Senior Feed Engineer - C&I FECS
The Senior Project Engineer (C&I) will provide dedicated Control & Instrumentation discipline capability within the FEED team while leading and managing FEED-stage engineering projects for company operations and external clients.
The role is accountable for clear scope definition, robust technical inputs and high-quality, execution-ready FEED deliverables. It coordinates multidisciplinary contributors, budgets, schedules, risks and stakeholders to deliver safe, efficient outcomes to programme, quality and commercial targets.
Basic Salary: £45,000 - £55,000
Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Experience
- Minimum of five years’ experience in design, project engineering, or consultancy within a relevant industry sector.
- Proven experience in discipline-specific engineering and project delivery through FEED and into execution ready handover.
- Experience in the energy sector (particularly downstream oil & gas), high-hazard industrial sites or remote pipeline locations is highly desirable.
- Experience coordinating multi-discipline inputs and managing interfaces between brownfield sites and live operational environments is desirable.
- Experience supporting procurement activities (technical bid evaluation, vendor clarification, and recommendations to award) is advantageous.
Responsibilities:
- Manage FEED projects ranging from small single-discipline studies to large, multi-discipline EPC-style FEED projects, typically in downstream oil and gas brownfield environments.
- Take accountability for end-to-end delivery, from initial approval through to execution-ready FEED handover.
- Lead scope definition, assumptions, interfaces and change control, with clear progress reporting and visible management of cost, schedule, quality and risk.
- Own technical delivery within the C&I discipline across multiple FEED scopes, ensuring C&I inputs are coordinated, reviewed and suitable for project handover.
- Close out FEED and study reports to agreed client expectations and support the team in regaining control of outstanding deliverables.
C&I technical leadership
- Provide practical C&I engineering judgement and discipline leadership across FEED studies and project scopes.
- Define C&I scope, assumptions, interfaces, risks, actions and technical inputs in coordination with other engineering disciplines.
- Lead or support structured design and FEED reviews, maintaining the quality, accuracy and traceability of C&I decisions, changes and approvals.
- Guide discipline engineers and manage contract or agency resources where required.
- Embed safety by design and ensure C&I work complies with applicable industry codes, standards, procedures, client specifications and HSSEQ requirements.
Commercial, planning and procurement
- Prepare reliable project estimates, budgets, programmes and registers, aligned with client requirements and approved constraints.
- Control project hours, productivity and cost forecasts, identifying opportunities to enhance value through scope optimisation and effective work planning.
- Prepare technical and commercial documentation for procurement, evaluate tenders and support recommendations for contract award.
- Manage relevant commercial and contractual interfaces with suppliers, contractors and clients, including technical bid evaluations and invoice authorisation within delegated authority.
Client and stakeholder engagement
- Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders through clear, professional and transparent communication.
- Manage scope, assumptions, approvals, interfaces and change with clients, suppliers and multidisciplinary teams.
- Support client satisfaction, repeat business, proposal development and wider FEED team growth through reliable delivery.
Qualifications
- HND or degree in an appropriate engineering discipline.
- Membership of a Professional Engineering Institution (or working towards) is desirable.
- Chartered or Incorporated engineer status (CEng/IEng) or demonstratable progress towards professional registration is desirable.
- Valid UK driving licence
Skills:
- Strong organisational skills with attention to detail; ability to define problems, analyse data, draw conclusions, and present findings clearly.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce well-structured technical documentation and deliver confident presentations.
- Computer literacy in standard office applications; familiarity with project management tools and specialist engineering software (e.g., hydraulic/flow modelling, stress analysis) is advantageous.
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances and project requirements.
Benefits:
- Ongoing training and development opportunities to support your professional growth
- Generous pension (up to 12% employer contribution, 2% minimum employee)
- Annual bonus scheme (up to 12% of annual salary) with an extra 6% possible for standout performance
- Life insurance (4x annual salary)
- 28 days standard holiday + 8 days bank holiday - plus the ability to buy/sell holidays
- Family friendly policies from day 1 of employment
- An award winning Private Medical Insurance scheme with additional perks
- Employee assistance support scheme
- Various well-being initiatives