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