Lead EC&I Engineer

Lead EC&I Engineer

Location: UK (with occasional travel as required). Sector: Highly regulated environment. Type: Long-term contract.

We’re seeking an experienced Lead EC&I Engineer to support major projects. This role will suit a technically strong engineer who is comfortable leading work packages, overseeing design delivery, and acting as a key interface across multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of EC&I design activities across the full project lifecycle.
• Provide direction, oversight, and technical assurance to EC&I engineers, designers and supply chain partners.
• Take a primary role in defining the Distributed Control System (DCS) architecture and ensuring the design aligns with project and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate directly with DCS vendors (including ABB or similar) to review, challenge, and refine system specifications and configurations.
• Produce and review EC&I design documentation including panel designs, cable schedules, termination drawings, I/O lists, and system architecture diagrams.
• Support hazard studies, design reviews, safety assessments and integration activities.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, engineering governance requirements, and industry regulations.

Main Requirements

Education & Experience

• MSc in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (or equivalent).
• 10+ years’ EC&I engineering experience in regulated environments.
• Demonstrable experience leading technical teams and managing EC&I work packages.

Core Technical Competencies

• Strong background in defining and integrating Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
• Ability to input into and challenge vendor documentation, particularly with ABB or similar systems.
• Design of new control systems and integration into existing plant ecosystems (including PLEX/upgrade programmes).
• Instrument selection, datasheet development, P&ID interpretation and in-line instrument sizing.
• Design of DCS/PLC panels, cable schedules and field junction box terminations.
• Proficiency with EC&I design tools (Eplan, AutoCAD Electrical, IGE+XAO).
• Understanding of safety functional requirements and environmental/seismic qualification.
• Working knowledge of EU Directives: LV, EMC, Machinery, ATEX.
• Experience with LV system architecture for applications, including IEC 61850 digital buses.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership, clear communication and excellent stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across complex programmes.
• High level of detail orientation and proactive problem‑solving capability.

If you have a background in DCS systems and a passion for delivering robust engineering solutions within highly regulated industries, we’d like to hear from you.

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