Electrical Lead Engineer in Southampton

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world's largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for. The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies. We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society's evolving needs.

ExxonMobil has operated in the U.K. for more than 135 years. We are best known today for the marketing of our Esso fuels and Mobil 1 lubricants and for our petrochemicals. We have refining and chemical operations in the UK, we operate the UK's biggest private pipeline network and we retain a non-operated share in a number of fields in the North Sea. More recently, we are developing our involvement in lower emission projects in the UK, building on our experience in carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen production and biofuels.

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. We offer an excellent remuneration and benefits package, which includes a competitive salary, defined benefit pension scheme, share incentive plan and private health care for employees and their families. Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

What role you will play in our team

You will be the technical lead of a team of electrical engineers, based at Fawley, supporting the various business units that operate here. This will include working with maintenance, technical and process units to drive safety, improve long term reliability, provide technical knowledge for risk-based decisions and respond to breakdowns. You will also provide engineering support for projects. This is a site-based role, but with some flexibility for remote working from time to time. The role is based at our Fawley site, Fawley, Hampshire.

What you will do

• Provide specialist electrical engineering advice and recommendations to the Process and Maintenance Departments, for example: on day to day matters; ensuring electrical supply meets demand; equipment failures; investigations; equipment strategies; and reliability improvements.
• Provide professional electrical engineering support for projects, including: the preparation of screening studies, design bases and specifications for specialist projects.
• Provide professional electrical engineering support and recommendations to management on electrical safety, infrastructure and technology issues.
• Provide technical leadership to the engineering team and have ownership of electrical fleet health.
• Maintain an overview of electrical team technical development and provide feedback to individuals on performance and leadership behaviours.

About you

To be eligible for this role, you must:

• Hold an engineering degree in electrical engineering, or an equivalent subject.
• Be a Chartered Engineer, as defined by the Engineering Council or equivalent.
• Have relevant electrical engineering experience in an operational environment at a COMAH facility, preferably refining or petrochemical.
• Be familiar with relevant legislative requirements, particularly the Electricity at Work Regulations, 1989 and DSEAR regulations.

Candidates should also have demonstrated experience of:

• Trouble shooting and fault-finding electrical equipment
• Working with high voltage switchgear
• Working with generators
• Working with UPS's (Uninterruptable Power Supply)
• Working with protection systems
• Supporting major maintenance activities e.g., plant shutdowns

Conditions of Employment

Successful candidates will be made a conditional offer of employment. The conditions include, but are not limited to: a satisfactory criminal records disclosure; satisfactory employment references over five years (where applicable); verification of qualifications, including any professional accreditation stated in the application; completion of a pre-employment medical, including a test for illicit or unprescribed drugs in accordance with the Company's safety policies; and the legal right to work on the agreed commencement date.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

ExxonMobil and its United Kingdom subsidiary companies, Esso Petroleum Company, Limited, and ExxonMobil Chemical Limited, are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. All applicants are offered equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities during our recruitment processes, therefore, please contact the Recruitment Team if you wish to discuss any particular requirements to enable you to complete our recruitment process.