2025 ExxonMobil Graduate Process Safety and Risk Engineer Internship

Published: 05 May 2025

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ExxonMobil Graduate Internship

Application Deadline	Not Specified
Country to study	Nigeria
Type	Graduate Programme
Sponsor	Exxonmobil
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of ExxonMobil Graduate Internship

What role you will play in our team

• This job role provides Process Safety and Risk support to operating assets, or new development projects. The Process Safety and Risk Engineering role is structured to help build a professional foundation and promote rapid skill development while contributing to business results. Process Safety and Risk advisors will focus on building core expertise in one or more of the following: process safety, personnel safety, risk management, OIMS, and emergency preparedness and response, while interfacing and building relationships with internal customers (e.g. Operations), internal partners (e.g. engineering or project disciplines) and external partners (contractors and regulatory agencies) in alignment with business need.

What you will do

• The ideal candidate should, among other things:
• Understands Corporate/Business Line safety and risk standards/programs and applicable regulations impacting customer (e.g., Operations or Projects), advises customer on requirements, collaborates to implement cost effective solutions for compliance, and monitors for compliance
• Becomes familiar with operating asset, Business Line/Function, or Project activities within job scope, and Corporate safety and risk policy and standards
• Understands Corporate practices and positions on safety and risk issues/programs, both locally and broadly, and supports advocacy of those representing ExxonMobil with governmental and non-governmental institutions
• Identifies non-conformances with key safety and risk practices and systems, and recommends corrective actions in line with best-in-class, but business and cost appropriate, solutions.  
• Participates in HAZOPs, PHAs, Scenario Based Risk Assessments, Risk Screenings, and other risk discovery processes as applicable
• Understands the principles of Behavioral Safety and Human Performance
• Understands and applies the basics of Contractor Safety Management
• Understands internal and external incident reporting requirements (e.g., regulatory, personnel and process safety, IIHL, etc.)
• Shares incident learnings and/or process safety and risk related lessons learned within project, site, function.

Requirements for ExxonMobil Graduate Internship

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree, preferably in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. A higher degree in Risk / Safety Engineering would be an added advantage 
• 0 to 3 years relevant oil & gas industry experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs. Proficiency in consequence assessment modelling tools, like PHAST, would be an added advantage
• Fluency in written and spoken English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications.
• Behavioural expectations: Team Player, Good Communication skills (written and verbal), Good Coordination and Collaboration skills, Good Technical, Problem solving and Analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Knowledge & application of process safety related codes, standards, and practices in regulation of oil and gas facility production design and operations (i.e. API 14C, 14J, 794, NFPA etc) would be an added advantage

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Exxonmobil on career4.successfactors.com to apply