Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Description:

Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: South Wales

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 + Bonus + Pension + Healthcare

Key Responsibilities

Act as the site's technical authority for control systems and OT/IT infrastructure.
Make controlled programming changes to the DCS and PLCs under proper change and commissioning discipline.
Set and maintain site standards for alarms, overrides, cybersecurity, and IEC 61511 compliance.
Own the site's protective systems, including interlocks, trips, and SIL-rated functions.
Maintain infrastructure from controllers and networks through to historians, servers, and backups.
Investigate plant performance issues through structured root cause analysis.
Support the Engineering Manager with control-system and IT budget planning.
Act as SME on capital projects involving control and OT scope.
Coordinate local IT and wider corporate digital functions under one approach.
Drive a safety-first culture aligned to UK legislation and site SHE requirements.

Requirements

Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Control Systems, or Instrumentation & Electronics.
Experience with ownership of instrumentation and control systems is highly desirable.
Experience with DCS software and hardware architecture, including virtualised environments with replication and failover, is beneficial.
Hands-on PLC exposure across platforms such as Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or Emerson DeltaV, plus SCADA and ladder logic.
Functional safety certification to IEC 61511/61508, or a strong willingness to work towards it.
Working knowledge of, or interest in developing, OT cybersecurity practices and management systems.
Structured problem-solving skills; familiarity with 5-Why, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies preferred.
Valid right to work in the UK required - sponsorship is not available for this role.

Benefits

Contributory pension
Annual bonus
Private medical cover
Strong holiday allowance