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Astute's Power Team are currently recruiting for 2x C&I Commissioning Technicians to join the EPC Contractor on a new build Waste to Energy facility based inChester, Cheshire.

The 2x C&I Commissioning Technicians come with a day rate from £450.00 to £475.00 per day outside of IR35.

Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:

Carry out Control & Instrumentation (C&I) commissioning activities from late pre-commissioning through cold and hot commissioning phases on a large-scale Energy-from-Waste facility.

Perform loop checks, point-to-point testing, instrument calibration, and I/O verification prior to system energisation.

Assist with commissioning of DCS, PLC, SCADA, and field instrumentation systems across key plant areas including boiler island, turbine generator, flue gas treatment (FGT), and balance of plant.

Ideally have Valmet DCS experience on a power project.

Follow and implement commissioning procedures, method statements, and test documentation in line with OEM and EPC requirements.

Support functional testing during cold commissioning, verifying interlocks, alarms, permissives, and cause & effect functionality.

Participate in hot commissioning activities including first fire, steam blows, turbine rolling, and grid synchronisation from a C&I perspective.

Identify and assist in troubleshooting control system faults, signal issues, communication errors, and instrumentation performance during commissioning.

Work closely with mechanical, electrical, and process commissioning teams to support safe and coordinated system energisation.

Adhere to site safety standards, permit-to-work systems, and commissioning risk assessments during all testing phases.

Support performance testing, emissions monitoring validation, and completion of commissioning documentation for handover to operations.

Location, day rate and timeframe of the C&I Commissioning Technician positions:

Chester, Cheshire

£450.00 to £475.00 per day outside IR35

Immediate start date

6 months

INDPOW

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