Control and Instrumentation Engineer – Mott MacDonald
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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.
We are an employee‑owned business that invests in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.
About Our Energy Unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction, operations, decommissioning, repowering and life extension.
Overview Of The Role
Our Energy unit delivers projects to a wide range of clients across defence, existing and nuclear new build industries. Due to recent project wins and continued growth of our business, we are recruiting a C&I Engineer to join our Nuclear: Defence and Civil team. The work will involve supporting the production of C&I designs in line with project requirements, and working closely with other disciplines to deliver high‑quality solutions.
Key Responsibilities And Duties Include
* Support the execution of control and instrumentation work on projects, in accordance with C&I design instructions and company/project procedures.
* Work to agreed standards on safety and quality, man‑hour plans, cost budgets and project schedule targets.
* Assist in identifying and planning C&I scopes of work.
* Contribute to project planning and execution activities.
* Prepare design deliverables such as drawings, calculations and specifications to the required quality.
* Liaise with other engineering disciplines and clients as required.
* Ensure solutions comply with discipline‑related legal requirements, including CDM, safety (including application of the EDSPS), environmental and site licence conditions.
* Apply relevant legislation, client and project‑specific policies, procedures and design standards in day‑to‑day work.
Candidate specification
* Degree qualified in electrical engineering or equivalent.
* Working towards professional registration with a relevant engineering institution (IEng/CEng).
* Knowledge of control and instrumentation engineering, including:
o Design basis to P&ID development
o Systems architecture drawings
o Cable selection, routing and management drawings
o Field instrumentation selection
o Control and safety systems
o Control and Instrumentation cabinet design
o Instrumentation loop drawings and hook‑up diagrams
o Compiling Instrument Data Sheets
o Ability to prepare technical reports and specifications
o Keen to develop knowledge of the latest advances in control and instrumentation technology (fieldbus, wireless systems, safety PLCs)
o Awareness of relevant standards and CDM legislation
o Ability to deliver accurate documentation to the required standard and schedule
Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
UK Immigration
We are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require sponsorship.
Agile Working
We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility and trust.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.
Benefits
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments.
* Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
* A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing programme, including access for you and your family.
* Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
Financial wellbeing
* We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
* Life assurance equal up to 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × your salary.
* Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit and absence‑return‑to‑work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
* Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
* As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Lifestyle
* Minimum 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays, with ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
* Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
* Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
* Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
* Shared parental leave matching maternity leave, paying up to 24 weeks at full pay.
* Up to five additional days leave for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
Learning and development
* Primary annual professional institution subscription.
* Broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training and self‑development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
* Wide range of groups including Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parent/carer communities.
* Opportunity to make a difference within our communities through social outcomes.
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Location(s): Altrincham, Bristol, Reading, Glasgow
Contract Type: Permanent | Work Pattern: Full Time | Market: Energy | Discipline: Energy | Job Ref: 12955
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