Australia Students & Graduates

As a global leading exploration and production company, we are committed to building your industry knowledge and technical skills through valuable career experiences.

SPIRIT Scholarship Program

ConocoPhillips Australia’s 12-month SPIRIT scholarship rewards talented second year engineering students with financial tuition support. Scholarship recipients will also be given the opportunity to visit Australia Pacific LNG’s world-class Liquefied Natural Gas facility in Gladstone and be mentored by our world-class engineers.

What we look for:
  • Enrolled as a full time second year University of Queensland student in an undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and/or Master of Engineering or Engineering Dual Programs.
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident.
  • Must not be in receipt of any other industry scholarship.

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Vacation Work Program

The Engineering Vacation Program offers a 12-week paid work experience opportunity to work alongside the ConocoPhillips Engineering team on real life projects. Help our team on technical work tasks and projects, and when you travel to our world class LNG facility you will get to take a plane, a bus and even a ferry (all in the one day) to get to work!

What we look for:
  • Currently enrolled full time in penultimate year of engineering study.
  • Genuine interest in learning about the LNG industry – and a possible future in our company.
  • Alignment to our SPIRIT values.
  • More than just your grades!
  • Available to work in Brisbane from November 2024 to February 2025.

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Global Accelerate Graduate Program

The ConocoPhillips Global Accelerate Program is a three-year accelerated program that combines on-the-job work assignments, site rotations within Australia or potentially overseas, technical and non-technical training, mentoring, and local and global networking opportunities to accelerate the development of early career engineering professionals.

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Graduate Profiles

Australia Profile RihannaRhianna:

Who am I?

I joined the ConocoPhillips Australia team at the beginning of 2020 as a Graduate Mechanical Engineer. My journey began when I applied for the ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholarship in my second year of university where I was studying a Bachelor of Engineering, majoring in Mechanical.

The best part about my graduate role is the supportive environment and approachable colleagues. As a graduate, I feel comfortable learning in such a safe culture that reflects the values I hold.

Currently, I am undertaking various technical and problem-solving projects with mechanical elements. These pieces of work and valuable experiences continue to develop my skill set and career as a Mechanical Engineer.

What were the benefits of the SPIRIT Scholarship?

The SPIRIT Scholarship provided me with financial benefits whilst studying and an incredible opportunity to connect with industry professionals and gain company support for the remainder of my degree. I received a mentor that was invested in my development and career with a unique insight into engineering. As I applied for a range of work experience opportunities, I felt that this scholarship gave me a head start in the recruitment process.

Australia Profile CarlaCarla:

Who am I?

I first joined the ConocoPhillips Australia team in my third year of university as part of the Vacation Work Program. Over the three months, this opportunity encouraged me to apply for the Graduate Program. At the beginning of 2020, I came back to ConocoPhillips as a Graduate Process Engineer.

In this graduate role, I have had a range of opportunities and chances for skill development. My tasks include assisting with daily operations and monitoring optimisation of production at the Australia Pacific LNG facility.

What were the benefits of the Vacation Work Program?

I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to learn from industry professionals across of range of practical and theoretical experiences. These experiences included a visit to the Australia Pacific LNG facility on Curtis Island. This practical experience made me a good candidate when searching for graduate employment.

Working in Australia

ConocoPhillips Australia was established almost two decades ago. Headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, we are a 37.5 percent shareholder in Australia Pacific LNG and operate the LNG facility on Curtis Island. We are also actively involved in exploration in the Otway Basin.