SPEAD Programme The development programme for graduates
Welcome to our international graduate programme for talented engineers, geoscientists, computer scientists and economists.


Open Positions
Join our team with the Wintershall Dea development programme for master graduates. Visit our job portal to find all open positions and job descriptions – and to find out where between Egypt and Norway our global #teamwintershalldea will take you next.
START YOUR CAREER WITH SPEAD
SPEAD stands for Special, Professional, Experts, Accelerated, Development programme. It is a tailor-made combination of “on the job training” supplemented with dedicated technical training for a duration of 18 or 24 months (depending on the specialization) in order to equip you with the skills and competencies to excel in your future role within Wintershall Dea.
SPEAD combines practical training within the company’s domestic and international operational units with training courses dealing in-depth with technical issues.




Essential for joining the SPEAD programme and for your employment at Wintershall Dea is a completed Master's degree, a high degree of mobility and enthusiasm to take on demanding tasks and projects. We are looking for people with a great deal of flexibility, motivation, and the ability to work in a diverse and multidisciplinary team.
For the SPEAD Programme starting in January 2024 Wintershall Dea will actively be seeking graduates in Petroleum Engineering (Reservoir, Drilling and Production), Process Engineering, HSEQ Engineering, Geosciences/Geophysics, Data Science / Management, Computer science and Business administration/Economics. You can apply for the respective discipline you are interested in from December 2022 via our Careers website.
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SPEAD is our development programme for talented engineers, young geoscientists, computer scientists and economists. It’s 18 or 24 months of hands-on experience in the operating divisions at our headquarters in Germany and abroad, preparing you to enter the Wintershall Dea working world. For some impressions of SPEAD, watch the video on the right!
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SPEAD is our development programme for talented engineers, young geoscientists, computer scientists and economists. It’s 18 or 24 months of hands-on experience in the operating divisions at our headquarters in Germany and abroad, preparing you to enter the Wintershall Dea working world. For some impressions of SPEAD, watch the video on the right!
Your Benefits


2–4
assignments around the world depending on the respective discipline.
18–24
months training on the job.
1
personal mentor for each candidate on each assignment location.
I opted for the SPEAD programme, because it offered a very interesting and dynamic opportunity to get international experience while learning on the job.
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You would like to apply for a position in the SPEAD programme, but still have questions about the process? Two of our former SPEADs explain the most important steps. In this video, they answer frequently asked questions.
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You would like to apply for a position in the SPEAD programme, but still have questions about the process? Two of our former SPEADs explain the most important steps. In this video, they answer frequently asked questions.
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