Electrical Engineer

Essar Oil Limited; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Holiday purchase

Employee discounts via EAP

Free on-site car parking

Job summary

Essar Oil Limited is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Project Assurance Team on a Top Tier COMAH site. You will provide technical assurance for HV and LV electrical aspects across CapEx projects, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, design teams in the UK and overseas, and EPC contractors to ensure compliance and safe project delivery from concept to commissioning.

The role emphasizes defining scope, ensuring robust designs, reviewing deliverables, and

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering (BSc/MSc).
• Strong experience with electrical engineering in industrial/energy projects.
• Experience reviewing design deliverables (single-line diagrams, load studies, protection schemes).
• Experience coordinating with EPC contractors and ensuring design intent is maintained.
• Experience managing design changes and revisions due to construction/commissioning constraints.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced Capex project environment.

Responsibilities

• Define early-stage assessments of electrical scope, feasibility, architecture, and major equipment concepts.
• Ensure engineering contractors and OEMs deliver compliant, robust electrical designs.
• Review and validate electrical design deliverables and documentation.
• Provide technical oversight during construction and installation.
• Support project risk and hazard studies (HAZOP/HAZID/LOPA).
• Act as a senior electrical authority on safety and compliance.
• Mentor and support less-experienced engineers.
• Maintain knowledge management for technical documentation and standards.

Skills

BSc/MSc Electrical Eng

HV/LV systems experience

EPC coordination experience

Design change management

Capex project environment

Education

BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Location: Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port

Employment Type: Site Based Full Time Role 5 days per week Monday-Friday

• 25 days holiday, increasing with service
• Private medical insurance
• Additional flex benefits, including holiday purchase
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme with exclusive access to a range of Discounts
• Free secure on-site car parking

About the Company

EET (Essar Energy Transition) vision is to be the leading producer of low carbon fuels and establish a blueprint energy transition hub in the North West. EET plays a major role in supplying the Northwest and the wider UK with essential fuels. We produce over 16% of the UK’s road transport fuels, supply key feedstocks to the petrochemical industry, and are investing heavily in low‑carbon energy solutions.

We work with major retail fuel brands, supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading airlines, and regional transport operators. We are also a key partner in the HyNet project, helping to deliver the region’s low‑carbon future.

With over 900 skilled colleagues, we offer a strong safety culture, technically challenging work, and some of the best training in the energy sector.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Project Assurance Team. In this role, you will provide technical assurance for HV and LV electrical aspects of CapEx projects of varying scale across a Top Tier COMAH site. You’ll work closely with internal and external stakeholders, design teams both in the UK and overseas, and with a variety of EPC contractors to ensure that all electrical engineering deliverables are fully compliant with statutory requirements, industry standards, and technical specifications, while safely and efficiently supporting project delivery from concept through to commissioning.

Key focus areas include:

• Define early‑stage assessments of electrical scope, feasibility, system architecture, and major equipment concepts (HV/LV switchgear, rotating machines, UPS, protection systems), ensuring designs meet safety, reliability and compliance expectations for a Top Tier COMAH site and support long‑term asset performance.
• Ensure that engineering contractors and OEMs deliver compliant, robust electrical designs aligned with refinery engineering standards, statutory requirements (e.g., DSEAR, ATEX), and recognised industry best practice. Drive strong interface management between design, vendors, and site engineering authorities.
• Review and validate electrical design deliverables, including single‑line diagrams, load studies, protection coordination schemes, equipment specifications, electrical models, and hazardous area design documentation, ensuring all outputs are technically sound and appropriately verified.
• Provide technical oversight during construction and installation, ensuring contractors adhere to electrical safety rules, permit systems, test and inspection procedures, and installation standards. Review and approve method statements, commissioning plans, and pre‑energisation checks to guarantee safe transition into commissioning and eventual handover to operations.
• Support project risk and hazard studies, including HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, and constructability reviews, ensuring electrical engineering risks are identified early and appropriately mitigated through design or procedural controls.
• Act as a senior electrical authority, becoming a site Registered Project Electrical Engineer and providing authoritative guidance on electrical safety, design compliance, switching and isolation philosophies, and equipment acceptance criteria.
• Mentor and support less‑experienced engineers, providing technical direction on electrical design quality, construction standards, energisation readiness, engineering assurance processes, and safe working practices in hazardous environments.
• Maintain and enhance electrical knowledge management systems, ensuring technical documentation, engineering standards, lessons learned, and project records are accurately maintained, accessible, and aligned with continuous improvement objectives.

About You

Our ideal candidate is an experienced Electrical Engineer with strong technical competence in HV and LV systems within a large industrial complex, preferably a COMAH site. You are confident working across complex electrical equipment, with the ability to diagnose issues, implement improvements and support critical decision making.

You will bring:

• A BSc or MSc degree in Electrical Engineering; chartered or working towards preferred
• Strong experience in electrical engineering within industrial or energy projects
• Ability to manage and review design deliverables, particularly high‑voltage systems
• Experience coordinating with EPC contractors and ensuring design intent is maintained through execution
• Experience managing design changes and revisions in response to construction or commissioning constraints
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced Capex project environment, resolving issues pragmatically

Application Process

This vacancy will be advertised for a minimum period of two weeks and will remain open to applications until an offer has been made and accepted. Therefore, the vacancy may close at any time after 17th July 2026, and we encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible.