Project Manager (Engineering)

Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port

• Competitive Salary
• 10% Company Contribution Pension rising to 15% with service
• 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

Do you want to work for a 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.

Essar Energy Transition are 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

The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and delivering projects within EET Fuels’ project portfolio, managing the full lifecycle from concept through to closure. The role ensures that projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

A key part of the position involves implementing the Project Assurance Process and maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to support successful outcomes.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Manage projects of varying size and complexity throughout their lifecycle
• Deliver assigned capital projects safely, on time, within budget, and to the agreed specification
• Provide leadership within the project teams, fostering collaboration and accountability
• Ensure clear and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders, including Production Units, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Contractors, and international colleagues
• Align project teams with overall project objectives and ensure requirements are clearly understood
• Oversee the Project Assurance process for your projects, ensuring compliance with standards and best practices
• Ensure safety and design reviews are carried out when required, and that any issued identified are resolved in a timely manner.
• Develop and agree execution strategies for engineering, procurement, contracts, and construction with relevant parties
• Review and validate multi-discipline cost estimates and support project scheduling
• Collaborate with the Construction Management team to ensure safe and efficient project execution

About You

We’re looking for an experienced engineer with a strong background in project delivery within the process industries (Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, or similar high-hazard / upper-tier COMAH environments).

You will ideally hold an engineering degree or have substantial experience. Chartered Engineer status is desirable but not essential.

With a proven track record of successfully leading similar projects, you are confident navigating established project delivery and assurance frameworks. Similarly, you will be familiar with the safety and design review processes typical within the petrochemical or comparable sectors.

Experience in supporting large-scale maintenance turnarounds or shutdowns will be advantageous.

Closing Date

The application window will remain open until 30.9.2025, with the possibility of reduction or extension depending on the volume and quality of applications received.                                                            

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.