Senior EC&I Engineer

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Senior Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Warrington

Contract Type: Permanent

Purpose of the job

The Senior EC&I Engineer defines and distributes the scope of work to ensure that the project is executed safely, on time and at appropriate levels of quality. The Senior EC&I Engineer is responsible for the delivery of design and engineering to meet the requirements technical specification.

Key Accountabilities

  • Development of designs to satisfy the technical specification
  • Production of design deliverables throughout the design process
  • Checking/approval of discipline specific design deliverables
  • Contribution to design reviews and safety reviews
  • Ensuring quality and timely delivery of design documentation throughout all phases of the design process
  • Compliance with safety legislation and statutory regulations
  • Develop cost effective technical solutions
  • Managing safety by developing and reinforcing the safety culture
  • Management of contractors
  • Provide technical consultancy

Profile

Occupational Skills and Knowledge

  • Degree qualified in a relevant technical / engineering discipline or demonstrable experience
  • Working towards, or already have, Chartership in a discipline specific engineering institution

Duties and Requirements

  • Strong understanding of the fundamentals within your engineering discipline
  • Significant experience in two or more of the following specific EC&I areas:
    • Mechanical Handling (including Remote in-cell handling)
    • Process Instrumentation
    • Functional Safety (to BS EN 61508/BS EN 61511)
    • Machinery Safety (including BS EN 60204 and BS EN 13849)
    • LV Distribution Systems (including experience in Trimble Pro-design)
  • Previous experience of working within the nuclear industry
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering design solutions
  • Understanding of design requirements to support nuclear safety cases
  • Good understanding of safety legislation and statutory regulations
  • Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
  • Good level of commercial awareness
  • Experience of leading design teams
  • Experience of managing sub-contracts
  • Full membership of a discipline specific engineering institution
  • A full UK driving licence
  • EC&I design integration with control systems (PLC/SCADA) would be advantageous
  • Experience of Design Substantiation to support safety cases including assessment of new and existing systems
  • Experience of bid preparation
  • Current SC Security Clearance advantageous

Sector

Commercial, Admin & Office Support

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Senior Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Warrington

Contract Type: Permanent

Purpose of the job

The Senior EC&I Engineer defines and distributes the scope of work to ensure that the project is executed safely, on time and at appropriate levels of quality. The Senior EC&I Engineer is responsible for the delivery of design and engineering to meet the requirements technical specification.

Key Accountabilities

  • Development of designs to satisfy the technical specification
  • Production of design deliverables throughout the design process
  • Checking/approval of discipline specific design deliverables
  • Contribution to design reviews and safety reviews
  • Ensuring quality and timely delivery of design documentation throughout all phases of the design process
  • Compliance with safety legislation and statutory regulations
  • Develop cost effective technical solutions
  • Managing safety by developing and reinforcing the safety culture
  • Management of contractors
  • Provide technical consultancy

Profile

Occupational Skills and Knowledge

  • Degree qualified in a relevant technical / engineering discipline or demonstrable experience
  • Working towards, or already have, Chartership in a discipline specific engineering institution

Duties and Requirements

  • Strong understanding of the fundamentals within your engineering discipline
  • Significant experience in two or more of the following specific EC&I areas:
    • Mechanical Handling (including Remote in-cell handling)
    • Process Instrumentation
    • Functional Safety (to BS EN 61508/BS EN 61511)
    • Machinery Safety (including BS EN 60204 and BS EN 13849)
    • LV Distribution Systems (including experience in Trimble Pro-design)
  • Previous experience of working within the nuclear industry
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering design solutions
  • Understanding of design requirements to support nuclear safety cases
  • Good understanding of safety legislation and statutory regulations
  • Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
  • Good level of commercial awareness
  • Experience of leading design teams
  • Experience of managing sub-contracts
  • Full membership of a discipline specific engineering institution
  • A full UK driving licence
  • EC&I design integration with control systems (PLC/SCADA) would be advantageous
  • Experience of Design Substantiation to support safety cases including assessment of new and existing systems
  • Experience of bid preparation
  • Current SC Security Clearance advantageous

Sector

Commercial, Admin & Office Support

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Posted: April 17th, 2026