Chief Control & Instrument Engineer

Chief C&I Engineer - Energy from Waste Fleet

Excellent salary + car allowance + bonus + benefits

National role - covering all UK sites

SCINERGY Recruitment are working with a leading Energy from Waste operator to recruit a Chief C&I Engineer to support the existing site teams across its national fleet of Energy from Waste plants.

Working closely with the Central Engineering Team, you will act as the fleet-wide subject matter expert for DCS, functional safety systems, PLCs and cyber security - setting standards, driving best practice and improving the safety, reliability and standardisation of C&I assets across all UK sites.

The role will involve:

• Providing expert C&I engineering and technical support across the EFW fleet
• Setting fleet-wide standards for planned and unplanned maintenance of C&I systems
• Acting as SME for DCS, PLC, SCADA, field instrumentation, CEMS, ATEX, functional safety and industrial control system cyber security
• Developing engineering maintenance instructions, specifications, philosophies and technical documentation
• Supporting control-system logic, configuration, graphics, I/O and interface management
• Managing national contracts covering DCS, failsafe, PLC, cyber security and other control applications
• Driving standardised C&I maintenance, reporting and work close-out through the CMMS
• Supporting outages, commissioning, MCR upgrades, system integration and plant breakdowns
• Conducting plant inspections, audits and root-cause analysis to improve reliability and reduce HS&E risk
• Working closely with site teams, the Central Engineering Team, OEMs and contractors while supporting staff development

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• A BEng (Hons), equivalent engineering degree or appropriate technical qualification
• Extensive C&I engineering experience within Energy from Waste, power generation or a similar process industry
• Strong knowledge of DCS, PLC and SCADA systems, together with industrial instrumentation
• Knowledge of control valves, calibration, metrology and proof-testing requirements
• A recognised specialism in cyber security and/or functional safety, with knowledge of the IEC 61511 functional safety lifecycle
• Experience using CMMS systems to support maintenance standards and asset performance
• Strong problem-solving, root-cause analysis, change-management and communication skills
• A sound understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements and safe systems of work
• A full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel and support occasional out-of-hours work

What's on offer:

• Excellent salary dependent on experience
• Car allowance
• Performance-related bonus
• Company pension
• Private medical cover
• An influential engineering role supporting a national EFW fleet
• Ongoing training and professional development

For further information or to apply please contact Steve at SCINERGY Recruitment on 02030 386 115 or email