Details:
- Salary: £70,000 - 78,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Runcorn Cheshire
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for Chief (Principal) Controls and Instrumentation Engineer to support with DCS, failsafe, PLCs and Cyber Security across their fleet of Energy from Waste Power Stations. This will be a hybrid role with national travel.
The vital Chief C&I Engineer role comes with a basic salary of c.£78,000 + £6,500 car allowance + overtime + up to 10% bonus + Private Medical + Benefits.
If you're an experienced C&I Engineer and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties of the Chief C&I Engineer role
Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for:
Setting standards across the sites undertaking planned and unplanned maintenance activities to ensure safe and efficient operation across the fleet
Carry out plant inspections and area safety inspections
Work as part of the central engineering team for continuous improvement to minimis H&S risks across the fleet
Be the subject matter expert for ATEX, functional safety, Beames, DCS, operational technology and cyber security
Support the fleet during times of outages and system upgrades
Provide technical support for DCS, PLC and SCADA systems including logic, configuration, graphics, I/O and interface management.
Develop and maintain C&I specifications, standards, philosophies and engineering documentation
Support the functional safety lifecycle in accordance with IEC 61511
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering subject
A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH
A full UK driving licence is a necessity given the nature of the role
A functional safety certificate (TUV or ISA) will be advantageous
Personal Skills, Prior Experience and Knowledge
The Chief C&I Engineer role would suit someone who has:
Experience working in industrial engineering environments such as Power Stations, Petrochemicals, Paper Mills, Steelworks, Refineries, etc.
Extensive experience working with DCS/PLC systems
Good knowledge of CMMS
Functional safety lifecycle experience
Operational Technology network and cyber security awareness
Salary and benefits of the Control and Instrumentation Engineer role
A starting basic salary of c.£78,000 (DOE)
£6,500 car allowance per annum
Overtime
Up to 10% Bonus
Private medical
Travel expenses
Other company benefits
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