Commercial & Business Intern

Job description

Commercial & Business Intern

Location: Aberdeen
Contract: 12-month paid internship / industrial placements
Working pattern: Monday-Friday, flexible working hours (Generally office-based Tuesday-Thursday)

About the role

Are you a Business, Commercial, or Project-focused student looking for a hands-on internship where you can apply your university learning to real-world projects?

We're looking for a Commercial & Business Intern to join our Project Services Delivery - Commercial and Project Team of a well-known Oil Exploration & Energy Services business. This internship is your opportunity to understand how we work, experience our culture, and demonstrate your capability to succeed in a commercial project environment.

What you'll be doing

As a Commercial & Business Intern, you'll support a wide range of commercial, administrative, and project activities, including:

• Supporting the safe, accurate, and timely delivery of project deliverables
• Ensuring compliance with company policies and customer requirements
• Recording and processing customer and intercompany orders for products and services
• Supporting customer service and sales order entry for direct sales and service orders
• Providing monthly status updates on open orders, including Work in Progress and Backlog reporting
• Processing monthly Engineering and Project Management timesheets and Requests to Invoice
• Liaising with internal stakeholders on order status, quantity changes, line modifications, and delivery updates
• Working closely with Production, Buyers, and Planners to follow up on customer orders
• Helping coordinate logistics activities, including preparing and supporting equipment loadouts

What we're looking for

We're keen to hear from motivated students who are eager to learn, take initiative, and develop commercial and project management skills in a fast-paced environment.

Essential:

• Studying towards (or recently obtained) degree in Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related discipline
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Good communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders
• Confidence using Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); Power BI experience is advantageous
• A proactive mindset with a willingness to learn and support the wider team

Desirable:

• Exposure to commercial, project, or customer service environments
• Interest in project delivery, order management, or operational support functions

What you'll gain

• A paid 12-month industrial placement within a global organisation
• Practical experience supporting commercial and project delivery activities
• Exposure to real customer orders, internal processes, and stakeholder collaboration
• Development of core business, commercial, and administrative skills
• Insight into how large-scale projects are delivered across their full lifecycle

If you're organised, detail-oriented, and keen to gain real-world experience in commercial project delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Aberdeen

Type of Contract

Temporary full-time jobs

Published at

10-04-2026

Profession type

Admin / Secretarial

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English