Start your career at Petrofac
It’s an exciting time to start your career at Petrofac. We are involved across every area of the energy lifecycle, helping our clients meet the world’s evolving energy needs. We’re looking for graduates across engineering disciplines and support functions that bring the right energy.
As a graduate at Petrofac, you will gain a breadth of experience working with world-class experts on some of the most significant energy projects. We champion people development, be it through formal training or on the job exposure, providing opportunities to work across business units, cultures, and geographies.
Are you looking to make a difference and help shape the energy landscape of the future in a forward-thinking, inclusive environment? Become a Petrofac graduate.
Find a role
We are looking for graduates across engineering disciplines and support functions to join our operations in the United Kingdom. As the path to net zero accelerates in the United Kingdom, we are well positioned to support the country’s energy needs of today and its journey to the forefront of global markets for renewable energy. Whether you are joining our operational stronghold in Aberdeen, or our centre of excellence for Energy Transition Projects in Woking, you will be taking part in charting the future of the energy industry.
Find out more about our offices in the United Kingdom.
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The application process
Online Application
- The first step is to apply for your desired role based on your academic background and the role requirements
- Complete the online application form by answering the questions
- Submit all the necessary documentation required to support your application
Online Assessment
- Should your application meet the requirements for the role, you will receive a link to complete an online questionnaire.
- This will include questions regarding your field of study, any internships and your career aspirations.
- The questionnaire should take around 30 mins to complete
Our people are our driving force
When you start your journey at Petrofac, you will join a distinctive, delivery-focused culture. You will also join a people business, a place where people feel proud to work, their voices are heard, and where they feel safe and cared for.
We know that you will make the decision on where to start your career based on much more than a job description or fantastic training and development opportunities that Petrofac provides.
Modern society’s challenges, be it climate change or diversity and inclusion, matter to our people and they matter to us. You can find here examples of how we are continuously improving Petrofac and making it a great place to work:
- We are developing a more diverse workforce. The percentage of women in senior management roles at Petrofac increased to 26% in 2022. Find out more about our efforts on diversity here
- We are an inclusive employer. We have signed up to the Disability Confident scheme, the Menopause Workplace Pledge, and we became an Accredited Living Wage employer
- We are maintaining a two-way conversation with our people through the Petrofac Workforce Forum, where their opinions are passed directly to the senior leadership and the Board. Learn more about our people-first approach here
- Why should you join Petrofac? Hear from our colleagues in a series of videos we have created to answer that question. Go here
- We have set up Employee Network Groups (ENG) – voluntary, employee-led associations, made up of people who come together based on their shared values and interests, or demographics. You will find Aspire, our ENG dedicated to motivating and inspiring colleagues in the early stages of their career particularly interesting. Find out more here
- These are some of the more recent examples of the improvements we made. We are looking forward to welcoming you at Petrofac and seeing how your voice makes a difference.
Meet some of our people and learn more about their exciting careers
Learn from the industry's top experts on some of the world's most exciting projects
Find out more about some of the projects we have been recently awarded.
How to better prepare for a role at Petrofac
If you are learning more about us, or you are preparing for your interview, you will be eager to know what makes our people distinctively Petrofac.
We have four values at Petrofac: driven, agile, respectful, and open. They are the guiding principles that act as our compass. They express who we are, underpin how we work together, inform the decisions we make, and they guide our everyday activities and behaviours. Find out more about our purpose and values and think about how you would embody them in the workplace.
How we do things matters to us as much as what we do. Our performance culture is dependant on five essential behaviours which apply to everyone in our organisation. Find out what these are and hear from Petrofac’s HR team on what makes these behaviours important and how to demonstrate them in your approach.
When can I apply for a graduate role at Petrofac?
The applications are open from 7 April 2025 to 12 May 2025. We encourage you not to delay your application.
Is Petrofac a good place to start my career?
Petrofac is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and we welcome applications from all candidates regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, disability. We seek to engage with each of our employees as a unique individual to help them develop and fulfil their potential. We welcome discussions on flexible working arrangements to get the best out of our people.
When will I start my career at Petrofac?
We anticipate that successful applicants will start their career with Petrofac in the UK in September or October 2025, depending on the needs of the projects and/or business units they are joining.
Who is eligible to apply?
We are seeking applications from students who are due to graduate in 2025 or who have graduated in 2023 or 2024. Applicants need to meet the eligibility criteria regarding education, right to work, and other factors.
If you are applying for a role in the United Kingdom, you must to have a legal right to work in the country. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work during the application process.
What are the application criteria?
In order to be eligible, you are required to demonstrate you meet or exceed the required personal qualities and criteria as stated in the job description and application process.
Can I apply for more than one role?
Yes, you can, however you will have to complete a separate application form for each role you wish to apply for. Please use the same email address when applying for multiple roles.
Can I save my application and come back to it later?
Yes, you will be able to save your application as you will be required to create a profile on our applicant system.
We do advise not to delay submitting your application as we reserve the right to close the application process early, in which case you will not be able to continue your saved application.
I graduated before 2023, am I eligible to apply?
We only accepting applications from applications 2023, 2024 and 2025 graduates. If you have work experience, please check out our career site for available roles.
Can I send my CV directly to a Petrofac employee?
No. The application process is managed online, and you are requested to apply online. No other form of application will be considered.
Is there an age limit for applying?
There is no age limit for the application, however, please be mindful that the graduate intake is for those at the early stage in their career and we advise anyone with more than two years of experience to visit our career site for available roles.
When will I hear about my application?
You will be updated about your application at regular intervals. The time frame may differ depending on the stages of your application.
If you are not successful with your application, you will receive an email telling you so. Due to the high volume of applications our team will not be able to provide individual feedback to unsuccessful candidates.
Is this an office-based role?
Petrofac delivers projects for its clients and site/location experience is essential. Our graduates receive crucial early career development and all-rounded experience within the business. Depending on your role, you can expect to spend a significant amount of your time getting first-hand experience at one of our projects. Willingness to travel and spend time on-site is a must.