Senior Process Design Control & Instrumentation Engineer – Manchester/Derby/Warrington
Location: Manchester/Derby/Warrington (any site)
Shifts: Twice every 14 days at any of the sites
Clearance: BPSS
Experience Level: 4–15 years
Key Responsibilities
Process Control & System Design
- Develop control philosophies, narratives, and functional specifications for safety‑critical systems
- Define control strategies, alarms, interlocks, and operating logic
- Ensure control behaviour follows safety principles such as defence‑in‑depth, redundancy, and failure tolerance
- Support design, testing, validation, and commissioning of control systems (DCS, PLC, SCADA)
Safety & Risk Management
- Contribute to Safety and Functional Requirements Specifications (SFRS) and safety/security cases
- Support hazard analysis and risk assessments (HAZOP, FMEA, FTA, SIL/LOPA)
- Work with safety, cybersecurity, and compliance teams to meet regulatory requirements
Process Analysis & Instrumentation
- Analyse process performance and system dynamics to support design decisions
- Identify improvements in efficiency, reliability, and stability
- Develop instrumentation and measurement strategies aligned with functional safety requirements
Qualifications
Required Skills
- Strong background in process control, system behaviour, and optimisation
- Proven experience developing control philosophies, control narratives, and functional specifications
- Experience contributing engineering outputs to safety cases or security cases
- Knowledge of hazard identification and risk‑based engineering methodologies
- Familiarity with instrumentation, sensors, and control system integration
Required Qualifications
- A degree in Electrical, Instrumentation & Control, Process, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline, or equivalent military experience
Desirable Skills
- Experience within nuclear, energy, or large infrastructure projects
- Familiarity with UK and international fire protection standards (BS 5839, NFPA, IEC)
- Knowledge of process instrumentation, control systems, or electrical schematics
- Understanding of ISO 9001, ISO 45001, or equivalent safety and quality frameworks
- Experience managing or auditing equipment suppliers on technical compliance and documentation quality
Benefits
- A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
- A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle & Tech Scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Life insurance & Pension Scheme
- Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
- Flexible way of working (role dependent)
We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.
This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.
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