Graduate - HSSEQ

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

Job summary

A leading energy company in the UK is seeking graduates for its HSSEQ Graduate Programme at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex. This non-rotational role offers a starting salary of £30,000, with opportunities for professional development. Ideal candidates should have a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering and possess strong IT and communication skills. The position is crucial for managing health, safety, and environmental risks in a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary starting at £30,000 per annum

10% salary uplift after successful performance reviews

10% Company Contribution Pension

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Private Medical Insurance

Additional Flex Benefits including Holiday Purchase

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Free secure on-site car parking

Qualifications

• Graduate with a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Highly driven and dedicated individuals.
• Confident communicators in both written and verbal formats.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to safety, environmental, and health risk management.
• Work on project-based initiatives within HSSEQ.
• Gain insight into managing risks on a COMAH site.

Skills

Exceptional IT skills in Microsoft programmes

Excellent communication skills

Ability to present to stakeholders

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Education

Masters Chemical Engineering or related degree

Job description

Graduate Programme – HSSEQ (Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Quality) Graduate

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.

For more information, please visit www.eetfuels.com

The Role

Non-Rotational Graduate Programme -

This graduate opportunity is designed to develop your capabilities across the full spectrum of HSSEQ disciplines. You will be part of our site HSSEQ team, gaining valuable insight into how an Upper Tier COMAH site identifies, assesses, and manages risks to ensure they are reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP), in line with legal requirements.

Although the programme is not rotational, you will have the chance to work on assignments across various HSSEQ functions including environmental, process safety, human factors, and emergency response planning. This broad exposure will help you build a strong foundation in both technical and operational aspects of health, safety, security, environment, and quality.

Your role will involve contributing to both project-based initiatives and day-to-day activities focused on identifying and managing safety, environmental, and health risks.

The programme is structured to support your professional development, helping you apply your learning in a practical context while growing your technical skillset across HSSEQ.

About You

Our ideal candidate will be a Graduate with a Masters Chemical engineering degree or related degree.

Our ideal candidates will be highly driven, dedicated and focused individuals, who are willing to learn and develop within EET Fuels. They will be required to be highly literate, with exceptional IT skills in Microsoft programmes.

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.

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.

• 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