Electrical, Control & Instrument Engineer

Enfinium Community Fund; Kemsley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy-from-waste sector is seeking an E,C&I Engineer to ensure the reliability of electrical and instrumentation systems at their Kemsley facility. The role involves critical maintenance and optimisation tasks to support sustainable waste-to-energy initiatives, alongside a commitment to safety and compliance. This position offers a competitive salary, career development, and the chance to be part of a team impacting environmental sustainability.

Benefits

Vitality Private Medical care

Private Dental Care

Life Assurance

Company pension with a 6% contribution

Perkbox discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Uniform provided

Continuous learning and development

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in E,C&I maintenance in power generation.
• Strong working knowledge of HV/LV systems, PLCs, DCS, SCADA.
• Practical experience maintaining power generation equipment.

Responsibilities

• Managing lifecycle of E,C&I assets with maintenance tasks.
• Optimising critical equipment such as DCS, SCADA, and PLCs.
• Ensuring compliance with safety systems and regulations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Fault-finding capabilities

Continuous improvement

Education

HNC/HND in Electrical, Electronic, or Control & Instrumentation Engineering

IOSH or NEBOSH Managing Safely

Tools

CMMS systems

MS Project

Excel

Job description

About The Role

E,C&I Engineer – Drive Efficiency. Power the Future.

Location: Enfinium Kemsley, Kent
Full-time | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

Play a critical role at the heart of Enfinium’s state-of-the-art Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facility in Kemsley.
As an Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (E,C&I) Engineer, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the reliability, integrity, and performance of all electrical, control, and instrumentation systems—helping us transform waste into sustainable energy while maintaining the highest standards of safety and compliance.

What You’ll Be Doing

Based at our Kemsley facility, this role is pivotal in ensuring safe and efficient operations. You’ll work closely with the Maintenance Manager and plant teams to deliver expert-level maintenance, fault-finding, and optimisation work across a range of high-voltage and control systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the full lifecycle of E,C&I assets including reactive, preventative, and condition-based maintenance.

• Maintaining and optimising critical equipment including DCS, SCADA, PLCs, HV/LV switchgear, and instrumentation across turbines, boilers, and supporting systems.

• Troubleshooting complex electrical and control faults to minimise downtime.

• Ensuring strict compliance with site safety systems and procedures, including LOTO, RAMS, PTW, and CDM regulations.

• Supporting the development and implementation of maintenance strategies, system upgrades, and capital projects.

• Contributing to continuous improvement across plant performance, safety, and environmental compliance.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for a skilled and safety-conscious engineer with strong analytical and fault-finding capabilities.

Essential Qualifications:

• HNC/HND (or higher) in Electrical, Electronic, or Control & Instrumentation Engineering.

• IOSH or NEBOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent) safety qualification. (Desirable)

Experience & Competencies:

• Practical experience in E,C&I maintenance within a power generation, process, or heavy industrial environment.

• Strong working knowledge of HV/LV systems, instrumentation, PLCs, DCS, and SCADA.

• At least 2 years’ experience supporting outage planning and execution.

• Proficiency with CMMS systems and project tools such as MS Project and Excel.

• Familiarity with CDM regulations and a drive for continuous improvement.

Why Join Enfinium at Kemsley?

At our Kemsley site—one of the UK’s largest energy-from-waste facilities—you’ll be part of a business driving real change in how we deal with waste. In return, we offer:

• A purposeful role with real impact

• Career development opportunities in a growing company

• Competitive salary and benefits in a safety-led environment

Ready to power up your career and help us shape a more sustainable future? Apply today to join our team at Enfinium Kemsley.

About Us

Who are enfinium?

enfinium is one of the largest energy-from-waste businesses in the UK and an industry leader in the conversion of non-recyclable residential and business waste into heat and partially renewable power. enfinium currently has a platform of six (two in construction) strategically located facilities across the UK. Today, enfinium has an annual waste processing capacity of over 2.3 million tonnes, and a total combined electric generating capacity of 265MW (gross) - enough energy to power more than 500,000 UK homes. enfinium is owned by infrastructure investment funds managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners

At enfinium we’re guided by five principles, we use these to make sure we’re not only doing a great job, but we’re doing it in the right and safe way:

One Team- Pride Matters- Safety on Purpose- Make a positive impact- Take Ownership

As a Company, we really value our employees and as such, offer a generous employee benefits package which includes the following:

• Vitality Private Medical care
• Private Dental Care
• Life Assurance
• Company pension with a 6% company contribution
• Perkbox to get all your Highstreet discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance programme
• Uniform provided
• Continuous learning and development through our e-learning portal and access to role-based qualifications