Our graduate programme is a chance for you to gain hands-on experience in one of the world’s leading gas and engineering companies. You’ll learn from the best, unlock your potential and start building a brilliant career.
At BOC, our programme consists of each graduate completing 4 annual placements. The placements are within different business functions and locations across our sites and will provide a range of skills, knowledge and experiences – perfect for you to find out exactly what you really enjoy doing.
To ensure you feel settled and equipped, all graduates are provided with a buddy to support and navigate you through the programme and share their valuable insights!
We facilitate and successfully set you up for the achievement of your Chartered Engineer status with the relevant institution. All our graduates receive on the job mentoring and coaching from highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals to support your career, provide advice and enable your development.
Alongside your role, you will have the opportunity to get involved in attracting and growing the next generation of engineering graduates, by sharing your experience on the scheme and being an ambassador of the programme.
We’re working hard to be the best we can be, seize new opportunities and grow together to make our world more productive every day. You can join us and play a key role in getting us there!
What are the Benefits of our Programme?
Chartership
You’ll get hands-on experience working on challenging real-life projects to equip you for achieving your Chartership status
Training & Mentoring
Access to loads of training and your own knowledgeable mentor to support your career and provide advice
Make a Difference
You’ll have the chance to connect with other early professionals, alumni graduates and even join an employee resource group
Rewards & Benefits
You’ll earn while you learn and lots of other benefits, such as generous time off, retailer discounts, as well as flexible lifestyle benefits
Career Opportunities
As part of a global company there are limitless opportunities – whether you decide to stay in the UK or explore an overseas role
Life on our Graduate Programme
Take a sneak peek and hear first hand from our graduates into what life is like on our engineering graduate programme
A Snapshot of Graduate Life
Don’t Just Take our Word for it, Hear from our Graduates
"Life as a graduate engineer is always exciting and challenging, the challenges of facing the industry, how to grow your skills, and how to manage your learning curves; starting my position with BOC is a great opportunity to face all the challenges with a supportive experienced team and the company itself to grow my technical and soft skills."
Minoo Arefi – Graduate Electrical Engineer
"The variety of roles on the graduate scheme, learning opportunities, and ability to get hands on experience in different parts of the business has helped me gain a broad range of knowledge and decide where I would like to focus my career."
Matthew Bown – Graduate Project Engineer
How to Apply
The application process
You can apply for the programme through our careers site.
Keep an eye out and set an alert! As the application process for the programme, opens in September of each year through to December, with the programme starting in the following September.
What you do: Follow us, set an alert and keep an eye out for the programme to open on our job board.
What we do: We will advertise our programmes and tell you what we’re looking for and what is required
Submit
What you do: Prepare your CV & apply!
What we do: Our system will confirm your application has been received and we will get to work reviewing it.
Online testing
What you do: Complete the online assessments to the best of your ability within the timeframe and let us know if you require any adjustments.
What we do: Send you an email with details of our online testing and online video interview; we will ensure you get all details so that you can present your best self in both.
Assessment Centre
What you do: Prepare yourself for our assessment centre and let us know if you have any adjustments.
What we do: We’ll share all requirements for the day with you in advance, so you can bring your best self on the day!
Decision
What you do: Try not to worry and wait to hear from us!
What we do: We will carefully consider all aspects of the process and let you know our decision as soon as possible.
The application process
Search
What you do: Follow us, set an alert and keep an eye out for the programme to open on our job board.
What we do: We will advertise our programmes and tell you what we’re looking for and what is required
Submit
What you do: Prepare your CV & apply!
What we do: Our system will confirm your application has been received and we will get to work reviewing it.
Online testing
What you do: Complete the online assessments to the best of your ability within the timeframe and let us know if you require any adjustments.
What we do: Send you an email with details of our online testing and online video interview; we will ensure you get all details so that you can present your best self in both.
Assessment Centre
What you do: Prepare yourself for our assessment centre and let us know if you have any adjustments.
What we do: We’ll share all requirements for the day with you in advance, so you can bring your best self on the day!
Decision
What you do: Try not to worry and wait to hear from us!
What we do: We will carefully consider all aspects of the process and let you know our decision as soon as possible.
Our Top Tips for Success
Take a sneak peek at our top tips below
Reflect on your skills, strengths, achievements & pieces of work Take the time to reflect on all the great things that you’ve been part of or have achieved so far and be sure to showcase them! Ensure your CV is up to date with the key pieces of work and skills you have gained and fine tune some good examples to talk about throughout the process.
Use the STAR method You may have heard this one several times, but it is by far the most effective way to answer questions and have impactful discussions. Pull on some of the good examples you already have so that you are prepared. Remember! The interview is not just for us to get to know you better, it is also for you to get to know us better. To go that extra mile, you can add another R at the end of STAR to talk about reflecting.
Ask if there is anything that you need We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. If there is anything we can do to ensure that you are able to present your best self throughout this process, please let us know as we are more than happy to work with you to do so.
Be you! We want to create a culture of acceptance and inclusion, where everyone can be their authentic self at work, every day. So, ask insightful questions to those you meet; whether that’s our current graduates, the assessors, or our Talent team. This will help demonstrate your research, passion and genuine interest in BOC and the role.
