Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer

Kintec Global Recruitment; Remote; GBP 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment agency based in the UK is seeking a professional for a home-based role focusing on engineering compliance and development within the Oil & Gas sector. The successful candidate will lead efforts to maintain engineering standards, provide technical expertise, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. A solid understanding of C&I process systems, as well as strong communication skills, are essential. The role offers a competitive salary between £58k-£62k, a bonus, and excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

6% bonus

Pension

Private health care

Great training

Career progression

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of current regulations affecting process plant engineering assets.
• Experience in engineering support, operations, construction, or commissioning.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings including P&IDs and cause & effect diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Leads and influences engineering standards and compliance.
• Provides technical advice on risk assessments and hazard mitigation.
• Identifies best practices and drives standardization across teams.

Skills

C&I process system operations

Engineering judgement

Communication and influencing skills

Job description

Oil&Gas / Chemical / Petrochemical. LNG / LPG / Onshore / Chemical manufacturing / Refinery / Petrochemical

This is home based role supporting assets.

Salary £58k - £62k plus 6% bonus pension holidays private health care . Great training / career progression

Working Hours:37 Hours Permanent

Interviews week 26th Jan

Start date ASAP

Closing date Friday 16th Jan 2026

Duties

• Leads in influencing and shaping the statutory, regulatory and company standards framework with respect to engineering and ensures all required statutory documents are in place.
• Provide advice and sign off on risk assessments and hazard mitigations plans for discipline, including LOPA and SIL.
• Participates in incident investigations as required. Ensure that the learning from incident reviews and investigations are communicated with action plans delivered.
• Supports research and technology development related to engineering assets, driving benefits into the business.
• Provide technical expertise to support innovation projects and field trials.
• Identifies the scope for continuous improvement of safety and business performance in areas of engineering practice
• Develops, recommends and implements improvements to engineering processes to improve efficiency or the quality of the service provided to stakeholders.
• Maintain and enhance an effective network of internal and external contacts to ensure business and engineering requirements are met.
• Identifies and promotes best practice with operational and delivery teams, driving standardisation across the company.

Essential

• A sound understanding of C&I process system operations, knowledge of current regulations and policy which affect the management and operations of process plant engineering assets.
• The ability to investigate issues, determine root cause and apply engineering resolutions to complex C&I process systems, demonstrating compliance to change management processes.
• Site experience in either engineering support, operational, construction or commissioning phases.
• Able to interpret engineering drawings including piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), single line drawings, cause & effects.
• Uses many sources of information (own knowledge, document libraries, standards, surveys etc) to make sound engineering judgements to problems.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain policies, procedures and specifications related to C&I
• Good communicator and influencer

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK and hold UK driving license