Graduate - Civil Engineer

EET Fuels; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading low carbon fuel producer in the UK is seeking graduates for its Graduate Programme in Civil Engineering. The program offers training and development in diverse roles over three years, with a salary starting at £30,000 per annum. Ideal candidates will possess a relevant degree and be driven individuals willing to learn and develop technical and non-technical skills in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary starting at £30,000 per annum

Annual salary uplift of 10%

10% Company Contribution Pension

25 days of holiday, increasing with service

Private Medical Insurance

Flex Benefits including Holiday Purchase

Employee Assistance Programme with discounts

Free secure on-site car parking

Qualifications

• Graduate with a relevant Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field with at least a 2:1 Grading.
• Confident communicators, both in written and verbal styles.
• Proactive with regards to personal development.

Responsibilities

• Develop core skillset through varied roles in engineering functions.
• Support running production unit and enhance technical skills.
• Gain exposure to legal and regulatory requirements of the business.

Skills

Civil Engineering knowledge

Problem solving

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Planning and organization

Education

Relevant Degree in Civil Engineering (2:1 Grading)

Job description

Graduate Programme – Civil Engineer

Location: Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port

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

Start Date: October 2026 (3 Year Fixed Term)

About The Company

Do you want to work for the company that’s playing a leading role in delivering the North West’s low carbon future? EET Fuels (Trading name of Essar Oil (UK) Limited) produces over 16% of the UK’s road transport fuels, provides key feedstocks to Britain’s petrochemical industry and is investing in developing low carbon fuels.

We are a major supplier in the North West and beyond with customers including most of the major retail brands operated by international oil companies and supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading commercial airlines and the region’s trains and buses.

And we’re central to the innovative HyNet project which is redefining energy to achieve our regional low carbon ambitions and national policy targets.

We employ over 800 expert and engaged colleagues, who are at the heart of everything we do. The company has an embedded safety culture, technically challenging work across all the different parts of the business and some of the best training available in the energy industry.

The Role

Non-Rotational Graduate Programme- a three-year program that focuses within a specific skillset area. There will be a range of internal moves within the specific Departments but not within a wider Company. These Graduate Schemes are designed to grow and develop core skillset and associated learnings.

You will join a busy team core to the operation of the business. Over the three-year duration you will spend time in a variety of roles covering Civil Assurance, Projects, Design, Inspection & Integrity engineering functions. The program is designed to provide exposure to the wide range of activities that each department is involved in and provide wider exposure to the business operations. It will develop your technical skills in, amongst others, safety critical systems, legislative compliance, plant & equipment design, maintenance & inspection.

One of the primary focuses will involve support of a running production unit. This provides a highly varied and challenging experience with responsibility for a wide range of equipment and business requirements. This provides an excellent opportunity to not only enhance technical skills but also to work with other disciplines across the business to resolve genuine business challenges. It will also introduce the legal and regulatory requirements for the business, such as COMAH requirements and management of change.

The placements will also give opportunity to develop non-technical skills, including planning & organisation, problem solving, making decisions and many others.

About You

Our ideal candidate will be a Graduate with a relevant Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field with at least a 2:1 Grading. Our ideal candidates will be highly driven, dedicated, and focused individuals, who are able to work effectively in a fast paced and consistently changing environment.

They will be willing to learn and develop within Essar and are proactive with regards to their own development. They will be required to be highly literate, with exceptional IT skills in Microsoft programmes. Essar fully support progression towards Chartered Engineer status with the ICE and will provide support and mentorship to enable individuals to progress towards this objective.

Successful candidates will be required to be confident communicators, both in written and verbal styles, and hold the confidence to present to a wide variety of stakeholders; both internally and externally. Resilience and willingness to take responsibility will be highly sought after characteristics within our successful candidate.

Benefits

• Competitive salary starting at £30,000 per annum
• 10% salary uplift following a successful annual performance review, each year while on the graduate program
• 10% Company Contribution Pension
• 25 days of holiday, increasing with service
• Private Medical Insurance
• Additional Flex Benefits, including Holiday Purchase
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme with exclusive discounts
• Free secure on-site car parking

Application Deadline: Thursday 15th January 2026. Please note, the application deadline is subject to change and may close earlier depending on application volumes.

Please note, we work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies, and we are not looking to add to the current preferred suppliers list. We are unable to accept representations from agencies that are not on that preferred supplier list.