Controls and Instrumentation Project Engineer

Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd; Cliffe Woods; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a skilled Controls and Instrumentation Project Engineer for a hybrid role across multiple CCGT sites in the south of the UK. The role offers a salary up to £75,000, along with benefits such as a bonus and a car allowance. Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree and strong skills in managing C&I systems, project management, and Functional Safety. This role is crucial for supporting power generation projects, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement.

Benefits

Bonus

Car allowance

Opportunity for career advancement

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of regulations and engineering practices.
• Demonstrated ability to determine root causes and effective solutions.
• Experience with health, safety, and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver C&I engineering support for projects and maintenance.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and manage stakeholders.
• Conduct fault-finding and technical investigations.
• Define scopes of work and produce technical specifications.
• Ensure compliance with process and regulatory standards.

Skills

C&I process systems knowledge

Problem-solving

Project management

Functional Safety knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Higher National Diploma or Degree in Control & Instrumentation

Job description

<аютh3>Job Overview

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.

If you're a C&I Project Engineer who has experience with Functional Safety and working on DCS then upload your CV to apply today.

Reporting to the Asset Team Leader, you will :

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 Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (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 Sociology of C&I systems, including DCS / PLC platforms.

We are looking for someone with the following :

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-led stakeholders.

Well‑organised, detail‑orientated, and capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Salary and benefits of the C&I Project Engineer role:

Salary of between £55,000 – £75,000

Benefits including bonus & car allowance

Opportunity to join leading power generation company

INDPOW

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