Job summary

Senior C&I Engineer

Location: Glasgow, Bristol or Reading

Rate: £50.00 - £60.00/hour

Contract:Initial 12 months

Start: ASAP

Key skills required for this role

Senior C&I Engineer

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Senior C&I Engineer

Job description

Our client, a prominent player in the Defence, Nuclear and Rail sectors, is looking for a Senior Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. This pivotal senior role within the Engineering team aims to support the successful delivery of significant projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate the project's C&I design and development process, working closely with the project delivery team.
• Manage and mentor a team of C&I engineers and designers, ensuring high-quality engineering deliverables across various project stages.
• Gather information and develop survey scopes.
• Prepare Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMS), conduct visual and intrusive inspections, analyse data, and produce detailed reports.
• Develop plans, functional and technical specifications, contract documents, estimates, and commissioning plans.
• Design and develop Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and Input/Output (I/O) schedules.
• Interface with Safety Case and System Requirements teams.
• Perform equipment and system design calculations and evaluations for industrial and commercial applications.
• Engage in planning, cost development, management, and scheduling for assigned projects.
• Ensure effective communication across project teams and with clients.
• Oversee construction, installation, and operational testing to ensure compliance with functional specifications, codes, standards, and customer requirements.
• Undertake other duties as assigned by the Technical Director or Project Team.
• Meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Conduct author's checks on technical documentation.

Requirements:

• Deep expertise in the C&I discipline.
• Extensive experience in C&I schemes, including Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
• Functional Safety experience.
• Proficiency with control and protection systems.
• Understanding of electrical distribution systems.
• Design experience with sensors, relays, Motor Control Centres (MCCs), circuit breakers, and control panel architecture.
• Experience working on Nuclear Significant Systems.
• Familiarity with Safety Case Requirements.
• Proven ability to stay current with the latest developments in the field.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Contracting experience, including relevant on-site experience.
• Capability to obtain UK National Security Vetting (NSV) clearance; sole UK nationality required.

Desirable:

• Professionally qualified Engineer (e.g., Incorporated/Chartered) with a degree in a relevant discipline (preferred but not essential).
• Experience with control and protection systems for synchrolifts/lifting platforms.
• Background in project design/engineering work in the Nuclear or Defence sector.

Location:

Glasgow, Bristol or Reading