Electrical, Control & Instrument Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading energy-from-waste facility as an E,C&I Engineer in Kemsley, Kent. In this pivotal role, you'll ensure the reliability of all electrical and control systems, contribute to safety, and support continuous improvements—transforming waste into sustainable energy. Enjoy a competitive salary and various employee benefits while working on impactful projects in a safety-focused environment.

Benefits

Private Medical care

Private Dental Care

Life Assurance

Company pension with a 6% contribution

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Uniform provided

Continuous learning through e-learning

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in E,C&I maintenance.
• Practical experience in a power, process, or heavy industrial environment.
• Strong working knowledge of HV/LV systems and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of E,C&I assets including maintenance.
• Troubleshoot electrical and control faults to minimize downtime.
• Ensure strict compliance with safety systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Fault-finding capabilities

Continuous improvement

Safety compliance

Education

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

IOSH or NEBOSH Managing Safely

Job description

Job Description

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 , 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.

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
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance programme
• Uniform provided
• Continuous learning and development through our e-learning portal and access to role-based qualifications