Senior EC&I Engineer
Job in
Chester, Cheshire, CH1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-07-21
Listing for:
NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-21
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists, Systems Engineer, Test Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Senior EC&I Engineer
Chester / Hybrid | Contract
What's in it for you?- £55 per hour inside IR35
- 12-month contract
- 9‑day fortnight (every other Friday off)
- Home‑based, with 2 days per fortnight in Reading
- Producing EC&I design concepts including SLDs, BCDs, cable schedules and layouts
- Developing designs for control systems, low voltage systems and associated equipment
- Producing technical documentation including FDS, SIDD, Functional Safety Plans and design justification reports
- Creating specifications, drawings, works instructions and technical files to support manufacture
- Ensuring designs meet relevant British and European standards, client requirements, project budgets and programme dates
- Checking in‑house and subcontractor drawings and managing external suppliers
- Producing commissioning documentation including FAT and SAT documents
- Supporting commissioning activities and witnessing testing on site
- Using AutoCAD to interpret and produce EC&I engineering drawings
- Contributing to safe, maintainable and operable engineering solutions
You'll be joining a specialist engineering business with a long track record of delivering projects in the nuclear sector. Their work covers the full project lifecycle, from consultancy and R&D through to design, refurbishment, installation and high‑hazard decommissioning.
What you'll need:- Relevant engineering degree, HNC or equivalent practical experience
- IOSH Managing Safely, Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace, or similar
- Broad engineering experience across design and manufacturing
- Experience designing electrical systems, low voltage control gear and control systems
- Knowledge of control system hardware and software
- Experience with functional safety, ideally BS EN 61508 and 61511
- Ability to produce technical reports such as basis of design, substantiation and calculation reports
- Experience producing EC&I technical specifications and commissioning documentation
- AutoCAD experience for EC&I drawings
- Ability to work within a multi‑discipline engineering team
- Safety interlock design experience would be useful
- The ability to obtain SC clearance
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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