Lead C&I Engineer – Nuclear, Hybrid Role

Amentum company; Warrington; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is recruiting a Lead C&I Engineer to join the Warrington team on the LSS1 project. You will lead control and instrumentation design, deliver across concept to commissioning, and oversee a multi-discipline engineering group within a highly regulated nuclear context.

You are a Chartered Engineer or on track for CEng status, with proven leadership of C&I teams and a strong background in safe, compliant systems and PLC/SCADA platforms.

Qualifications

• BEng/MEng in Control & Instrumentation, Electrical & Electronic Engineering or related field (or HNC/HND with equivalent experience).
• Chartered Engineer status or demonstrable ability to achieve Chartered status soon.
• Experience leading C&I engineering teams on nuclear or other highly regulated projects.
• Strong knowledge of control/instrumentation systems and functional safety principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of C&I engineering solutions across all project phases (concept to handover).
• Lead all C&I activities ensuring safety, compliance and deliverables meet requirements.
• Act as discipline lead, providing governance and strategic direction to the project team.
• Manage and coordinate a team of C&I engineers and designers to meet objectives.
• Lead production, review and approval of C&I deliverables per procedures and client requirements.
• Oversee design and integration of control, instrumentation, functional safety and PLC-based systems.
• Provide technical leadership to supply chain partners and review supplier designs.
• Ensure multidisciplinary integration with electrical, mechanical, process, civil, commissioning and BIM processes.

Skills

Lead C&I Engineering

Nuclear/Regulated Industry

Team Leadership

CEng status or on track

Education

BEng/MEng in C&I or related

CEng status or on track

Tools

PLC-based systems

SCADA

BIM

Job description

Amentum is recruiting a Lead C&I Engineer to join the Warrington team on the LSS1 project. You will lead control and instrumentation design, deliver across concept to commissioning, and oversee a multi-discipline engineering group within a highly regulated nuclear context.

You are a Chartered Engineer or on track for CEng status, with proven leadership of C&I teams and a strong background in safe, compliant systems and PLC/SCADA platforms.