Senior Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer

Location

Warrington, Cheshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering services. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer to work with our client in at one of their sites at Warrington, Cumbria, Bristol or Newbury.

The Senior Engineer manages the delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience. At this level; an experienced engineer, high level of developed knowledge in a specialist subject area, resolves specific technical issues and problems, compiles technical reports and accompanying presentations, provides, reviews and adheres to specifications in accordance with stakeholder requirements. Coaches, mentors and assists others on matters pertaining to their own discipline, developing business awareness, builds strong working relationships with stakeholders, works independently with limited technical direction or as part of a small team.

This is the level for an experienced engineer working with a high level of developed knowledge in a specialist subject area; the role is directly accountable for designs, developments and determines solutions to problems and issues within a specialist subject area. Able to work on a range of engineering problems involving high levels of complexity & uncertainty. Provides help and direction to less experienced team members to support both their effective working, and their development. The role must be fully aware of and adhere to Health & Safety standards and be fully familiar with all authorised documentation, Good Practice Guides and ISO standards.The successful candidate will:

• Promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams
• Assist in effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and such that the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress
• Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities
• Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities.
• Contribute to Project Safety Assessment process
• Ensure task and project risks are communicated and managed appropriately
• Produce, review and approve calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation and technical reports as assigned
• Assessing the implications of changes, concessions and queries
• Maintaining the engineering configuration, ensuring the overall design intent and integrity is maintained throughout design lifecycle
• Evaluate technical issues in order to develop proposals for investigations and/or solutions, including process improvements
• Provide support to the Project Manager for the planning, control and delivery of tasks and projects
• Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority
• Act as Technical Authority or Engineering Lead when authorised to do so.
• Ensure application of highest standards for health and safety in immediate area of responsibility and ensure all team members across engineering co-operate with respect to company standards about matters on health, safety and environment, ethics and behaviours
• Keep up to date in relevant technical areas and develop skills and capabilities to be able to provide effective delivery. Maintain knowledge of Industry best practice, promote a culture of engineering best practice, support in driving cultural development and change
• Contribute to learning from experience (LfE). requirement, during and post project
• Support business development opportunities
• Exercise care for own health and safety and that of others as defined by Health and Safety legislation, adhere to endorsed Company policy, procedures and delegations (e.g. Health & Safety, Diversity & Inclusion, Performance & Development Reviews and Finance etc.) Ensure application of highest standards for health and safety in immediate area of responsibility and ensure individual co-operation with respect to company standards about matters on health, safety and environment, ethics and behaviours
• Support the business winning process

• Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with significant demonstrable experience
• Chartered Engineer status (or actively working toward Chartered Status)

• Good communications skills and the ability to interface with other disciplines

• Experience in working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams to deliver activities on a range of project types
• Demonstrable experience in covering a variety of tasks across a range of complexities
• Experience in managing engineering scope for Projects from concept design to full Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
• Breadth and depth of experience in a range of commercial or defence projects

• Willingness/ability to work hybrid at one of the client locations

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
• Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme , sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more!   
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

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• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

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