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Senior EC&I Engineer

HaysWoolston, Warrington🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 16 Oct 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Woolston, Warrington, United Kingdom
Posted
Yesterday

Job Description

Your new company
You will be joining a leading organisation operating within the UK nuclear sector, working on a major programme focused on improving fuel integrity, monitoring and sampling capabilities across highly regulated nuclear facilities.
Due to ongoing project requirements, they are looking to appoint an experienced Senior EC&I Engineer to support the technical delivery of electrical, control and instrumentation engineering activities.

Your new role
As Senior EC&I Engineer, you will work closely with the Discipline Lead Engineer and wider multidisciplinary project team to develop and deliver engineered solutions throughout the project lifecycle.Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing high-level engineering solutions through structured optioneering and option selection.
  • Specification and selection of process instrumentation, control, automated monitoring and remote handling systems.
  • Producing technical specifications and managing engineering requirements and validation activities.
  • Undertaking plant walkdowns to verify and accurately capture the existing plant configuration.
  • Producing and reviewing engineering drawings, calculations, specifications and supporting technical documentation.
  • Delivering engineering documentation through the appropriate gated design and assurance processes.
  • Working collaboratively with engineering disciplines, project teams and wider stakeholders.
  • Supporting technical investigations and resolving engineering issues.
  • Ensuring deliverables are produced in accordance with relevant checking, approval, safety and quality requirements.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced EC&I/CE&I Engineer with demonstrable experience delivering engineering projects within a highly regulated environment.You will ideally have:

  • Significant experience in EC&I/CE&I project delivery.
  • Experience translating user requirements and technical specifications into fully engineered, safe and compliant design solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of process instrumentation and control systems.
  • Experience specifying and selecting instrumentation and control equipment.
  • Practical experience of requirements management and structured optioneering.
  • Experience producing engineering specifications, design documentation and drawings.
  • Experience undertaking plant surveys or configuration walkdowns.
  • The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
  • Strong technical problem-solving and investigation skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Previous experience within the nuclear sector or another highly regulated engineering environment would be highly advantageous.
  • Existing SC clearance would be beneficial.

What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to work on a technically challenging nuclear engineering programme with a flexible hybrid working arrangement. The assignment offers exposure to complex EC&I design, instrumentation, monitoring systems and multidisciplinary engineering delivery within one of the UK's most highly regulated engineering environments.
What you need to do now
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