Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Company: Astute People
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Location: Rochester
Job Description:

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market‑leading Energy company to recruit a Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer to join their Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Station in Rochester, Kent. The vital Control & Instrumentation Engineer role comes with a competitive salary banding, a performance‑related bonus and other excellent benefits.

If you’re an experienced Control & Instrumentation professional looking to work for a leading organisation that invests in training and professional development of its employees, upload your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Control & Instrumentation Engineer role

  • Provide technical support for control and instrumentation systems on site.
  • Plan, execute, and oversee Control & Instrumentation Engineering projects.
  • Deliver technical expertise to shape maintenance strategies, offering engineering support for the site.
  • Coordinate and support maintenance work as needed to ensure continuous plant operation.
  • Work towards achieving demanding targets in commercial performance, safety, environmental standards, quality, and personal development.
  • Assist in the planning and execution of major outages.
  • Contract management of Control & Instrumentation related work and budget responsibility.

Professional Qualifications

  • A formal engineering qualification in a relevant subject such as Electrical/Electronic/Control & Instrumentation Engineering.
  • Having a Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH or higher would be advantageous.

Personal Skills, Prior Experience And Knowledge

  • Prior experience working in an industrial engineering environment such as power stations (CCGT, coal, EfW, biomass, etc.), paper mills, steelworks, refineries, etc.
  • Experience in budget and contract management.
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation such as Health and Safety and Environmental.
  • Experience working with various C&I equipment, including instrumentation, control valves, PLC/DCS systems, etc.
  • Prior experience working on projects/plant upgrades would be advantageous.

Salary and benefits of the Control & Instrumentation Engineer role

  • A competitive basic salary banding depending on experience.
  • Bonus.
  • Good pension scheme.
  • Flexible working opportunity.
  • Other excellent benefits.

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

To apply for this Control and Instrumentation Engineer opportunity, please complete the form below. Alternatively, send a copy of your up‑to‑date CV to apatel@astutepeople.co.uk or call +44 23 9228 8282 to speak to Arjun Patel who can tell you more. You can also connect with Arjun on LinkedIn to view other jobs they are recruiting. View current job vacancies Astute People is recruiting.

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Posted: May 24th, 2026