Lead C&I Engineer — Oil & Gas & Energy Transition

Airswift; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift seeks a Lead C&I Principal Engineer in Manchester to lead instrumentation and control engineering across conceptual studies through detailed design. The role involves budget oversight, interfacing with clients and project teams, and delivering safe, compliant solutions for Chemical, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Power and Energy Transition projects.

You will manage UK projects to UK standards, coordinate global delivery teams, and drive instrumentation deliverables, including DCS, PLC and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in instrument engineering design on medium to large capital projects.
• Experience in Chemical, Petrochemical and Oil & Gas industries.
• Experience delivering UK projects using UK standards.
• Experience leading discipline interfaces with other engineering disciplines.
• Experience working with global delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead control and instrumentation engineers and designers based in the UK and globally through all phases of project delivery, ensuring high standards of performance and timely completion.
• Develop, manage and control project budgets to support cost efficiency while maintaining quality.
• Support both project and proposal activity, ensuring technical approach and continuity are aligned.
• Deliver work across conceptual studies, basic FEED and detailed design phases.
• Contribute to projects and proposals for process plants and facilities across the Chemical, Oil & Gas, Power and Energy Transition sectors.
• Produce instrument engineering deliverables as required on a project‑by‑project basis.
• Interface effectively with client engineers and project management teams.
• Support equipment specification and selection, ensuring supplier compliance.
• Monitor and report on budget and schedule performance.
• Apply design safety and constructability principles throughout delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Budget management

Stakeholder liaison

P&ID development

DCS/PLC/SIS

Hazardous area

Instrumentation design

Project delivery

Education

TUV FS Engineer qualification

Tools

DCS

PLC

SIS

Job description

Airswift seeks a Lead C&I Principal Engineer in Manchester to lead instrumentation and control engineering across conceptual studies through detailed design. The role involves budget oversight, interfacing with clients and project teams, and delivering safe, compliant solutions for Chemical, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Power and Energy Transition projects.

You will manage UK projects to UK standards, coordinate global delivery teams, and drive instrumentation deliverables, including DCS, PLC and