Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer

FCC Environment; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company in the UK seeks a Control & Instrumentation Engineer to maintain systems and lead a team. Key tasks include ensuring compliance with standards, managing maintenance contracts, and supporting audits. Ideal candidates have a Higher National Certificate and five years of experience in relevant fields, along with problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.

Benefits

Competitive salary

33 days' annual leave

Pension scheme

On-the-job training

Recognition scheme

Flexible benefits including Gymflex membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Qualified Controls & Instrumentation Engineer (minimum Higher National Certificate).
• At least five years’ relevant post-qualification experience.
• Broad experience of process control systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all Controls and Instrumentation are correctly operated, maintained, tested, and calibrated.
• Manage and develop a team of C&I Technicians.
• Plan and oversee maintenance of specialist equipment.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Team management

Self-discipline

Knowledge of process control systems

Experience with CEMS and DCS

Education

Higher National Certificate in Controls & Instrumentation

Job description

Are you looking for the right role for you? Then look no further…

Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer
Salary/Hourly Rate: £44,041 - £66,467 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week, 07:30 to 16:00
Location & Postcode: EnviRecover, DY10 4JD

As a Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer at FCC Environment, you will be responsible for ensuring that plant instrumentation and systems are maintained in accordance with the O&M manual, ensuring calibration and compliance with statutory standards, and leading a team of C&I Technicians. You will plan and execute scheduled maintenance outages, respond to unscheduled breakdowns, manage budgets, and deliver upgrades and new installation projects in a challenging EfW facility environment.

This vacancy is for a full-time position, working 5 days per week.

Our promise to you

• Competitive salary
• 33 days' annual leave (full-time working), including Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme
• On-the-job training and progression
• Recognition scheme
• Refer a friend
• Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership, many more (where applicable)
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service via our Wellbeing Platform

What will you be doing?

• Ensuring all Controls and Instrumentation are correctly operated, maintained, tested, and calibrated to statutory requirements.
• Managing and developing a team of C&I Technicians.
• Using site Distributed Control Systems (DCS) to enable defect interrogation, rectification, efficient plant control and enable simulations or forces where required.
• Using site Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) and working closely with the Environmental Department to ensure adherence to site and statutory obligations.
• Planning & overseeing maintenance, calibration, and testing contracts for specialist equipment (CEMS, DCS, Water Treatment, Security, CCTV, Industrial Control Systems, etc.).
• Supporting the Maintenance Manager with audits, procurement, and compliance.
• Developing obsolescence plans for control systems and instrumentation.
• Supporting cyber security, software baselining, and back-ups.
• Providing emergency repair services and supporting other engineering teams as required.
• Investigating faults and ensuring timely rectification.
• Completing training and occasional travel to other sites.

What are we looking for?

• Qualified Controls & Instrumentation Engineer (minimum Higher National Certificate)
• At least five years’ relevant post‑qualification experience
• Broad experience of process control systems
• Experience with, and knowledge of, Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
• Experience managing a team and multiple contractors/maintenance contracts
• Ideally, from a power station, process plant, or similar background
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and self‑discipline/ability to work independently
• Satisfactory completion of relevant Competency Management System modules and all other required training

About Us

We are FCC Environment, one of the UK’s leading waste and resource management companies. Our goal is to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

Operating over 200 facilities across the UK, and employing around 4,200 people, we’re on the frontline of tackling climate change. We need ambitious, innovative professionals like you to help us shape a sustainable future.

FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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