People & Culture – Summer Internship 2025

Location: Sunbury
Type: Intern

Description:

Early Careers Experience at bp

Our summer internships are 11 weeks. You’ll be based in one team throughout the duration of your internship, working on real projects that you’ll be able to manage through to completion. Throughout you’ll have the support of a dedicated line manager and a buddy from one of our early careers programs. Alongside your day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll have the opportunity to attend events and socials with other interns, take part in training sessions to help develop your interpersonal skills and network with leaders from across bp. The program is designed to help build your skills and technical knowledge whilst also allowing you to learn more about life at bp. 

Role and Responsibilities

As a first step, nothing prepares you better for a career with us than an internship. Our 11-week People & Culture (Human Resources) internship programme provides hands-on, career-specific experience working full-time.

You will work on real HR projects that deliver tangible benefits and measurable results. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to learn about and help to solve some of the most important issues we face. You will experience genuine collaboration, and work alongside highly qualified and experienced colleagues, while you work on live projects and operations, using the latest equipment and technology.

Our teams come from all kinds of different cultures and backgrounds – so an HR career at bp is always going to be exciting, substantial, and full of incredible opportunities.

Typical opportunities would include:

• Gain an unrivaled insight into the processes that underpin our business.
• Provide insight and opinions on a whole range of elements 
• Employee and Labor Relations
• Reward 
• HR Operations
• International Mobility 
• University Recruitment

These roles provide opportunities to gain a deeper experience and understanding within a specific HR discipline

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 in any discipline.

Location(s)

Bp Sunbury – ICBT (International Centre for Business & Technology), Chertsey Road, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, TW16 7LN

Milton Keynes – 500-600 Witan Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 1ES  

Central London Offices – Location might vary

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.

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.