Graduate - I&E - Subsurface Technology - UK

Job summary

Entity:

Innovation & Engineering

Job Family Group:

Subsurface Group

Job Summary:

A subsurface technology graduate is responsible for developing and applying advanced numerical modeling techniques to building, simulating, and assessing asset risks and uncertainties with reservoir models.

Job Description:

This role will be a part of bp’s early careers development program. Through this program, early careers employees will build their experience through challenging development assignments, by developing a toolkit of transferable skills for the future and having a dedicated network of support to help them succeed.

A subsurface technology graduate is responsible for developing and applying advanced numerical modeling techniques to building, simulating, and assessing asset risks and uncertainties with reservoir models.

bp has a strong ecosystem of in-house and vendor tools used to inform business decision-making around the development of our subsurface resources. The maintenance, research, and development of future generations of such tools requires the talents and capabilities of technical specialists equipped with strong skills in data analytics, statistical analysis, computer science and programming.

The role will sit in the bp I&E Subsurface Technology Center of Excellence (ST CoE), which partners with and supports bp oil and gas, carbon storage and other low carbon teams in researching and developing innovative tools and workflows for robust field development and/or storage plans, with full consideration of risks and uncertainty.

Requirements 

• Seeking a graduate with a degree in a subsurface discipline (e.g reservoir engineering. Geophysics etc.), a quantitative area (e.g. Maths, Physics, Computer/Data Science) or engineering with strong computational modelling experience.
• Coding skills in Python and/or C++/Fortran
• Experience in designing and applying statistical and physics-based mathematical modeling techniques.

Desirable skills

• Skills in data analytics and statistical analysis
• Skills in machine learning or automation
• Proficient in working in a Linux environment

Innovation & Engineering

Join us in creating, growing, and delivering innovation at pace, enabling us to thrive while transitioning to a net zero ‎world. All without compromising our operational risk management.

Working with us, you can do this by:

• deploying our integrated capability and standards in service of our net zero and ‎safety ambitions
  driving our digital transformation and pioneering new business models
  collaborating to deliver competitive customer-focused energy solutions
  originating, scaling and commercialising innovative ideas, and creating ground-breaking new ‎businesses from them
  protecting us by assuring management of our greatest physical and digital risks

Because together we are:

• Originators, builders, guardians, and disruptors
• Engineers, technologists, scientists and entrepreneurs‎
• Empathetic, curious, creative and inclusive

Location

You will likely be based out of one of our main UK offices in Sunbury or Aberdeen. The location will depend on business needs.

Please note: you can apply to 1 bp early careers opportunity globally per academic year. If you make multiple applications within the same academic year then we will only process the first application you make, and you’ll be withdrawn from any subsequent applications.

If you are not sure that this is the opportunity for you, please return to our Candidate Matcher to review your other matches.

Within the education section please list all information for any degrees that you have studied or are currently studying.

If you need to make any adjustments to any stage of the recruitment process, for example due to an illness, injury or a disability, please contact us on 0800 279 2088 or email enquiry@bpgraduates.co.uk. If calling from overseas, please dial +44 1635 584149.

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is a rotational position (across locations)

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Coding Languages, Data Analytics, Mathematics Modeling, Statistical Analysis

Legal Disclaimer:

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