Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Engineer

Astute People

UKonsitePosted Jul 13, 2026
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Skills

sap

About the role

If you’re an EC&I Engineer, or experienced Technician looking for progression, and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Engineering and Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for:

The day-to-day management of short-term and long-term goals which includes preventative maintenance activities to ensure maximum plant availability. This includes leading the team of EC&I Technicians to ensure these are carried out.

Assist in the delivery of the overall maintenance & engineering strategy, implementing new maintenance techniques & approaches and management of the EC&I budget.

Work alongside the Mechanical and Project Engineers to ensure work is appropriately allocated and delivered in addition to developing the sites CMMS.

Assist in the preparation of budgets for the EC&I Department

Act as the EC&I lead during planned outages, manage specialist contractors on site.

Perform the role of Electrical Senior Authorised Person under the company’s safety rules

Ensuring all activities are carried out in a safe manner and in line with company safety policies, safety rules and relevant H&S legislation.

Deputise for the Engineering Manager as and when required

Professional qualifications

We Are Looking For Someone With The Following

Ideally a HNC, or similar, in a relevant engineering subject such as Electrical/Electronics/Measurement and Control Engineering

HV SAP/AP Experience

IOSH/NEBOSH will be advantageous

Personal skills, qualification and experience

The EC&I Engineer Role Would Suit Someone Who Has

Proven supervisory / management experience in heavy process engineering environments such as Power Generation (Energy from Waste, Biomass, Coal, CCGT, CHP, etc), Paper Mills, COMAH sites, Steelworks, Refineries, etc

Experience in maintaining and working on a variety of instrumentation, electrical and control system equipment (SCADA, PLC, temperature, level, pressure, flow, switch gear, motors, variable speed drives, transformers etc).

Contract management experience.

Salary and benefits of the EC&I Engineer role

A basic of £57,842

Bonus

Overtime

Private Medical

Other excellent company 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 Electrical, Controls 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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