EC&I Technical Engineer

Pharmaron is a global contract research and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) helping pharma and biotech companies bring new therapies to life. With over 25,000 employees worldwide across 28 locations in the UK, US, China, and Singapore, we support drug discovery through to manufacturing with fully integrated high-quality services.

We're proud of the impact we make and just last year, we supported 887 discovery projects, 1,100+ CMC programs,and1,397 clinical trials
across all phases. Our teams are involved in everything from small molecules, ADC's, biologics, and gene therapies and we work with more than 3,300 global customers. To learn more, visit

We’re looking for an experienced EC&I Technical Engineer to join our Engineering team in Cramlington.

• Act as the site technical authority and subject matter expert for EC&I systems.
• Take responsibility as the Site Electrical Responsible Person, covering areas including safe isolation, switching, testing, energisation and contractor control.
• Maintain and support site electrical infrastructure including HV/LV systems, protection systems, lighting, fire alarms and electrical inspection and testing.
• Provide technical ownership of Beamex CMX
• Manage EC&I assets throughout their lifecycle, from specification and design through commissioning, maintenance, modification and eventual decommissioning.
• Provide EC&I expertise for site projects, including design reviews, commissioning, qualification, loop checks, alarm and interlock testing and calibration verification.
• Support functional safety activities and maintain compliance with relevant electrical, hazardous-area and process safety requirements.
• Maintain hazardous-area compliance, including equipment selection, Ex inspections, defect management and associated technical documentation.
• opportunities to improve reliability, availability and asset performance.
• Manage EC&I contractors, ensuring appropriate competency, permits, isolations, supervision and documentation are in place.
• Develop EC&I capability across the site through training, coaching, competency management and mentoring.
• Manage and develop the E&I Engineering team, setting clear objectives and supporting their technical and professional development.
• Build strong relationships across the site and contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

You’ll be an experienced Electrical or Instrumentation professional with a background in pharmaceutical, API or a similarly regulated chemical manufacturing environment.

• Time-served Electrical or Instrumentation experience.
• NVQ Level 3, BTEC, City & Guilds or equivalent trade qualification in Electrical or Instrumentation.
• Experience working within a pharmaceutical, API or comparably regulated chemical manufacturing environment.
• Comp Ex 01-04.
• City & Guilds 2382, current edition, or equivalent current BS 7671 qualification.
• Functional Safety Management knowledge or experience.
• Experience working with explosive atmospheres and hazardous areas.
• Arc-flash awareness and the practical application of relevant site electrical-safety controls.
• Competent user of Beamex CMX, or an equivalent validated calibration management system, including controlled master data and calibration workflows.
• Understanding of GxP calibration records, data-integrity expectations, electronic records, audit trails and validated computerised-system lifecycle controls.
• Practical knowledge of instrument criticality, calibration tolerances, measurement uncertainty, metrological traceability, reference-standard control and out-of-tolerance impact assessments.
• Experience managing GxP deviations, investigations, CAPAs and change…