why work in One Wells at bp?

• Experience different areas of wells through structured rotations and projects.

• Build technical and professional skills that will shape your future career.

• Learn from experienced wells professionals and dedicated mentors.

• Join a global network built on collaboration and a safety-first culture.

As part of the One Wells program, you’ll complete two or three rotations designed to give you breadth of experience across your chosen business area while also supporting you to build technical depth. From drilling and completions to interventions and operations – this program gives you to experience and exposure to build the technical expertise needed for a successful career.

Join us and you’ll get the support of a structured technical pathway and our training program, designed to help you grow both professionally and personally. In return, you'll bring your ideas, curiosity and ambition to real

business challenges. Along the way, you'll be part of a supportive bp early careers community that will help you grow, succeed and make a meaningful impact from day one.

Wells

As a Wells Graduate Engineer, you’ll begin your career by embarking on our world-class graduate programme. This programme is designed to help you become familiar with a wide range of bp activities and learn the basic skills of a Wells Engineer. You’ll be expected to spend your first year working offshore as a Well Site Engineer, which is a key member of our operational rig teams. This role will support your teams’ objectives and build your understanding how Wells are constructed.

You’ll then join one of our onshore teams where you’ll specialise in either Drilling, Completions, Interventions, Integrity, or Subsea disciplines. With support from your team and mentors, you will develop the engineering knowledge you need to design, build, operate and maintain the Wells of the future.

You will receive comprehensive on the job learning under the guidance of a Senior Engineer, but it is expected that you will also build your own knowledge through experience. You will deliver projects which support your teams’ objectives and gain opportunities to stretch your knowledge by supporting other disciplines. There will be opportunities to move between Wells disciplines to broaden your experience.

As a Well Engineer, you have the opportunity work in a multidisciplinary team to deliver the project objectives. You will be working alongside Subsurface, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance amongst others. As a Wells Engineer, you are part of the team who deliver safe and resilient hydrocarbons as part of BPs wider strategy.

Roles and responsibilities ​     
Roles and responsibilities ​

Your part in this could be any of the following:

• Assessing future exploration and development prospects for cost and technical feasibility.
• Designing new wells, coordinating a rig team and a wide range of contractors to build them.
• Recommending how to re-use or repair existing wells to extend their useful production life.
• Specifying and ordering the materials and services needed for well construction and maintenance.
• Analysing performance and recommending changes to improve economic returns.
• Seeking out and applying new techniques or technologies to solve technical well problems.
• Evaluating the integrity of existing wells, maintaining, or repairing them to ensure they remain safe.
• Decommissioning wells which have reached the end of their life.
• Communicating with our external operating partners and government agencies.

Displaying bp’s core beliefs, you’ll become part of an organisation committed to a diverse, energetic, and inclusive culture that thrives on open, transparent, and constructive feedback.

You’ll have a good understanding of scientific principles from your studies. In addition to your technical ability, you need to be dedicated, enthusiastic, committed individuals with great organisational skills. From the beginning you’ll be expected to act as a leader, prepared to speak up, and demonstrate a deep commitment to maintaining safety.

To be eligible to apply to the internship positions, you are:  

• Be undertaking a relevant Bachelors (S1) or Masters (S2) or PhD (S3) degree in related roles, such as petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, metallurgy engineering, material engineering, electrical engineering

• Have a willingness to learn, a passion to excel and deliver results
• Graduation criteria for eligibility for internship:

- Graduating by August or October 2027 or will be final year student (4th year/ 8th semester) in January 2027

- Fresh Graduates

- Professional with maximum 2 years of working experience

Location

You will be based in our Jakarta office   

Document to submit along with your application 

- Resume/CV 

- Academic Transcript 

 You can combine all documents into one file. If you accidentally only upload 1 document, please do not withdraw your application and send us email for the remaining documents through the link contact us below. 

Applications close on 30 November 2026.  

Please note the following when applying:

• You can only apply to 1 bp early careers opportunity globally per academic year – within this time, we will only process the first application you make, and you’ll be withdrawn from any subsequent applications.  
• Please note that vacancies are filled on an ongoing basis after opening and we may close applications before any stated deadline. Therefore, we highly recommend you submit your application as early as possible to be considered for the opportunity of your choice. 

Travel Requirement:

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Adaptability, Authenticity, Collaboration, Communication, Continuous Learning, Courage, Creativity and Innovation, Curiosity, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Ethical judgement, Excellence, Influencing, Knowledge Sharing, Listening, Managing volatility, Problem Solving, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Understanding Emotions, Writing skills

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