Career areas

The Commercial organization manages the company’s worldwide commodity marketing and trading portfolio. Commercial works closely with the regional business units to market ConocoPhillips’ equity production and improve commodity values while providing creative marketing solutions for customers across the value chain. The Commercial New Hire Rotational Program develops a strong foundation of knowledge through exposure to multiple roles across the Commercial organization and development of key analytical skills.

Engineering opportunities in exploration and production (E&P) are vast and include: drilling, completions, production, facilities and reservoir engineering positions. From unconventional and conventional focused operations across the Lower 48, conventional focused operations in Alaska and our global headquarters in Houston, your options are extensive. ConocoPhillips hires engineers from the petroleum, mechanical, chemical, electrical and civil disciplines.

A career in Finance offers the opportunity to gain experience across the organization, working with multidisciplinary teams and partnering with operations. A Finance & Accounting career at ConocoPhillips includes opportunities in Financial Services, Commercial Services, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit, External Reporting & Consolidations, Finance Data & Analytics, Financial Performance & Analysis, and Business Unit Finance. The Finance function recruits from various disciplines, including accounting, finance and master’s of accountancy.

Every day, our geoscientists work collaboratively to look deep beneath the earth’s surface and develop geological and geophysical solutions to safely find and deliver oil and gas to the world. We seek performance-driven and highly accountable individuals with a passion for finding geological and geophysical solutions as part of a collaborative team. We encourage experienced geoscientists in any of these specialized disciplines to connect with us: basin analysis, petrophysics, seismic acquisition and processing, sequence stratigraphy, structural geology and geomechanics.

As an HSE professional at ConocoPhillips, you will partner with front-line workers and leaders in the protection of human life and the environment. We live and work by our motto: No job is so urgent or important that we cannot take the time to perform it safely and in an environmentally responsible manner. Career opportunities in HSE exist for various disciplines including chemical and environmental engineering, environmental sciences, industrial health and safety, industrial hygiene, fire protection or related technical fields.

HR professionals are focused on attracting, developing and rewarding a talented, diverse workforce that will live the SPIRIT Values and provide the power to make ConocoPhillips a great place to work. Building high-performing organizations, providing career opportunities and development, and recognizing each employee’s contributions are key responsibilities for our function. The HR organization is looking for highly motivated applicants who can bring a fresh perspective and diversity of thought to our workforce. Relevant skill sets include strong analytical capabilities, strategic thinking, building people relations, change management, system administration and excellent communication skills.

An Information Technology career at ConocoPhillips includes opportunities in Artificial Intelligence, Network Engineering, IoT, Data Analytics, Application Development, Cloud Computing, IT Security, Emerging Digital Technologies, Robotic Process Automation and more. In these roles, you’ll get to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, be recognized for innovation, partner with operations and interact with senior management. We offer diverse IT career paths for students in management information systems, computer science and other IT-related fields.

Land Administration is comprised of two primary business units: Permian and Gulf Coast & Rockies. Each asset is unique and provides opportunity for growth in skills and experience. We deliver distinct value to the company through analyzing legal documents such as oil and gas leases, contracts, title opinions and conveyance documents to establish and maintain joint venture and revenue ownership. Land Administration also creates visual representations through use of spatial data for both surface and mineral ownership to facilitate business decisions. We seek performance-driven and detail-oriented individuals with a background in finance, accounting, business management, energy management or economics.

ConocoPhillips’ Lower 48 Land organization supports the company every day by managing mineral and surface assets through the negotiation, drafting and execution of various oil and gas agreements. Our experts in energy management and energy commerce play a pivotal role in upgrading and building our portfolio in targeted locations. We seek performance-driven and highly accountable individuals with a strong background in business or law and focusing on energy management or energy commerce.

Real Estate and Facilities Services (REFS) professionals are focused on consistently providing safe and effective real estate facilities and services to satisfy the needs of our workforce. . A career in the REFS organization includes opportunities in Facility Management, Project Management, Real Estate Transactions, Property Tax, HSE and Strategic Planning. Relevant skills include a service-focused mindset, the ability to negotiate, excellent communication skills and a strong focus on safety.

Working in partnership with operations management, our supply chain team works to create maximum value for the company. It’s our job to procure and manage the goods and services that enable ConocoPhillips to deliver on complex projects across the globe. A career in Supply Chain at ConocoPhillips provides a diverse set of opportunities in Sourcing and Contract Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Market Intelligence, Spend Analytics, Materials Management and Technology Projects. ConocoPhillips has opportunities in Supply Chain for various disciplines, including supply chain, business and engineering majors.

ConocoPhillips recognizes how important it is to deliver reliable and affordable energy to the world — and we know that we must do it sustainably. As the demand continues to rise for all forms of energy — including oil and natural gas — we are focused on managing environmental and social-related risks as an integral part of achieving our strong financial and operational performance. A Sustainability career at ConocoPhillips provides diverse opportunities for students from various backgrounds including Environmental Engineering & Sciences, Economics, Sustainability and Business Administration.