Electrical, Controls And Instrumentation Technician

Astute People; Hay Mills; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy recruitment agency is seeking an Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Technician for a Power Station in Birmingham. You will conduct maintenance and repairs on EC&I assets, ensuring maximum plant availability. Candidates should have NVQ Level 3 in engineering, technical knowledge of PLC and DCS, and experience in process engineering environments. A competitive salary of £52,686 with bonus and overtime is offered.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in heavy process engineering environments like Power, Pharmaceutical, or Chemicals.
• Excellent technical knowledge of PLC, DCS, and electrical systems.
• Experience with steam generation equipment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fault diagnosis and maintenance on EC&I assets.
• Assist during major maintenance and shutdowns.
• Supervise on-site contractors when required.

Skills

Technical knowledge of PLC

Technical knowledge of DCS

Experience in heavy process engineering environments

Familiarity with CMMS

Education

NVQ Level 3 in engineering discipline

17th / 18th Edition

Health and safety qualification (IOSH)

Job description

Overview

Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market leading energy company to recruit an Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation (EC&I) Technician for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The vital EC&I Technician role comes with a salary of £52,686 + Bonus + Overtime + benefits.

Responsibilities and duties

• Reporting to the Maintenance Engineer you will carry out fault diagnosis, repairs, and planned and unplanned maintenance activities on all EC&I assets to maximise plant availability, including pressure, level, temperature and flow sensors and control systems (DCS, PLCs) and electrical equipment.
• Assisting during major maintenance periods, shutdowns, outages etc. when required to ensure maximum plant availability and efficiency.
• Working alongside other technicians in the maintenance team in diagnosing faults and assisting/suggesting equipment upgrades.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records using the site CMMS.
• Supervising and directing on-site contractors when required.
• Working within the company health, safety and environmental processes and procedures at all times.

Professional qualifications

• Ideally have at least an NVQ Level 3 in a relevant engineering discipline such as controls and instrumentation or electrical engineering.
• 17th / 18th Edition will be highly advantageous.
• A formal health and safety qualification such as IOSH would be advantageous.

Experience, knowledge, and personal skills

• The EC&I Technician role would suit someone who has prior experience working in heavy process engineering environments such as Power (EfW, Biomass, CCGT, Coal, CHP, etc), Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Steel Production, etc.
• Having prior experience working with steam generation equipment will be highly advantageous.
• Excellent technical knowledge of PLC, DCS, Instrumentation and some electrical systems.
• Experience working with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

Salary and benefits

Basic salary of £52,686
Bonus
Overtime
Other excellent benefits

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful