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About the program

The Intern program provides students with 12 weeks of paid employment, giving you the opportunity to participate in the industry-leading oil and gas projects while acquiring practical skills relevant to your field of study.

We also provide education and training during the program to help cultivate your professional skills within a diverse, inclusive, supportive, and collaborative workplace.

About the role

During the Intern Program, you will work across the Subsurface teams comprising of Geologists, Geophysicists, and Engineers on a variety of projects designed to grow your capabilities and add business value. You can also expect cross-functional opportunities that increase your business knowledge as you collaborate to deliver results.

This role will be based in Chevron’s new building at One The Esplanade. 

Eligibility / Requirements

For Earth Science, we encourage applications from motivated and talented university students with individual stream or combination of geology, earth science, geophysics, physics or related disciplines, with a keen interest in the oil and gas industry and advancing the cleaner energy solutions needed for a lower carbon future.

To be eligible for the Chevron Intern Program applicants must be:

• Eligible to legally work and live in Australia permanently.
• In their penultimate or final year of an undergraduate degree or postgraduates.
• Available for the specified duration of employment from November 2025 until February 2026.
• Able to communicate effectively, have strong analytical skills and a focus on teamwork and collaboration.
• Committed to Chevron’s values of diversity and inclusion, integrity and trust, high performance, partnership and protecting people and the environment.

Benefits

• Participate in world-leading energy projects, advance your professional development and begin your career within an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing workplace.
• A commitment to supporting work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, optional hybrid working model including remote and in-office working, and a compressed working week (nine-day fortnight) where applicable.
• Direct industry experience, gaining exposure through working across Chevron Australia’s world class energy production facilities.
• Opportunities to attend multiple industry learning events to further your engineering and energy industry knowledge.
• A competitive remuneration package.
• Health and wellness offerings including fitness classes, gym access and mental health support.

Following completion of the 12-week intern program, students who consistently perform above expectations may be considered for full-time graduate positions, where roles are available.

How to register 

Please ensure you attach your current resume and a copy of your academic transcript/statement of results to date (unofficial transcripts are acceptable) and click Pre-register.

Application dates

Applications for Chevron Australia’s 2025/26 Intern Program open in April 2025 and close in June 2025.

We reserve the right to amend or withdraw this posting prior to the advertised closing date.

About us

Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies and, through its Australian subsidiaries, has been present in Australia for over 70 years.

Headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, Chevron Australia is the focal point of some of Chevron’s most exciting projects globally and our employment opportunities will put you on the frontline to help deliver crucial new energy to the world.

With the ingenuity and commitment of thousands of workers, Chevron Australia operates the Gorgon and Wheatstone natural gas facilities as well as the world’s largest carbon capture and storage system at our Gorgon facility and Australia’s largest onshore oilfield on Barrow Island, Western Australia.

We also manage an equal one-sixth interest in the North West Shelf Venture and continue to be a significant investor in exploration.

Chevron Australia Downstream delivers quality fuel products and services across Australia, operating or supplying a network of more than 360 retail locations, primarily under the Puma & Caltex brands, and an extensive 24-hour hour diesel stop network, as well as depots and seaboard terminals.

Our commitment to sustainability has never been stronger. We believe the future of energy is lower-carbon, and we are using our unique capabilities, assets, and expertise to deliver progress toward the global net-zero ambitions of the Paris Agreement. Within Chevron, our New Energies team is focused on areas where we believe we can build competitive advantages including in hydrogen, carbon capture and storage and offsets.

Together, we are creating enduring benefits that will help shape our economic future and spearhead Australia’s growing importance as a global energy supplier.

Energy Transition 

Chevron believes we all have a stake in a reliable and affordable energy system and a lower carbon future. This belief drives Chevron's lower carbon ambitions and the actions we take to advance them. At Chevron we’re leveraging the strengths of our talented people and technologies to safely deliver lower carbon energy to a growing world. We aim to lead in lower carbon intensity oil, products and natural gas, and advance new solutions to reduce carbon emissions of major industries. In addition to this, here at Chevron we’re growing our capabilities in renewable fuels, carbon capture, and offsets, hydrogen and other emerging technologies.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion statement

Chevron Australia values inclusivity and promotes a workplace that actively seeks to welcome contributions from all people. We encourage people of all abilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, diverse cultures, and backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ identities, and all age groups to register their interest.