With the guidance of a supportive management team behind you, you’ll develop a razor-sharp business acumen. You’ll learn how to interpret complex information to correctly evaluate the best opportunities for gas and oil exploration. And you’ll find the most economical way to develop on-shore opportunities such as Liquefied Natural Gas facilities, power stations and domestic supply businesses.

Whilst you’ll develop most through on-the-job learning, we’ll encourage you to undertake a variety of technical training courses over the two year programme. These courses include training on the fundamentals of upstream petroleum economics and risk analysis and the key concepts of the technical side of the business.

As your career develops, you could find yourself in a diverse range of roles, from economics-focused roles such as lead analyst for a business unit, through strategy or market analysis to more commercially-focused roles.

Much of what you learn will be on-the-job through a series of placements in different parts of BG Group’s business, and this will be supplemented with regular internal training programmes. We will also help you to become professionally qualified with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and will provide funding and exam leave to support your studies.

Much of what you learn will be on the job. But you’ll also benefit from a whole host of technical training, including courses on the fundamentals of upstream petroleum economics and risk analysis, as well as an introduction to our economics software.

Your continuing professional development as an engineer is important to us. For the first two years, you’ll be allocated your own dedicated training and development budget. This will enable you to manage your own development within an approved framework. And with your mentor behind you, you’ll be encouraged to follow a development path towards Chartered Engineer status, or the equivalent, with a professional engineering institution or association.

Once you complete the two year graduate development programme, your early roles will be carefully selected to provide you with the necessary technical experience, practical skills, supervisory experience and business knowledge you need to grow and meet the requirements of relevant professional organisations.

But ultimately, we provide the opportunities for you to manage your own professional development and build the basis for your future career. Engineers can be found in all parts of our business, from a discipline engineering expert, to a commercial manager to project director and plant operations specialist to technology champion. Your future is yours to manage.

Professional qualifications

Our engineering scheme is accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Graduate engineers gain depth and breadth of experience in line with chartership requirements, and access to the relevant professional support network.

We offer comprehensive training targeted to gaining relevant accreditation and Chartered status as your career develops. But we think the best way to learn is by doing a real job with real responsibility, right from day one. It’s certainly a steep learning curve, but you can also expect plenty of support. At the beginning of your graduate development programme, a mentor is assigned to you who will introduce you to our working culture, show you what’s expected of you and find answers to your questions. They’ll be responsible for aiding your development for the duration of the two year programme, and often beyond.

Although on-the-job coaching and development is the norm, we also run a large number of internal courses. We support study for external qualifications or accreditation, and we have a growing skills networks where you can learn from – and exchange ideas with – some of the best minds in the industry.

Much of what you learn will be on the job. But you’ll also benefit from a whole host of technical training, focusing not just on HR skills, but general management and industry specific knowledge as well. You will be given the support from a mentor and a coach throughout (and beyond) the program. We will also provide support for a CIPD qualification.

Your continuing professional development as a petroleum engineer is important to both the company and you as an individual. In the first two years, our graduates are supported by an enhanced and dedicated training and development budget. This will enable you to manage your own development within an approved framework. With suitable technical coaches around you, and access to industry leading subject-matter-experts your professional development will flourish at BG Group whichever career route you ultimately follow.

Once you complete the two year graduate programme, your early roles will be carefully selected to provide you with the necessary technical experience, practical skills, supervisory experience and business knowledge that you need to grow.

But ultimately, we provide the opportunities for you to manage your own career development and build the basis for your future here at BG Group. Petroleum Engineers can be found in all parts of our business, from executive to sub-surface team leaders, from development project directors to technical specialists. With a strong team of Function Heads and coaches we encourage our Petroleum Engineers to aim high and we support them to meet their aspirations.

We have a very comprehensive training programme in place; one that will ensure you have the balance of experiences you need to develop and progress up through the business. In your first two years, you can expect to learn though a combination of well site experience, structured training and self study. You’ll also need to undertake specific HSSE training for each location to which you’re assigned.

Well Site Experience

You’ll undertake a range of assignments designed to give you exposure to a range of different drilling units, well types and well operations. Where possible, we’ll make sure you have hands-on training. You’ll need to complete a logbook to show you’ve developed a strong understanding of different well site operations.

Technical Training Courses

You’ll be expected to attend a number of mandatory training courses ranging from Drilling Fluids and Basic Petroleum Geology, through to Completions & Workovers.

Self Study Modules

These are designed to further your knowledge of well engineering – each module comprises a learning objective, some essential reading, additional reference material and an assessment. You’ll also be expected to find additional information through discussions with your well site supervisors, your mentor and relevant third party suppliers.

Competency Exam

Complete these initial stages, and you’ll undertake a competency exam consisting of three papers: Well Control, Casing Design, and Drilling Engineering.

Lead Well Engineer – and beyond

After completing the competency exam, you’ll progress to Well Engineer III and will be assigned to an asset or Joint Venture. Your responsibilities there will be focused on broadening your knowledge and experience as well as increasing your level of accountability. You’ll need to undertake a number of mandatory courses and ultimately, you should be aiming to achieve accredited Chartered Engineer status.

Throughout your graduate development programme, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to attend both internal and external training courses along with industry conferences. You’ll undertake four very different and challenging roles in just two years, so you can expect unrivalled variety and an excellent platform on which to build your future career.

Support Structure

Your mentor will prepare a Competence Development Plan (CDP) which will be agreed with the Head of Function or your Parent Manager. The Head of Function will be responsible for organising assignments that will give you access to the range of experiences you need to develop these competencies.

Geoscience Training Alliance

BG Group was a founder member of the Geoscience Training Alliance (GTA), administered by Nautilus (www.nautilusworld.com). It has a current membership of over 40 companies. Nautilus delivers over 150 courses per year in geoscience and engineering, from foundation to advanced level, across North America, Europe and South East Asia. The courses offered are both field and classroom based, and cover every discipline you might come across in your career. The independent nature of Nautilus allows the GTA to secure world leaders in each discipline to teach the courses, and keep them coming back year after year.

During your graduate development programme, you’re likely to see several different aspects of geoscience within BG Group. If you’re undertaking placements in producing assets or new ventures exploration, clastics or carbonates, or are brand new to rock physics and more, then there will be a course to suit you. Most graduates attend three or four GTA courses per year and look for the most appropriate to help them develop in their current placement. After you finish the scheme and become an experienced professional, you’ll still have access to the GTA.

Internal Training Courses

In addition to the GTA, BG Group maintains an active internal training schedule. Introductory courses to BG Group's software suite are regularly run in-house, as well as short half or one day courses run by specialists within BG Group. These courses are very accessible and highly relevant to your role in BG Group.

The geoscience community holds regular forums and workshops to communicate their experiences and findings to colleagues and participation is encouraged from your first day. An annual BG Group Subsurface Forum provides an opportunity for the global geoscience and engineering community to network and share knowledge from their experiences. BG Group's internal technical journal, 'Basin and Reservoir', showcases best practice evaluation and innovation across the subsurface community.