Lead - Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer

Engage Talent Partners; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Engage Talent Partners are working exclusively with our client to recruit a Lead Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer based in Aberdeen. You will lead fire and safety engineering activities and mentor engineers and designers within the engineering and design team.

Key duties include technical leadership, design reviews, system integration support, and cross‑discipline interface coordination across oil & gas, nuclear and renewables, throughout the full project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Working towards chartered status or chartered.
• Proven leadership experience in an engineering role.
• Experience with instrumentation, commissioning and full project lifecycle is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to engineers and designers and lead the development of specialised control systems.
• Review and approve engineering documentation and calculations.
• Mentor and develop junior/graduate engineers and designers.
• Work across full project lifecycles.
• Support technical assessments, design reviews and safety studies.
• Specify control panels, field instrumentation and associated equipment.
• Provide technical support during system integration, FAT, SAT and commissioning.
• Coordinate engineering interfaces between clients, suppliers, and other project disciplines.
• Support proposal development, estimating and technical bid evaluations.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Assist in managing project costs and budgets.
• Conduct technical presentations and site visits.
• Participate in risk assessments, design reviews and HAZID/HAZOP.
• Act as technical focal point for client and project meetings.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Project management

Stakeholder relations

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Engage Talent Partners are working exclusively with our client to recruit a Lead Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer based in Aberdeen. You will lead fire and safety engineering activities and mentor engineers and designers within the engineering and design team.

Key duties include technical leadership, design reviews, system integration support, and cross‑discipline interface coordination across oil & gas, nuclear and renewables, throughout the full project lifecycle.