Principal C&I Engineer

Airswift; Grangemouth; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Principal or Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer for a 12-month contract in Grangemouth, United Kingdom. The role leads delivery across conceptual studies, FEED and detailed design within the petrochemicals, chemicals and downstream oil & gas environment.

It provides technical leadership, budget oversight, planning and coordination of engineers and designers across UK and global project teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading C&I design on large capital projects from concept to start-up.
• Experience in chemical, petrochemical and oil & gas industries.
• Experience delivering UK projects using UK standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of engineers across UK-based and global delivery teams.
• Maintain budget control, schedule monitoring, and project planning.
• Interface with other engineering disciplines and manage C&I discipline interfaces.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget control

Project planning

C&I discipline interface

P&ID development

Interdisciplinary liaison

ATEX instrumentation

Tools

DCS

PLC

SIS

Instrumentation

Job description

Job Title: Principal or Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Duration: 12 month initial contract

Schedule: Monday-Friday (hybrid working available)

Location: Grangemouth, United Kingdom

This opportunity is suited to a senior Control & Instrumentation engineering professional looking to lead delivery across conceptual studies, FEED and detailed design within the petrochemicals, chemicals and downstream oil & gas environment. The role offers responsibility for technical leadership, budget oversight, planning, cost control and coordination of engineers and designers across UK and global project teams. This position will contribute to complex project delivery, supporting high-quality C&I engineering outputs across multiple project phases.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience in Instrument Engineering Design on medium to large capital projects from concept through to start-up
• Experience within chemical, petrochemical and oil & gas industries
• Experience working on UK projects using UK standards
• Experience leading Control & Instrumentation delivery across all project phases including conceptual studies, basic FEED and detailed design
• Experience working within the C&I discipline of a contracting organisation

Required Skills

• Ability to lead teams of engineers and designers across UK-based and global integrated delivery teams
• Strong capability in budget control, schedule monitoring, reporting and project planning
• Ability to interface effectively with other engineering disciplines and lead the C&I discipline interface across projects
• Equipment specification, technical bid analysis and requisitioning of field instrumentation and analysers
• Application, specification and requisitioning of DCS, PLC and SIS systems across the full system lifecycle
• Specification, design and implementation of hazardous area instrumentation in ATEX environments
• Knowledge of instrumentation and control requirements for mechanical packages
• Competence in P&ID development and the sizing of flow devices, control valves and relief devices
• Strong understanding of design safety, constructability and site survey activities
• Very strong communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with client engineering and project management teams
• Knowledge of electrical protection methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with global integrated delivery teams
• TUV FS Eng qualification or equivalent

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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