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A qualified C&I Engineer, Controls Instrumentation Engineer is required for our top tier COMAH specialist engineering client based in Hampshire. In return there is a highly competitive excellent salary dependant on qualifications,plus overtime and excellent benefits including a large annual company bonus, generous holidays, an excellent 10% contributory pension scheme and gym allowance in a well established reputable growing company. within a stable, well established and rewarding company. Apply now!
This is a challenging role that would suit an experienced Controls and Instrumentation engineer or C&I technician with good controls systems, instrumentation, control panels design experience within the large production plant industries such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, water, oil and gas, live process plant, nuclear, hazardous live sites and refinery process plant industries. The purpose of this role is to manage and coordinate the maintenance, design and improvement of process control systems and safety systems for the plant.
The ideal C&I engineer, Controls and Instrumentation engineer candidate will have the following skills and experience;

  • Good controls systems experience and experience - controls designs, instrumentation control panels, control systems designs of plant
  • good knowledge of control & instrumentation design standards of a process plant / live plant industry
  • Controls Engineering qualifications or Instrument qualifications and memberships (apprenticeship trained, HNC in Electrical, Electrical or Instrument & Control Engineering) with a good working knowledge in instrumentation, instrumentation control, control and instrumentation design, safety instrumented systems design
  • Experience knowledge of Functional Safety Standards IEC 61508, 61511 and Explosive Atmospheres BS EN 60079 is desirable
  • Hold a current valid UK driving licence and have your own vehicle to get to remote site daily
  • Fully eligible to work in the UK freely without visas sponsorship
    Key responsibilities of the controls and instrumentation engineer include;
  • Maintaining and improving the process control systems and safety systems for efficient and safe plant operation
  • Acting as Lead Engineer ensuring site safety.
  • Site maintenance and support and site development and provide good leadership and supervision to the C&I Technicians.
  • Develop project work scopes. Schedules of work after identification of plant improvement, capital projects works
  • Implement and design new and improved process control systems, safety systems
  • Monitor and manage budgets cost effectively- CAPEX and OPEX
  • Regularly review Safety Instrumented Systems, documentation and improve process control systems and safety systems in line with standards
    A full job description will be discussed and submitted to suitable C&I candidates upon application.
    To apply please email your CV with your salary expectations and availability & detail how you meet our clients C&I Engineer criteria.
    C&I Engineer – Controls and Instrumentation Engineer, Controls Systems design
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