Electrical, Control & Instrument Engineer

enfinium Ltd; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy-from-waste company in the UK seeks an Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer for their Kent facility. In this full-time role, you will oversee the safe operation of high-voltage systems and lead a team of technicians. Ideal candidates will possess a relevant engineering qualification and strong leadership skills, along with hands-on experience in maintenance and fault-finding. A competitive salary and excellent benefits including private medical care and a company pension are offered.

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

• HNC / HND (or higher) in Electrical, Electronic, or Control & Instrumentation Engineering.
• Authorised or Senior Authorised Person (SAP) status on HV systems.
• Practical experience maintaining and fault‑finding on CEMS.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience in technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of HV / LV systems and instrumentation.
• Hands‑on E,C&I maintenance experience in power generation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe control, isolation, and energisation of HV systems.
• Lead and develop a team of skilled E,C&I Technicians.
• Maintain critical plant equipment and support compliance with emissions standards.
• Troubleshoot faults to minimize downtime.
• Lead outage planning and execution.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Safety-consciousness

Education

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

Tools

CMMS systems

DCS

SCADA

PLCs

Job description

About The Role

Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Enfinium Kemsley, Kent

Full-time | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

At Enfinium Kemsley, one of the UK’s largest and most advanced Energy-from-Waste facilities, we’re seeking a talented Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (E,C&I) Engineer. This vacancy has arisen due to progression within our team – a clear example of the career development you can expect at Enfinium.

In this role, you’ll not only be responsible for the safe and reliable operation of high-voltage systems, control infrastructure, and emissions monitoring systems, but also for leading a team of four E,C&I Technicians – providing guidance, development, and technical leadership.

What You’ll Be Doing

Working closely with the Maintenance Manager, Operations team, and wider site specialists, you’ll combine hands‑on technical expertise with team leadership to deliver safe, efficient, and reliable plant performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as an HV Senior Authorised Person (SAP), ensuring safe control, isolation, and energisation of HV systems.
• Leading and developing a team of four skilled E,C&I Technicians, setting priorities and providing technical support.
• Maintaining and optimising critical plant equipment including DCS, SCADA, PLCs, HV / LV switchgear, and field instrumentation.
• Supporting the operation and reliability of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) to ensure strict compliance with environmental permits.
• Troubleshooting complex faults to minimise downtime and maximise efficiency.
• Leading and supporting outage planning, execution, and capital project delivery.
• Driving continuous improvement across safety, performance, and compliance.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for a technically strong, people‑focused, and safety‑conscious engineer who thrives on solving problems and developing others.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• HNC / HND (or higher) in Electrical, Electronic, or Control & Instrumentation Engineering.
• Authorised or Senior Authorised Person (SAP) status on HV systems, or clear experience working towards this.
• Practical experience maintaining and fault‑finding on CEMS.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience, ideally leading technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of HV / LV systems, instrumentation, PLCs, DCS, and SCADA.
• Hands‑on E,C&I maintenance experience within power generation, process, or heavy industry.
• Competence with CMMS systems and project planning tools.

Desirable

• IOSH or NEBOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent).
• Familiarity with CDM regulations and outage planning.

About Us

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