Instrument & Controls (I&C) Engineer

Black & Veatch; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent salary & benefits

Annual bonus scheme

Pension 5% employee/8% employer

Private medical cover

Life Assurance & Income Protection

33 days annual leave

Lifestyle Spending Account

Employee ownership

Job summary

Black & Veatch, a leading engineering company, is seeking a Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer to support major energy, power, grid infrastructure and industrial projects from Glasgow or London (hybrid). You will work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver advanced control systems, instrumentation specifications and design deliverables across the UK and beyond.

Ideal candidates have around five years in I&C engineering, strong technical reporting skills and a track record mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Approximately 5 years of Instrumentation & Control engineering experience.
• Experience delivering design work on energy, industrial, utilities or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of instrumentation, control systems and engineering principles.
• Ability to produce technical deliverables with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Instrumentation & Control engineering activities across multiple projects.
• Develop designs, specifications and technical deliverables from concept through detail design.
• Prepare and review control philosophies, narratives and instrumentation specs.
• Develop control system architecture drawings and functional design specifications.
• Perform calculations, technical reports and equipment procurement packages.
• Provide technical leadership to engineers and designers.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, process and civil disciplines.
• Support commissioning, testing and start-up activities as needed.

Skills

Instrumentation & I&C

Project leadership

Stakeholder comms

Mentoring engineers

Technical reporting

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SCADA

Control system architecture

Job description

Date: Aug 7, 2026

Location: Glasgow, GB London, GB

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Location: Glasgow or London (Hybrid Working)

Black & Veatch is seeking an experienced Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer to support the design and delivery of major energy, power generation, grid infrastructure and industrial projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering team delivering projects that are helping shape the future of energy. You'll work alongside multidisciplinary teams on technically challenging assignments, providing specialist engineering expertise while developing innovative solutions for clients across the UK and potentially internationally.

Whether you're leading engineering activities, mentoring junior engineers, or solving complex technical problems, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality projects that make a meaningful impact.

Why Black & Veatch?

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the centre of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges. With more than 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure, we combine engineering, consulting, procurement and construction expertise to deliver some of the world's most complex and transformative infrastructure projects.

• Employee-owned company with a shared commitment to success.
• Opportunity to work on nationally significant energy and infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to major energy transition, grid and decarbonisation programmes.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• Strong investment in technical development and career progression.
• Collaborative and supportive engineering culture.
• Global project opportunities and access to industry-leading expertise.

Our employee benefits package includes:

• Excellent salary and benefits package
• Annual bonus scheme
• Pension (5% employee/8% employer contribution)
• Private medical cover
• Life Assurance and Income Protection
• 33 days annual leave (includes bank holidays),
• Lifestyle Spending Account ($500 per year)
• Global Employee Ownership scheme where your contributions are valued and rewarded annually through share allocations. (circa 10% of salary per annum)

Key Responsibilities

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead and deliver Instrumentation & Control engineering activities across multiple projects.
• Develop engineering designs, specifications and technical deliverables from concept through detailed design.
• Prepare and review:
  • Control philosophies and narratives
  • Instrumentation specifications
  • Control system architecture drawings
  • Functional design specifications
  • Calculations and technical reports
  • Equipment procurement packages
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers and designers.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, process and civil engineering disciplines to deliver integrated project solutions.
• Perform complex engineering analysis, troubleshooting and system evaluations.
• Support equipment selection, vendor engagement and technical bid evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, industry codes, client requirements and Black & Veatch quality processes.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments and project planning activities.
• Support commissioning, testing and start-up activities where required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, technical innovation and knowledge sharing across the organisation.

Preferred Experience

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Power Generation
• Transmission & Distribution
• Grid Modernisation
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
• Renewable Energy Projects
• Industrial Control Systems
• SCADA and Automation Systems
• Control System Integration
• Functional Safety and Control System Architecture
• Digitalisation and Smart Infrastructure Projects

Minimum Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• We typically require circa 5 years of Instrumentation & Control engineering experience.
• Experience delivering engineering design work on energy, industrial, utilities or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of instrumentation, control systems and engineering principles.
• Experience producing technical deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and technical reporting skills.
• Ability to mentor and support developing engineers.

Certifications

Professional Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards professional registration is preferred but not essential.
• Membership of a recognised engineering institution highly desirable

Build a World of Difference

If you're looking for an opportunity to solve complex engineering challenges, work on industry-leading projects and contribute to the future of sustainable infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Black & Veatch and help us build a world of difference.

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