Supply, Trading, and Shipping Graduate Program- Operations - Houston, TX
Bp
Operations
Houston, TX, USA
Posted on Aug 10, 2025
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Supply, Trading & Shipping
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Job Description:
About bp:
As a leading global energy company with a presence in over 61 countries, bp is dedicated to delivering energy to the world, today and tomorrow. Across the bp landscape, we’re home to a range of brands across many areas of our industry. For over 100 years, we’ve focused on discovering, developing and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner. It's an exciting time to join bp. From wellbeing programs to mentorship and career growth opportunities, we aim to ensure you can thrive – in work and in life.
About the Supply, Trading, and Shipping Graduate Program:
Early careers who join the Supply, Trading & Shipping early careers program will follow one of these tracks: trading, analytics, operations, and marketing & origination. Please apply to one track at a time. Early careers will follow a structured development offer to accelerate the acquisition of foundational technical skills, experience, knowledge, and application in the business world. The program supports transition from university to discipline professional and provides a framework of ‘non-technical’ skills to support building personal effectiveness skills.
About the Operations Track within the Supply, Trading, and Shipping Graduate Program:
Our trading & shipping development program is global in nature – wherever you’re based, you’ll benefit from the same outstanding training, development, and support. The rotational structure of our program provides you choice and means you’ll be challenged in many ways – all of which will build your confidence, expertise, and experience at pace, giving you the flexibility to eventually take your career in the direction that suits you best. The team will be hands-on to ensure you’re involved in projects and roles of significant value – giving you exposure to markets, deal making and stretch opportunities. There’s also an excellent chance that you’ll be involved in new and exciting projects, such as unexplored areas of analysis, optimization, or commercial opportunity. Whether you’re learning on the job or in the classroom, joining our trading & shipping program is the perfect springboard to a rewarding career.
The Operations Development Program is a 3-year rotational program that will provide you with development and exposure to both power and gas scheduling, along with the possibility of placement into a full-time operations representative role upon completing one year in the program.
You will learn how to support the efficient, reliable, and safe execution of bp’s strategy, using analytical capabilities to coordinate the effective scheduling of physical movements and make optimization trade-offs. This role will be responsible for scheduling, managing, and balancing bp's gas and power portfolio while being 100% compliant and maintaining internal and external customer relationships. Natural Gas and Power Operators play an integral role in our operational capability at bp.
A successful operations candidate will thrive in our exciting, diverse, and fast paced culture. Because we play and believe in one team: we cultivate an environment where we trust one another, embrace feedback, challenge our norms, and expect dedication. This role will be in our Houston GPTA office. bp offers a hybrid working environment, allowing employees to work remotely Monday and Friday and in the office Tuesday through Thursday.
Key accountabilities:
Make required nominations within gas and power for bp’s obligations, using the appropriate computer systems
Assure flow of equity and third-party production
Manage and track imbalances
Communicate market intelligence and provide analytical support to trading teams
Identify and support efficiencies and improvements with operational processes
Update OpenLink Endur or other systems of record daily
Maintain excellent working relationships with Independent System Operators (ISOs), pipelines, external customers, and internal parties
Work with finance, risk, and accounting to ensure accuracy in a timely fashion
Participate in rotational weekend and holiday nomination coverage (natural gas only)
Understand customer behavior and extract key insights that impact nomination and transactional decisions
Function as a strategic partner to enabling teams, prioritize opportunities and provide recommendations to support the implementation of bp’s strategy
Work across multiple teams to drive automation, standardization, and integration
Follow all internal and external requirements and regulations including bp’s Code of Conduct, and model bp’s Values & Behaviors.
Minimum Requirements:
Working toward Bachelor’s degree.
Candidate must possess technical aptitude (e.g., Microsoft Excel), positive outlook, effective communication, and organizational skills.
Preferred degrees include Energy Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Accounting, Business Administration, and Finance
Graduating between December 2025 and May 2026
Current Cumulative GPA Minimum 3.0
Eligible to work in the U.S. with no restrictions (bp will not support U.S. Immigration sponsorship for full-time or long-term employment)
Must be available to start on agreed upon global program start dates (January 20, 2026 or July 13, 2026).
Key skills required include:
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
Proven written and verbal communication skills
Initiative-taking and independent problem solver
Skilled in interacting and influencing others
Ability to multi-task and manage high pressure situations in a dynamic environment with critical time deadlines
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent analytical, computational, and critical thinking skills including proficiency in Excel
Desirable criteria:
Ability to develop analytical models and interpret market data
Experience in statistical modeling, SQL, quantitative programming (e.g., Python, R, or Spark), data visualization (e.g., PowerBI, Plotly, D3)
You will work with:
Trading, Marketing & Origination and other regional operational teams within bp that care for one another and exhibit the One team environment.
Benefits:
One-time sign on bonus
Annual cash bonus
Retirement benefits (401K and Pension)
Relocation and moving assistance
Health and welfare benefits
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, 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. 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.
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Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, 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.
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.
