Chief Controls and Instrumentation Engineer

Astute People; Runcorn; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private medical

Bonus

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Astute People in partnership with a market-leading Energy company seeks a Chief C&I Engineer to oversee DCS, PLC and SCADA across the fleet of Energy from Waste power stations. The role is hybrid with national travel and offers a competitive package including car allowance and bonus.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will set site standards, lead safety inspections, support continuous improvement, and ensure functional safety per IEC 61511 while developing C&I specifications and

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering with relevance to C&I and energy.
• Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Set and enforce standards across sites for safe, efficient operation.
• Carry out plant and area safety inspections.
• Support central engineering for continuous improvement and HS risk minimisation.
• Be the subject matter expert for ATEX, functional safety, DCS, OT and cyber security.
• Provide technical support for DCS, PLC and SCADA systems including I/O and interfaces.
• Develop and maintain C&I specifications, standards and engineering documentation.
• Support the functional safety lifecycle per IEC 61511.

Skills

Cyber security awareness

DCS/PLC/SCADA knowledge

CMMS experience

Education

Engineering degree

IOSH/NEBOSH Health & Safety qualification

Full UK driving licence

Tools

SCADA systems

CMMS

Job description

Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for Chief (Principal) Controls and Instrumentation Engineer to support with DCS, failsafe, PLCs and Cyber Security across their fleet of Energy from Waste Power Stations. This will be a hybrid role with national travel.

The vital Chief C&I Engineer role comes with a basic salary of c.£78,000 + £6,500 car allowance + overtime + up to 10% bonus + Private Medical + Benefits.

Responsibilities and duties of the Chief C&I Engineer role

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for:

• Setting standards across the sites undertaking planned and unplanned maintenance activities to ensure safe and efficient operation across the fleet
• Carry out plant inspections and area safety inspections
• Work as part of the central engineering team for continuous improvement to minimis H&S risks across the fleet
• Be the subject matter expert for ATEX, functional safety, Beames, DCS, operational technology and cyber security
• Support the fleet during times of outages and system upgrades
• Provide technical support for DCS, PLC and SCADA systems including logic, configuration, graphics, I/O and interface management.
• Develop and maintain C&I specifications, standards, philosophies and engineering documentation
• Support the functional safety lifecycle in accordance with IEC 61511

Professional qualifications

• A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering subject
• A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH
• A full UK driving licence is a necessity given the nature of the role
• A functional safety certificate (TUV or ISA) will be advantageous

Personal Skills, Prior Experience and Knowledge

The Chief C&I Engineer role would suit someone who has:

• Experience working in industrial engineering environments such as Power Stations, Petrochemicals, Paper Mills, Steelworks, Refineries, etc.
• Extensive experience working with DCS/PLC systems
• Good knowledge of CMMS
• Functional safety lifecycle experience
• Operational Technology network and cyber security awareness

Salary and benefits of the Control and Instrumentation Engineer role

A starting basic salary of c.£78,000 (DOE)

£6,500 car allowance per annum

Overtime

Up to 10% Bonus

Private medical

Travel expenses

Other company benefits

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