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Lead EC&I Engineer

BILFINGER
Olney
2 weeks ago
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Lead EC&I Engineer

Location: Warrington

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

As a key member of the Bilfinger UK Engineering Team you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most stimulating and ground breaking EPC projects in the UK. Professional development of our Engineering Team is key to our success and if you join us, you will be given a Personal Development Plan, including training and further education along with more responsibility. At the same time, you will be part of the global Bilfinger engineering organisation, which is a 5,000 strong community that can give you wider opportunities and the possibility to work internationally.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Together with your team of engineers and designers you are responsible for the Electrical Control and Instrumentation (EC&I) design within multi-discipline engineering, EPCM or EPC projects
  • You will be capable of acting as the technical authority for the EC&I discipline in Bilfinger, supporting the Engineering Manager in achieving business targets
  • Project predominantly reside in the UK, but you will be expected to carry out projects for Europe and potentially wider areas of the Bilfinger business areas
  • These projects will range across the full lifecycle from concept to commissioning, in both green and brownfield applications
  • The projects will vary in complexity and size, delivered for all the major sectors (Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Food)
  • You are responsible to manage and complete the EC&I engineering and design within budget and planning. This includes change control and consistency of the EC&I engineering and design with the other disciplines
  • You shall be able to be client facing and manage the expectations of the client in relation to the project scope
  • You are responsible for the quality of the EC&I engineering and design
  • You will participate in internal and external design reviews and you are responsible for the design acceptance by the client
  • Depending on size and complexity you may be Lead Engineer EC&I for one project, or for a portfolio of projects
  • Make independent decisions on issues, providing expert technical support within EC&I Engineering
  • You shall be able to lead projects in a multi-discipline environment and be capable or coordinating all EC&I engineering and design, with the other disciplines, Mechanical, Civil and Structural, Process and Automation
  • You shall be able to effectively carry out, check and approve Engineering and Design estimates, control and report all costs on allocated projects in terms of progress, scope change and man hours


QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

If you have the following profile, then we are looking forward to meeting you

  • Previous experience as Lead Engineer EC&I, in multi-discipline projects, in an Engineering / EPCM / EPC company, in one of the above mentioned sectors
  • Experience of acting as a technical authority or line manager for an engineering organisation
  • Deep knowledge of EC&I engineering and design, but you also have a sound knowledge of the other disciplines (Automation, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Piping and Process)
  • MEng / BEng in EC&I Engineering
  • Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (Preferred)
  • TUV Certification
  • Strong understanding of the main standards in relation your discipline including 7671, 7430, 61508, 61511, ATEX, DSEAR, LV and HV
  • Experienced with the production of EC&I specifications, scopes of work, calculations, drawings and schedules
  • Result oriented. You are only satisfied after your engineering and design is accepted by the client, you delivered top quality and the client is very satisfied with the performance of you and your team
  • You plan and organise your activities before you allow your team to start spending hours. You understand the dependencies of the engineering activities within the EC&I discipline, but also the dependencies between EC&I and the other disciplines. You have a ‘one time right’ mentality
  • Experienced with the main EC&I design packages including AMTECH, AutoCAD, AutoCAD electrical, Revit, Dialux and all Microsoft office packages
  • You are capable of identifying growth within the company with support to sales, business management, company procedures and strategies
  • You delegate to your team, but at the same time you know exactly what is going on in your EC&I discipline, and intervene if required
  • You implement a solid change control procedure for your team, and you can convince the client of the budget and planning consequences of changes
  • You can lead and motivate your team so that they achieve the targets, also in case of setbacks
  • You are able to chair design review meetings
  • You have pleasure in teaching and coaching the young generation EC&I engineers and designers


If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact .

Electrical | Bilfinger UK Limited | Permanent | White-collar workers | Professional | Engineering

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