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Principal Engineer EC&I

Job Posted: 8 hours ago

Salary: £ 500 - 585 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: ST16, Hopton, Staffordshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Principal Engineer – Contract – EC&I – Staffordshire – Outside IR35

Role: Principal Engineer (Electrical Control & Instrumentation - EC&I)
Location: Hybrid – Stafford office (3 days/week) & remote (2 days/week). Commutable from Stoke, Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield, Telford, Uttoxeter, Stone. Occasional customer site visits.
Contract Duration: 6-month contract
IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Day Rate: £500 - £585 per day
Clearance: Must hold a British passport (no dual nationality accepted) and be eligible for SC Security Clearance.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer or Lead Engineer to manage and lead project teams, delivering essential Electrical Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) systems within the nuclear defence sector.

This crucial contract role (Outside IR35) requires a professional with robust leadership skills to initiate, oversee, and lead all engineering activities across assigned projects. You will act as the primary point of contact for high-level stakeholder engagement and management.

Key aspects of the Principal Engineer role include –

  * Project Leadership: Taking full charge of and leading project teams delivering electrical control systems, industrial software, and electrical safety systems.

  * Engineering Oversight: Overseeing team activities, providing guidance and overcoming complex problems to ensure project success.

  * Quality & Standards: Principal Engineer will have demonstrable knowledge of working to ISO 9001 standards

  * Successful Principal Engineer must be a British passport holder and have lived in the UK for at least the last 5 years. Dual nationality cannot be accepted due to specific security requirements.

  * Current SC level security clearance would be a significant advantage but isn’t essential, as full clearance will be processed for the successful Principal Engineer

  * Location: Flexible hybrid working model based from the Stafford office (3 days) and home (2 days).

  * Work-Life Balance: Our client strongly encourages a sensible work-life balance, with a culture that promotes leaving the office by 4:30 pm daily.

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If you are a Principal or Lead EC&I Engineer and meet the essential security clearance requirements, please get in touch to discuss this opportunity

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