Senior Control and Instrumentation Engineer
Apply for the Senior Control and Instrumentation Engineer role at Mott MacDonald.
Location: Altrincham, Glasgow, Bristol, Reading, Derby; UK
Recruiter contact: Erinda Hazizi
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 incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve.
Overview of Role
Our Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. We provide integrated engineering and project management services from concept and design to construction, operations, decommissioning or repowering, and life extension. We’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
Due to recent project wins and continued growth, we are recruiting a Senior C&I Engineer to join our Nuclear: Defence and Civil team. The work will involve leading and managing the production of control and instrumentation designs in line with project requirements, providing close liaison and support to all other disciplines.
Key Responsibilities
* Execute control and instrumentation work on projects in accordance with design instructions and company/project procedures.
* Adhere to standards on safety and quality, man‑hour plans, cost budgets and project schedule targets.
* Identify and plan the control and instrumentation scopes of work.
* Provide input into project planning and execution.
* Prepare budgets and manpower requirements.
* Assign work and deliverables to your team with clarity on 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 application of the EDSPS), environmental and site licence conditions, and that deliverables and solutions generated are adequately underpinned.
* Ensure understanding and application of relevant legislation, client and project‑specific policies, procedures and design standards.
Candidate Specification
* Degree qualified in electrical engineering or equivalent.
* Chartered status and membership of a professional body, or expected to be close to achieving chartership.
* Technically adept in all aspects of control and instrumentation (design basis to P&ID developments, system architecture drawings, communication and cable selection, field instrumentation selection, safety PLC systems, cabinet design, instrumentation loop and hook‑up diagrams, data sheets, user requirement specifications, C&C design reports and specifications, reviewing other engineer’s work).
* Conversant with the latest advances in control and instrumentation technology (fieldbus, wireless systems).
* Evidence of sound working knowledge and experience of relevant standards and CDM legislation.
* Deliver documentation that is technically correct to the required standard and to schedule.
Offer for this role is conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of security clearance.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.
Agile Working
We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces flexibility and trust, allowing you and your manager to choose how best to work to meet client, team and personal commitments.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, promoting fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
Benefits
Health and wellbeing:
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan.
* Access to Peppy for menopause support.
* Wellbeing program for you and your family.
Financial wellbeing:
* Matching employee pension contributions 4.5%‑7%.
* Life assurance equal up to 4 × basic salary; option to increase to 6 × salary.
* Income protection scheme.
* Flexible benefits (life assurance, critical illness, payroll saving, will writing).
* Annual bonus schemes.
Lifestyle:
* Minimum 33‑35 days holiday each year, with ability to buy or sell leave.
* Holiday entitlement increases to 35 days after 5 years’ service.
* Employee saving schemes and discounts.
Enhanced family and carers leave:
* 26‑week paid maternity and adoption leave; 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
* Shared parental leave matching maternity pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
* Up to five additional days for significant caring responsibilities.
Learning and development:
* Professional institution subscription.
* Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills via mentoring and training.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes:
* Employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, parents/carers.
* Social outcomes contributions.
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