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Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Manchester
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Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Black & Veatch is seeking an experienced Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer to support the design and delivery of major energy, power generation, grid infrastructure and industrial projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering team delivering projects that are helping shape the future of energy. You'll work alongside multidisciplinary teams on technically challenging assignments, providing specialist engineering expertise while developing innovative solutions for clients across the UK and potentially internationally.

Whether you're leading engineering activities, mentoring junior engineers, or solving complex technical problems, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality projects that make a meaningful impact.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • As a Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer, you will:
    • Lead and deliver Instrumentation & Control engineering activities across multiple projects.
    • Develop engineering designs, specifications and technical deliverables from concept through detailed design.
    • Prepare and review:
      • Control philosophies and narratives
      • Instrumentation specifications
      • Control system architecture drawings
      • Functional design specifications
      • Calculations and technical reports
      • Equipment procurement packages
    • Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers and designers.
    • Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, process and civil engineering disciplines to deliver integrated project solutions.
    • Perform complex engineering analysis, troubleshooting and system evaluations.
    • Support equipment selection, vendor engagement and technical bid evaluations.
    • Ensure compliance with engineering standards, industry codes, client requirements and Black & Veatch quality processes.
    • Participate in design reviews, risk assessments and project planning activities.
    • Support commissioning, testing and start-up activities where required.
    • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, technical innovation and knowledge sharing across the organisation.

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What We're Looking For:

Essential Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 5 years of Instrumentation & Control engineering experience.
  • Experience delivering engineering design work on energy, industrial, utilities or infrastructure projects.
  • Strong understanding of instrumentation, control systems and engineering principles.
  • Experience producing technical deliverables with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management and technical reporting skills.
  • Ability to mentor and support developing engineers.

Preferred Experience

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Power Generation
  • Transmission & Distribution
  • Grid Modernisation
  • Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
  • Renewable Energy Projects
  • Industrial Control Systems
  • SCADA and Automation Systems
  • Control System Integration
  • Functional Safety and Control System Architecture
  • Digitalisation and Smart Infrastructure Projects

Professional Qualifications

  • Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards professional registration is preferred but not essential.
  • Membership of a recognised engineering institution highly desirable.

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Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the centre of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges. With more than 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure, we combine engineering, consulting, procurement and construction expertise to deliver some of the world's most complex and transformative infrastructure projects.

  • Employee-owned company with a shared commitment to success.
  • Opportunity to work on nationally significant energy and infrastructure projects.
  • Exposure to major energy transition, grid and decarbonisation programmes.
  • Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
  • Strong investment in technical development and career progression.
  • Collaborative and supportive engineering culture.
  • Global project opportunities and access to industry-leading expertise.

Our employee benefits package includes:

  • Excellent salary and benefits package
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Pension (5% employee/8% employer contribution)
  • Private medical cover
  • Life Assurance and Income Protection
  • 33 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)
  • Lifestyle Spending Account ($500 per year)
  • Global Employee Ownership scheme where your contributions are valued and rewarded annually through share allocations. (circa 10% of salary per annum)

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If you're looking for an opportunity to solve complex engineering challenges, work on industry-leading projects and contribute to the future of sustainable infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

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Skills

Instrumentation & Control Engineering
Control System Architecture
Functional Design Specifications
Technical Reporting
Stakeholder Management
Equipment Procurement
SCADA
Automation Systems
Functional Safety
System Evaluation
Technical Bid Evaluation
Project Planning
Commissioning
Mentoring
Engineering Analysis
Control Philosophies

Location

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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