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Controls and Instrumentation Project Engineer
Job Posted: 3 hours ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 75,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Rochester, Kent
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Astute's Power team is partnering with a leading Power Generation company to recruit a Controls and Instrumentation Project Engineer for a hybrid role working across CCGT sites in the south of the UK
The Controls and Instrumentation Project Engineer comes with a starting salary of up to £75,000 + bonus + benefits.
If you're a C&I Project Engineer who has experience with Functional Safety and working on DCS then upload your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties of the C&I Project Engineer
Reporting to the Asset Team Leader, you will:
Deliver C&I engineering support for projects, outages, and maintenance activities across multiple power generation or energy storage sites.
Lead or support multidisciplinary project teams, managing stakeholders within the organisation and throughout the supply chain.
Conduct proactive and reactive work, including fault-finding, problem-solving, and technical investigations on complex process plant systems.
Define scopes of work and produce clear, accurate technical and contract specifications.
Ensure full compliance with process, regulatory, and industry standards, maintaining a high level of HSSE and quality performance.
Oversee and assure contractor performance, including Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) activities.
Apply project management tools and techniques to plan, monitor, and deliver work safely, on time, and within budget.
Benchmark and share best practice across sites, contributing to continuous improvement in performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Support change management processes by investigating issues, identifying root causes, and implementing robust engineering solutions.
Provide technical support for the optimisation, maintenance, and modernisation of C&I systems, including DCS/PLC platforms.
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
Higher National Diploma or Degree in Control & Instrumentation or a closely related engineering discipline.
Strong understanding of C&I process systems, relevant regulations, and engineering practices.
Demonstrated ability to investigate complex technical issues, determine root causes, and implement effective engineering solutions.
Experience managing work packages, contracts, or project tasks, including HSSE, technical, and commercial oversight.
Working knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation, with IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH Certificate, or equivalent qualification.
Functional Safety (IEC61508/61511) and / or Cyber Security for Industrial and Control Systems (OG86) experience would be highly beneficial
Personal skills
Highly self-motivated, proactive, and able to take ownership of issues through to successful resolution.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to collaborate effectively with teams and senior stakeholders.
Well-organised, detail-orientated, and capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Salary and benefits of the C&I Project Engineer role:
Salary of between £55,000 - £75,000
Benefits including bonus & car allowance
Opportunity to join leading power generation company
INDPOW
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