C&I Engineer

• C&I Engineer
• Salary: Up to £75k + bonus
• Hybrid working: 3 days based in Capenhurst, Chester
• Private healthcare

Our client is an international high-tech company that specialises in the development, manufacturing, and installation of gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment within the nuclear sector. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated C&I Engineer to join our team.

Key responsibilities:

• Carry out all duties to the highest standards of health, safety and environmental requirements
• Production of detailed technical specifications, including equipment functional specifications and control system logic specifications
• Generation of specifications and logic simulation programs for control system designs and simulation of control system performance
• Generation of specifications for control system hardware
• Working with subcontractors, checking and approval of detail design drawing
• Checking of suppliers' test specifications and attendance of tests at suppliers' factories
• Liaise with the Section Head and other specialist engineers within the section to understand the engineering requirements to ensure the satisfactory delivery of work
• Presentation of information for technical reviews
• Customer facing activities such as presentation of design information and demonstration of equipment or software at ETC or customer premises
• Analyse plant process, commissioning and test data and to establish areas for performance and efficiency improvements
• Develop and maintain core reference design standards for all aspects of control system design
• Capability to develop project proposals including schedule and cost forecasts
• Ability to manage project deliverables and provide clear status reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Requirement for travel to European suppliers and other business/customer sites

Qualifications & Experience:

A good quality degree in electrical or electronic engineering or related discipline
• Experience of specifying or designing control systems for a range of applications in process factories and the capability to produce high quality written specifications and reports
• Experience of work with a range of subcontractors in a multinational organisation and supervision of the provision of design information by subcontractors
• PLC hardware requirements including I/O capability, network communications and power supply requirements
• Control cabinet construction requirements
• Compliance with assessment standards such as UKCA, CE and UL
• Instrumentation design including measurement range, measurement techniques, accuracy and EMC compatibility
• Knowledge of PLC programming requirements and standard
• SCADA design and configuration including standards for user interface and alarm management
• Practical experience of equipment testing
• Good interpersonal skills and a high level of computer literacy
• An ability to speak French or German in addition to English would be an advantage

For more information on this role, please contact Scarlet Wilson.