Controls And Instrumentation Project Engineer

Astute People; Birchington; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power generation company in the UK is looking for a Controls and Instrumentation Project Engineer for a hybrid role. The position offers a salary of up to £75,000 along with bonuses and benefits. Responsibilities include providing engineering support, leading project teams, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience with C/I systems. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential for this dynamic role.

Benefits

Bonus and car allowance

Opportunities for career advancement

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of C/I process systems and relevant regulations.
• Experience managing work packages or contracts within technical and commercial oversight.
• Working knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver C/I engineering support across multiple power generation sites.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and manage stakeholders.
• Conduct fault-finding and technical investigations on complex systems.
• Ensure compliance with process and regulatory standards.

Skills

Problem-solving

Technical investigations

Project management

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Higher National Diploma or Degree in Control & Instrumentation

Job description

Astute's Power team is partnering with a leading Power Generation company to recruit a Controls and Instrumentation Project Engineer for a hybrid role working across CCGT sites in the south of the UK.

The Controls and Instrumentation Project Engineer comes with a starting salary of up to £75,000 + bonus + benefits.

Responsibilities

• Deliver C/I engineering support for projects, outages and maintenance activities across multiple power generation or energy storage sites.
• Lead or support multidisciplinary project teams, managing stakeholders within the organisation and throughout the supply chain.
• Conduct proactive and reactive work, including fault‑finding, problem‑solving and technical investigations on complex process plant systems.
• Define scopes of work and produce clear, accurate technical and contract specifications.
• Ensure full compliance with process, regulatory and industry standards, maintaining a high level of HSSE and quality performance.
• Oversee and assure contractor performance, including QA and QC activities.
• Apply project management tools and techniques to plan, monitor and deliver work safely, on time and within budget.
• Benchmark and share best practice across sites, contributing to continuous improvement in performance, reliability and cost efficiency.
• Support change management processes by investigating issues, identifying root causes and implementing robust engineering solutions.
• Provide technical support for the optimisation, maintenance and modernisation of C/I systems, including DCS/PLC platforms.

Qualifications

• Higher National Diploma or Degree in Control & Instrumentation or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Strong understanding of C/I process systems, relevant regulations and engineering practices.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate complex technical issues, determine root causes and implement effective engineering solutions.
• Experience managing work packages, contracts or project tasks, including HSSE, technical and commercial oversight.
• Working knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation, with IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent qualification.
• Functional Safety (IEC61508/61511) and / or Cyber Security for Industrial and Control Systems (OG86) experience would be highly beneficial.

Personal Skills

• Highly self‑motivated, proactive and able to take ownership of issues through to successful resolution.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to collaborate effectively with teams and senior stakeholders.
• Well‑organised, detail‑orientated and capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: £55,000 – £75,000
• Bonus and car allowance
• Opportunity to join a leading power generation company
• INDPOW

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