Senior EC&I Engineer
Location: Bridgwater (North Petherton) | Hybrid/Remote options available + Client/Site travel
Type: Full-time (37.5 hours/week | Flexible 4-day or 5-day week options)
Salary/Package: Competitive Salary + 8% Employer Pension, Health Cash Plan, Profit-Sharing Bonus, 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays, TOIL/Paid Overtime
Security Clearance: UK Security Clearance (BPSS / SC) Required
About the Client:
Our client is an established UK engineering specialist delivering complex, high-integrity technical solutions across the nuclear sector - spanning new build, operational power generation, decommissioning, and defence. Combining agile SME delivery with strict engineering governance, their multidisciplinary teams engineer bespoke equipment, control systems, and mechanical/electrical assemblies for safety-critical environments.
Role Overview:
Acts as a key technical authority within the engineering team, leading the development, design assurance, and delivery of complex Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) systems. Overseeing the full project lifecycle - from concept design and requirements definition through to substantiation, checking, manufacture, and commissioning support - the Senior EC&I Engineer provides technical direction, mentors design engineers, and serves as a primary client interface. (Note: Direct nuclear experience is not required; engineers from Oil & Gas, Energy, or Industrial Manufacturing will be fully supported).
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Design Authority: Lead project-specific EC&I design solutions, system architectures, and basis of design documents. Act as technical lead for design decisions, evaluating options across safety, cost, buildability, and obsolescence.
Design Development & Verification: Develop and check EC&I architectures, layout diagrams, instrument lists, and control panel definitions. Conduct internal technical checking and design verification for FEED packages and third-party submittals.
Safety & Regulatory Substantiation: Author substantiation and qualification documentation to prove design compliance against safety, quality, and statutory standards.
Project Delivery & Commercial Support: Assist Project Managers with technical scope alignment against budgets and schedules; support bid teams with technical scoping and risk-informed cost estimations.
Team Leadership & Mentoring: Guide and mentor EC&I Design Engineers, promoting engineering best practices, standards consistency, and continuous capability development.
Candidate Requirements:
Education & Chartership: Degree or HNC/HND in Electrical, Control, or related engineering discipline. CEng status (or actively working toward professional registration via IET) is advantageous.
Regulated Experience: 7+ years' experience delivering full lifecycle EC&I engineering designs in regulated or heavy industrial environments (Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Energy, or Manufacturing).
Technical & Standards Expertise: Strong expertise in BS 7671 (wiring regulations) and EC&I system design. Knowledge of functional safety (IEC 61508 / 61513), OT cyber security (IEC 62443 / ISO 27001), switchgear/MCC standards (BS EN IEC 61439, BS EN 60947), and PLC architectures.
Commercial & Communication Acumen: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the commercial awareness to balance technical compliance with project budgets and schedules.
