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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.

About digital

bp has a bold transformation agenda as it seeks to provide secure, affordable, lower carbon energy. Digital lies at the heart of this transformation and bp is looking to recruit digital talent to help solve the most complex problems of the future.

The One Digital early careers programme provides a range of foundational career experiences and a gateway to an exciting and rewarding digital career.

Early careers experience at bp

Our digital apprenticeship programs are 2 years long. During this time, you’ll work on different projects alongside learning day to day operations, to become a rounded professional.

Alongside your formal apprenticeship, you’ll also complete our Elevate training programme which provides a framework of ‘non-technical’ skills to support building personal effectiveness, helping you to grow both personally and professionally.

Throughout the program you’ll have a dedicated support network to provide guidance on the program and advice on career development. You’ll also be a key part of the bp early careers community, with events, socials and the opportunity to network with other early careers from across bp.

Role and responsibilities

• Work closely with technology experts that provide bp with critical IT services. You will learn from these experts to build your own capabilities in site/software reliability principles and IT operational support techniques.

• Grow your skills through exposure to different service areas and bring these transferable skills to support the business in leveraging the capabilities of our technology solutions.

• Help turn our net zero ambitions into reality.

• Improve our customer experience.

• Contribute to the delivery of services from internal squads and external providers to ensure business performance is in line with agreed Service Level Objectives (SLOs), business outcomes, and levels of risk and resilience.

• Ensure operational integrity and operational compliance with appropriate regulatory and internal standards.

• Work with DevOps based models as well as traditional outcome-based services and you will develop skills in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to identify and resolve customer pain points, inefficiencies, and blockers to delivery.

• Provide tactical advice, training and support on core technology applications (both hardware and software) enabling the delivery of application-based products and services.

• Assist with the planning of IT application and infrastructure change projects, implementing, testing and rolling out software and hardware relating to these change projects.

• Interact with senior stakeholders directly, both internally and externally, and as part of both the ‘front of house’ external client/customer facing team and the ‘back of house’ internal delivery team alongside, for example, learning and development and business information services colleagues.

• Be responsible for their own workload and will be expected to problem solve and prioritise independently. They will deliver a ‘first line fix’ service in many cases to both internal colleagues and external clients and customers. They will maintain ownership of issues (vis-a-vis the internal user/external client) even where elements are escalated to subject matter experts.

This apprenticeship will be aligned to the following standard: Applications support lead / Skills England for which the provider may be https://learn-tech.com/applications-support-lead/ , however the provider may be subject to change.

Requirements

To apply, you must be aged 18 or over at the start of the programme in September 2026.

If you’re studying A-levels or completing further education, you must be due to complete your qualification/s in 2026 (we’re unable to progress applications for students who will be part way through their studies when the programme starts).

You’ll also need to have:

• A-Level (or equivalent) grade C or above in either Computer Science/IT, Maths or Physics

• GCSE (or equivalent) grade 4 or above in English and Maths

• Applicants with a level 3 apprenticeship qualification will also be considered

• Alternative qualifications with significant coding elements may be considered

Qualifications should be checked to ensure the requisite points are met Calculate your UCAS Tariff points | Undergraduate, Conservatoires | UCAS

In addition, under the apprenticeship levy rules, the following applies to all apprentices:

• Must be a citizen of an EEA/EU country (including the UK) and have lived in the EEA/EU for the last three years; OR if you are a non- EEA/EU citizen but have permission to live and work in the UK and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for the last three years

• Cannot already have a qualification at the same level or higher as the apprenticeship you are applying for​

• Cannot be currently undertaking another professional qualification that is Government funded (e.g. another apprenticeship)

This programme is designed for school / college leavers and other individuals who do not have a degree. If you have a university degree, please apply to our student and graduate opportunities.

Location(s)

This role is likely to be based out of the following UK office:

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

Start date

7 September 2026

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.

• Assessment centres are a key part of the process and will be in person – bp will cover reasonable travel and accommodation costs, in line with the travel policy which will be shared with you. Please ensure you will be available to attend in person.

• 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

Starting salary: £22,100

Sign on bonus: £3,000 (One off payment, subject to tax and national insurance)

Wellbeing allowance: Claim up to £1,500 each calendar year (subject to tax and national insurance) for products and services that contribute to physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing

Flexible benefits: In addition to your base salary, you’ll receive a flexible allowance (currently 20% of your base salary) that you can take as cash or use to buy a range of extra benefits, such as a pension, critical illness, dental care, personal accident and travel insurance, and our cycle to work scheme.

Discretionary annual bonus scheme: Details of applicable bonus scheme and rules will be available on joining.

Private medical insurance: We’ll pay for private healthcare, and you only pay an income tax charge.

bp share plans: You can choose to take part in our share plan and buy bp shares every month.

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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.