Title : Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer
Location : Grangemouth O&P UK (Infrastructure)
Salary : Dependent on skills, qualifications and experience
Contract type : PAYE Agency Contract
ABOUT US
A truly global company, INEOS comprises of numerous businesses with sites in countries throughout the world. We also encompass a wide range of consumer brands and sports interests.
Grangemouth remains one of INEOS’ key sites in the UK and is home to world scale manufacturing plants – offering a unique environment in which to grow your skills, knowledge and competencies within the petrochemical sector.
We are engineering a strong future for our site, based on a highly skilled, experienced workforce and a portfolio of essential products that underpin a sustainable, low carbon future for all. We are entrepreneurial. We love to find new ways of doing things. Whether that’s through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises. And we’re proud to be doing this in Scotland.
We believe in offering our employees true autonomy and empowerment with a working environment that creates the opportunities for all of us to achieve our potential and to have a fulfilling professional career. We’re looking for committed and talented people to join our teams, to realise our ambitions and shape the future.
ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY
A highly motivated Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer is required to join our Infrastructure Asset team. This role is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to work within a plant area that has seen significant recent investment and includes a diverse array of equipment types.
Key accountabilities
* Lead troubleshooting on critical equipment failures to establish root cause of failure and define design improvements to eliminate faults.
* Provide I/E support to the programme of CAPEX projects in the Infrastructure business.
* Develop, specify and procure critical I/E equipment and strategic spares.
* Ensure correct overall I/E spend to meet asset requirements within available budget and where required, drive appropriate prioritisation.
* Identify improvement initiatives to develop maintenance strategies to best practice.
* Provide discipline expertise and root cause analysis in troubleshooting asset vulnerabilities to minimise impact on the long-term operating plan.
* Provide discipline expertise for identified Utilities improvement projects and act as formal discipline sign off to ensure required level of service delivery.
* Generate Asset Care Policies and perform a review of Preventative Maintenance routines.
Please note due to this position being a PAYE agency contract we are unable to support employer VISA sponsorship applications.
ABOUT YOU
Required:
* Be experienced in a relevant industry as an Instrument / Electrical Engineer preferably Degree qualified in a relevant engineering subject or with equivalent demonstrable experience
* Demonstrate an understanding of discipline legislative and regulatory requirements and demonstrated ability to appropriately translate these requirements into equipment inspection/maintenance regimes
* Have an understanding of IEC 61511 Safety instrumented systems
* Familiarity with installations of IE equipment in Hazardous areas, BS EN 60079
* Be able to carry out Instrument & Electrical site audits
* Be skilled in troubleshooting and root cause analysis
* Have experience of following a Plant Modification process and associated documentation management systems
* Be self-motivated, with the ability to identify and pursue plant reliability issues to a satisfactory resolution
* Be a Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership
* TUV certified Functional Safety Engineer
HOW TO APPLY
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit their CV via our website .
Pre-screen (If applicable)
Applicants with a successful CV may be invited to an online MS Teams or telephone call to further discuss the role, the organisation and your suitability.
Formal Interview
Successful applicants will then be invited to interview which will consist of behavioural and technical questions. For some roles the recruitment process may also include technical testing, behaviour questionnaires and/ or a delivering a presentation.
Provisional Offer
If you are selected as the preferred candidate you will receive a provisional offer which will be subject to a medical assessment and reference checks. Some roles may also require a criminality check.
If you would like to discuss any adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact opportunities.uk@ineos.com .
As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on-boarding stages.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you were referred by a permanent member of staff that currently works at INEOS O&P UK Grangemouth please email opportunities.uk@ineos.com confirming the position you applied for and the name of the employee that referred you. Please note the employee referral scheme is only applicable for permanent vacancies.
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* Location Grangemouth, United Kingdom
* Discipline Engineering
* Type Contract
* Posted 19 January 2026
* Closing Date 02 February 2026
* Requisition ID 1906
Job Details
* Location Grangemouth, United Kingdom
* Discipline Engineering
* Type Contract
* Business INEOS Grangemouth
* Posted 19 January 2026
* Closing Date 02 February 2026
* Requisition ID 1906
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