Senior C&I Engineer

Gold Group; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group is seeking a Senior C&I Engineer to join its Plymouth-based, hybrid team. The role provides technical leadership on control and instrumentation systems, supports asset lifecycle management, and ensures safety, regulatory and operational compliance across complex facilities.

You will engage with customers, project teams and regulators to meet project requirements, lead design reviews and hazard studies, support installation, commissioning and testing, and mentor junior engineers to

Qualifications

• Degree in Control & Instrumentation Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in C&I engineering within highly regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of industrial control systems, PLCs, SCADA, instrumentation and functional safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and SME for control and instrumentation systems.
• Develop, review and approve C&I designs, calculations, specifications and technical docs.
• Support maintenance, fault investigations, obsolescence management and plant modifications.

Skills

Technical leadership

C&I engineering

Industrial automation

Hazard studies

Education

Degree in Control & Instrumentation Engineering

Tools

PLC

SCADA

Functional Safety

Job description

Job Title: Senior C&I Engineer

Location: Plymouth - Hybrid 2+ days per week on’site

Role Type: Permanent

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 depending on experience

Our client, an established engineering consultancy, require an experienced Senior C&I Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team based in Plymouth.

** Please note we can only consider sole UK Nationals due to security clearance restrictions **

The Control & Instrumentation Engineering team works collaboratively with customers and multi-disciplinary engineering teams to support complex engineering assets and facilities. The role is responsible for providing technical leadership on control and instrumentation systems, supporting asset lifecycle management, developing modifications and upgrades, and ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory and operational requirements.

What the role of the Senior C&I Engineer entails

• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for control and instrumentation systems.


• Develop, review and approve C&I designs, calculations, specifications and technical documentation.


• Support maintenance, fault investigations, obsolescence management and plant modifications.


• Engage directly with customers, project teams and regulators to ensure engineering solutions meet requirements.


• Lead design reviews, hazard studies and engineering substantiation activities.


• Support installation, commissioning, testing and operational readiness activities.


• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering capability development.

What experience you need to be the successful Senior C&I Engineer

• Degree in Control & Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent discipline.


• C&I engineering experience within a highly regulated industry.


• Strong knowledge of industrial control systems, PLCs, SCADA, instrumentation and functional safety.


• Experience producing and reviewing engineering calculations, specifications and design documentation.


• Experience supporting design, modification and asset lifecycle activities.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior C&I Engineer to progress their career.