Principal Control & Instrumentation Engineer

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Working in a multi-disciplinary team delivering projects in the Nuclear Sector. Responsible for the production of C&I design deliverables including analysis, calculations, reports and specifications.
Taking responsibility for leading small projects and sub tasks from a technical perspective. Communicate designs effectively to instrument designers, other disciplines, construction personnel and stakeholders.
Attendance occasionally required for site visits, design reviews and client meetings, mainly within the Northwest region. Support and guide more junior team members.
Challenge and deliver value engineering solutions. Confident and authoritative in front of clients.
Responsibilities
As a client facing Principal Engineer, your responsibilities could involve:
Responsibility for instrument discipline technical input for projects and/or proposals; including preparation, checking and/or approval of engineering documentation
Organising discipline staff, allocating work and ensuring delivery against plan
Mentoring and developing graduates and less experienced engineers
Production of high-quality C&I engineering deliverables to schedule, budget and client satisfaction
Ensuring all applicable and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards and procedures are complied with
Preparing equipment and materials requisitions for control systems, safety systems, analyser houses, field instrumentation and other instrument equipment
Preparing installation scopes of works
Reviewing supplier's quotations and preparing technical bid assessments
More specific tasks could include:
Full life-cycle development (hardware and software) of either control or protection systems
Software qualification of SMART devices and PLCs
Functional Safety determination (both probabilistic and deterministic)
Production and modification of C&I safety cases and / or cyber security cases
Qualifications
Essential
Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the discipline within the Nuclear sector.
Significant instrument engineering experience with a significant portion spent in the Nuclear sector
Security Clearance or capability to achieve it
Extensive knowledge of UK legislation and standards
Competence in the requirements for installation of equipment on Nuclear plant
Experience in the requirements for CE marking of plant and equipment, including ATEX, DSEAR, PED, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive and EMC Compliance
Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements
Degree in Control Engineering or suitable equivalent (e.g. Electronic / Electrical / Instrumentation Engineering) Apprenticeships may be considered
Chartered or Incorporated engineer status with a relevant professional body or evidence of being close to gaining these professional titles
Eligibility to obtain Security Clearance, UK or UK residency for 5 years
Desirable
Experience of working in multi-discipline teams
Experience of leading projects in a client facing role
Experience in the requirements for ATEX
Formal Functional Safety qualification
About Us
Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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Location:
England
Job Type:
PartTime

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