Senior Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Overview

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across industries, delivering work that shapes the future and has societal impact. As a proudly employee-owned business, we invest in creating an empowering and inclusive environment where everyone can excel.

About The Business Unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation, and transmission & distribution. We provide integrated engineering and project management across the project lifecycle, supporting the energy transition globally.

Overview Of Role

We are recruiting a Senior C&I Engineer to join our Nuclear: Defence and Civil team. The role involves leading and managing the production of C&I designs in line with project requirements and liaising with other disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute control and instrumentation work on projects in accordance with design instructions and procedures
• Adhere to safety and quality standards, man-hour plans, cost budgets, and project schedules
• Identify and plan the C&I scopes of work
• Provide input into project planning and execution
• Prepare budgets and manpower requirements
• Assign work and deliverables to the team with clear scope, quality, and schedule
• Review deliverables for required standard and quality
• Attend engineering meetings and liaise with other groups and clients as necessary
• Ensure solutions meet all discipline-related legal requirements including CDM, safety (including the EDSPS), environmental and site license conditions
• Ensure understanding and application of relevant legislation, client and project policies, procedures and design standards

Candidate Specification

• Degree qualified in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Chartered status and membership of a professional body or near chartership
• Technically adept in C&I including:
  • Design basis to P&ID developments
  • Systems architecture drawings
  • Communication and cable selection, routing and cable management drawings
  • Field instrumentation selection
  • Control and safety systems including safety PLCs
  • C&I cabinet design
  • Instrumentation loop drawings and hook-up diagrams
  • Instrument Data Sheets
  • User Requirement Specifications
  • C&I design reports and specifications
  • Ability to review and check other engineers’ work
• Familiar with advances in C&I technology (fieldbus, wireless systems)
• Sound knowledge of relevant standards and CDM legislation
• Ability to deliver technically correct documentation to required standards and schedule

Note: Offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Location and Work Arrangements

Locations include Altrincham, Bristol, Glasgow, Derby, and Reading, UK. Hybrid working policies apply to support flexibility and wellbeing.

Benefits and Diversity

• Health and wellbeing: private medical insurance, health plan, wellbeing program, and family health support
• Financial wellbeing: pension contributions matching, life assurance, income protection, flexible benefits
• Lifestyle: generous annual leave, holiday buy/sell options, employee discounts
• Enhanced family and carers leave, including paid maternity/adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Learning and development: professional subscription and opportunities for mentoring and training
• Inclusive networks and social impact initiatives

Additional Information

We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.

Recruiter contact: Erinda Hazizi

Markets: Energy | Discipline: Energy | Job Ref: 12954