EC&I Engineer

Px Group; West Carr; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Eye care contribution

Online company discounts

Long Service Awards

ELITE Awards – Employee Recognition

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

Onsite parking

Job summary

Px Group is recruiting an EC&I Engineer to lead all EC&I engineering on the Energy Works Hull site, ensuring compliance with the px Group Operating Standard. You will manage instrumentation, electrical, cyber security and HV/LV distribution, delivering safe, reliable performance.

The role offers on-site leadership, development opportunities and exposure to major outage planning, project handovers and maintenance strategies across a high-hazard energy-from-waste environment.

Qualifications

• HNC in electrical, control or instrumentation discipline (or equivalent).
• NEBOSH General Certificate or willingness to work towards.
• Experience in a high-hazard, 24/7 operational manufacturing environment with significant line management experience in power generation or energy-from-waste.
• Professional accreditation with a relevant body, or working towards one.
• Experience leading investigations and audits.
• Experience developing, implementing & evaluating systems, upgrades, improvements and modifications (Management of Change).
• Familiarity with budgetary procedures, including setting and controlling operational and capital budgets.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all EC&I engineering and maintenance processes, systems, reporting mechanisms and contracts to identify and manage operational risk, meeting requirements and ensuring effective communication.
• Lead and manage the EC&I engineering and maintenance department and assigned personnel, ensuring safe, timely delivery.
• Supervise, develop, welfare and maintain the engineering and maintenance capability, ensuring technical requirements are met and standards implemented.
• Plan, schedule and execute all works within the discipline group for internal and external resources.
• Liaise with the project team to specify, handover project and major outage works.
• Support the E&M manager in implementing key site processes including CMMS, maintenance workflow, LOPA, cyber security and strategic spares.
• Refer to the full Role Profile for additional responsibilities.

Skills

EC&I engineering

Leadership

Audits

Management of Change

Budgeting

Education

HNC in electrical/control/instrumentation

NEBOSH General Certificate

Tools

CMMS

Job description

EC&I Engineer - px Group

px Group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business, providing innovative operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions to partners in high-hazard, highly regulated industries. Our focus is improving operating performance of commercial and industrial facilities, with zero harm to people, environment, asset and reputation.

Application Deadline: 31 October 2025

Department: Engineering & Maintenance

Location: Hull, United Kingdom

Opportunity The Energy Works Hull plant processes up to 240 000 tonnes per year of refuse-derived fuel, producing around 25 MW of baseload electricity and offsetting about 30 000 tonnes of CO annually. We are recruiting for an EC&I Engineer, acting as the Energy Works Hull (EWH) Plant EC&I Engineering Accountable Person. You will ensure compliance with and delivery of the px Group Operating Standard, including functional safety, cyber security, hazardous area management, instrument systems, HV/LV distribution, BPCS and EC&I systems. You will lead and deliver all aspects of EC&I engineering on site. You'll receive personalised on-the-job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help you maintain and grow your competence.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for all EC&I engineering and maintenance processes, systems, reporting mechanisms and contracts to identify and manage operational risk, meeting requirements and ensuring effective communication.
• Lead and manage the EC&I engineering and maintenance department and assigned personnel, ensuring safe, timely delivery.
• Supervise, develop, welfare and maintain the engineering and maintenance capability, ensuring technical requirements are met and standards implemented.
• Plan, schedule and execute all works within the discipline group for internal and external resources.
• Liaise with the project team to specify, handover project and major outage works.
• Support the E&M manager in implementing key site processes including CMMS, maintenance workflow, LOPA, cyber security and strategic spares.
• Refer to the full Role Profile for additional responsibilities.

Minimum Requirements

• HNC in an electrical, control or instrumentation discipline (or equivalent).
• NEBOSH General Certificate or willingness to work towards.
• Experience in a high-hazard, 24/7 operational manufacturing environment with significant line management experience in power generation or energy-from-waste.
• Professional accreditation with a relevant body, or working towards one.
• Experience leading investigations and audits.
• Experience developing, implementing & evaluating systems, upgrades, improvements and modifications (Management of Change).
• Familiarity with budgetary procedures, including setting and controlling operational and capital budgets.
• HNC in an electrical, control or instrumentation discipline (or equivalent).
• NEBOSH General Certificate or willingness to work towards.
• Experience in a high-hazard, 24/7 operational manufacturing environment with significant line management experience in power generation or energy-from-waste.
• Professional accreditation with a relevant body, or working towards one.
• Experience leading investigations and audits.
• Experience developing, implementing & evaluating systems, upgrades, improvements and modifications (Management of Change).
• Familiarity with budgetary procedures, including setting and controlling operational and capital budgets.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Eye care contribution
• Online company discounts including cinema tickets and gym membership
• Long Service Awards
• Employee Recognition Scheme - ELITE Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Benefits Package
• Onsite parking
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and encourage applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage, civil partnership, or any protected characteristic.

px Group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business, providing innovative operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions to partners in high-hazard, highly regulated industries. Our focus is improving operating performance of commercial and industrial facilities, with zero harm to people, environment, asset and reputation.