Senior Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Senior Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Join Mott MacDonald as a Senior Control and Instrumentation Engineer and help drive the energy transition across our global portfolio of projects.

Our Energy unit delivers integrated engineering and project‑management services across the spectrum of the energy sector, including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. We support clients from concept and design through to construction, operation, decommissioning or repowering.

Overview of Role

The role is part of the Nuclear: Defence and Civil team, where you will lead and manage the production of C&I designs in line with project requirements and be the 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 the 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 or expected to achieve chartership within the normal time frame.
• Technically astute across all aspects of control and instrumentation, including:

• Design basis to P&ID developments.
• Systems architecture drawings.
• Communication and cable selection, routing and cable‑management drawings.
• Field instrumentation selection.
• Control and safety systems, including safety PLC systems.
• Control and Instrumentation cabinet design.
• Instrumentation loop drawings and hook‑up diagrams.
• Compiling instrument data sheets.
• Writing user requirement specifications.
• Writing C&I design reports and specifications.
• Ability to review and check 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.
• Delivering documentation that is technically correct to the required standard and to schedule.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of security clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald does not currently offer sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.

Agile Working

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces flexibility, well‑being and trust.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all and are committed to an inclusive environment where every employee feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will discuss how we can support you.

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.
• Comprehensive wellbeing program for you and your family.
• Flex salary to opt into a range of health benefits (many extensible to family).

Financial Wellbeing

• Match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal to up to 4× your basic salary, with option to increase to 6×.
• Income protection scheme provides a financial benefit and return‑to‑work support.
• Flexible benefits including life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Annual bonus schemes shared across the business.

Lifestyle

• Minimum 33‑35 days holiday per year (plus public holidays) with optional buying/selling leave.
• Holiday entitlement increases to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years of service.
• Employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.

Enhanced Family and Carers Leave

• 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Additional days for significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and Development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities for technical and soft‑skill development through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.

Networks, Communities and Social Outcomes

• Wide range of employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, parents and carers.
• Opportunities to make a difference through social outcomes.

Application

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Details

• Location(s): Altrincham, GB; Bristol, GB; Glasgow, GB; Derby, GB; Reading, GB.
• Contract type: Permanent.
• Work pattern: Full‑time.
• Market: Energy.
• Discipline: Energy.
• Job Ref: 12954.
• Recruiter contact: Erinda Hazizi.