Control & Instrumentation Engineer

ETC Global; Capenhurst; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company performance bonus

25 days holiday rising to 28 days

Private Healthcare

All statutory Bank Holidays

Home working up to 2 days/week

One extra day off every 4 weeks

Generous flexi-time

Flexi day-off monthly

Company Sick Pay

Defined contribution pension

Job summary

Enrichment Technology Company Limited is seeking a Control & Instrumentation Engineer to join the Capenhurst office reporting to the Section Head of CE&I and CMS. The role requires producing specifications, developing control logic, and working with subcontractors across Europe.

You will analyze process data, maintain design standards, and manage project deliverables while communicating with internal and external stakeholders. Occasional travel to suppliers and customer sites is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical/electronic engineering or related discipline.
• Experience designing control systems for process factories and producing high-quality specifications/reports.
• Experience with subcontractors in multinational organisations and oversight of design information.

Responsibilities

• Carry out health, safety and environmental duties to highest standards.
• Produce detailed technical specifications and control system logic.
• Simulate control system performance and hardware specifications.
• Work with subcontractors and approve design drawings.
• Attend tests at suppliers’ factories and review test specs.
• Present design information at technical reviews and to customers.
• Analyze plant data to identify performance improvements.
• Develop and maintain reference design standards for control systems.
• Prepare project proposals including schedules and cost forecasts.
• Manage deliverables and report status to stakeholders.
• Travel to European suppliers and customer sites.

Skills

Control systems

PLC programming

SCADA design

Electrical engineering

Project reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or electronic engineering

Tools

PLC hardware

I/O networks

SCADA software

Job description

We are looking for a Control & Instrumentation Engineer reporting to the Section Head of CE&I and CMS. The role will be based at the ETC office in Capenhurst.

Key Accountabilities

• Carry out all duties to the highest standards of health, safety and environmental requirements
• Production of detailed technical specifications, including equipment functional specifications and control system logic specifications
• Generation of specifications and logic simulation programs for control system designs and simulation of control system performance
• Generation of specifications for control system hardware
• Working with subcontractors, checking and approval of detail design drawing
• Checking of suppliers’ test specifications and attendance of tests at suppliers’ factories
• Liaise with the Section Head and other specialist engineers within the section to understand the engineering requirements to ensure the satisfactory delivery of work
• Presentation of information for technical reviews
• Customer facing activities such as presentation of design information and demonstration of equipment or software at ETC or customer premises
• Analyse plant process, commissioning and test data and to establish areas for performance and efficiency improvements
• Develop and maintain core reference design standards for all aspects of control system design
• Capability to develop project proposals including schedule and cost forecasts
• Ability to manage project deliverables and provide clear status reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Requirement for travel to European suppliers and other ETC/customer sites

Qualifications & Experience

• A good quality degree in electrical or electronic engineering or related discipline
• Experience of specifying or designing control systems for a range of applications in process factories and the capability to produce high quality written specifications and reports
• Experience of work with a range of subcontractors in a multinational organisation and supervision of the provision of design information by subcontractors
• PLC hardware requirements including I/O capability, network communications and power supply requirements
• Control cabinet construction requirements
• Compliance with assessment standards such as UKCA, CE and UL
• Instrumentation design including measurement range, measurement techniques, accuracy and EMC compatibility
• Knowledge of PLC programming requirements and standard
• SCADA design and configuration including standards for user interface and alarm management
• Practical experience of equipment testing
• Good interpersonal skills and a high level of computer literacy
• An ability to speak French or German in addition to English would be an advantage

Benefits

Firstly, joining Enrichment Technology Company Limited will make you a team member within a group of enthusiastic and motivated individuals, who share goals and take pride in their work, achieving great results.

Secondly, in addition to a competitive salary, the package offers attractive benefits including:

• Company performance bonus
• 25 days holiday rising to 28 days after 6 years’ service.
• Individual Private Healthcare.
• All statutory Bank Holidays.
• Optional Working from home up to 2 days per week (subject to security and business need)
• One additional day-off every 4 weeks
• Generous flexi-time
• Flexi day-off once per month subject to accumulated working hours
• Company Sick Pay
• **Defined contribution pension scheme