Process and Process Safety Engineering - Summer Internship 2025 (Aberdeen)

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Process and Process Safety Engineering - Summer Internship 2025 (Aberdeen)

About the Internship

Join bp for an 11-week summer internship where you’ll take on meaningful, hands-on projects that you’ll see through from start to finish. You’ll work with one dedicated team, gaining guidance from a line manager and a buddy from bp’s early careers programme. Alongside your day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll enjoy social events with fellow interns, participate in training sessions to develop interpersonal skills, and network with leaders across bp. This structured programme will grow your technical expertise and give you an authentic look into life at bp.

Role and Responsibilities

Process and Process Safety Engineering (P&PSE) plays a crucial role in addressing one of the energy industry’s biggest challenges: how to meet the growing demand for energy while reducing carbon emissions. P&PSE supports oil and gas production, processing, and conversion to create essential fuels and chemicals, and drives bp’s energy transition initiatives in areas like hydrogen, carbon capture, and green fuels.

P&PSE engineers work across the lifecycle of major energy projects—from concept development and optimisation to design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations. They’re also central to innovating the safe, sustainable solutions that will drive bp’s future success, all while managing process safety risks in our operations.

What You’ll Be Doing

While your specific responsibilities will depend on bp’s needs and your skills, your role will include:

• Applying Chemical Engineering Skills: Using your expertise to solve real-world challenges in technology development, major projects, or operational settings.
• Championing Safety: Prioritising the safety of bp’s facilities, developing the skills to seek out inherently safer engineering solutions.
• Risk Identification and Mitigation: Recognising potential risks in your work and actively finding ways to mitigate them.
• Environmental Awareness: Seeking ways to reduce the environmental impact of the facilities you work on.
• Building Relationships: Networking and collaborating within bp and with external partners to deliver solutions effectively.

Why bp?

This internship offers you an opportunity to build a career in an industry undergoing rapid transformation. As a Process and Process Safety Engineering intern, you’ll contribute to bp’s energy transition efforts and work with experts who are committed to finding innovative, sustainable solutions. Join bp to develop valuable technical skills, grow your professional network, and play an active role in reshaping the future of energy.

Requirements 

To apply for this role, you must be in your penultimate year of study (those going onto a Master’s and PhD students can apply), and be on track for a 2:1.

On track for master’s degree in Chemical, Process or Biochemical Engineering, or a bachelor’s degree in one of these core subjects supplemented by a post-graduate qualification in a relevant topic such as Advanced Chemical Engineering, Process Safety, Petroleum Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or studies related to sustainability or low carbon energy

You are also expected to have strong spoken and written English language skills, including business and technical English. Language skills will be assessed throughout the recruitment process.

Location(s)

This role will be based out of:

Bp Aberdeen – NSHQ (North Sea Headquarters), 1 Wellheads Avenue, Dyce, Aberdeen, AB21 7PB, UK

Start & End Dates

23rd June to 5th September 2025 

Please note: Our internships are full-time. If you will struggle to be available for these dates &/or may not be able to work full time, please flag this if you are invited to a technical interview, or earlier if possible.

Other Information

Please note the following when applying:

You can only apply to one bp early careers opportunity globally per academic year – within this time, we will only process the first application you make. You will be withdrawn from any subsequent applications. 

Unless you apply to a role with a location explicitly stated, role locations are not guaranteed – where not stated, you will be placed in a location based on business need.

Accommodation – once confirmed, where you need or decide to move closer to your location, you are responsible for organising and funding this accommodation.

Adjustments

We are keen to make our recruitment process accessible to all. If you require any adjustments/accommodations, to any stage of the recruitment process, please mention this in the allocated section on your initial application form. Someone will then be in touch to discuss or confirm the adjustments/accommodations as appropriate for you. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss adjustments before applying, please get in touch:

T: +44 1635 584149

E: enquiry@bpgraduates.co.uk

Reward

Salary: £35,200 p.a. (prorated for the duration of your internship)

Legal Disclaimer: 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/ accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us. 

T: +44 1635 584149 

E: enquiry@bpgraduates.co.uk 

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

About bp

bp is a global company that offers a world of opportunities for professionals as well as those starting out in their career. We’re guided by our purpose and ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and help the world get there too.

What does this mean for you? It means you can expect purposeful work, world-class training and the flexibility to realize your full potential. Not to mention the chance to join a company committed to delivering more sustainable energy for all. Ready to crack on? Your perfect job match awaits.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button.

Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.