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Principal C&I Engineer

Listing for: Airswift
Full Time position Listed on 2026-11-08
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Electrical Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 120000 GBP Yearly GBP 90000.00 120000.00 YEAR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Title:

Principal or Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Duration: 12 month initial contract

Schedule:

Monday-Friday (hybrid working available)

Location:

Grangemouth, United Kingdom

This opportunity is suited to a senior Control & Instrumentation engineering professional looking to lead delivery across conceptual studies, FEED and detailed design within the petrochemicals, chemicals and downstream oil & gas environment. The role offers responsibility for technical leadership, budget oversight, planning, cost control and coordination of engineers and designers across UK and global project teams. This position will contribute to complex project delivery, supporting high-quality C&I engineering outputs across multiple project phases.

Required

Experience
  • Extensive experience in Instrument Engineering Design on medium to large capital projects from concept through to start-up
  • Experience with in chemical, petrochemical and oil & gas industries
  • Experience working on UK projects using UK standards
  • Experience leading Control & Instrumentation delivery across all project phases including conceptual studies, basic FEED and detailed design
  • Experience working within the C&I discipline of a contracting organisation
Required Skills
  • Ability to lead teams of engineers and designers across UK-based and global integrated delivery teams
  • Strong capability in budget control, schedule monitoring, reporting and project planning
  • Ability to interface effectively with other engineering disciplines and lead the C&I discipline interface across projects
  • Equipment specification, technical bid analysis and requisitioning of field instrumentation and analysers
  • Application, specification and requisitioning of DCS, PLC and SIS systems across the full system lifecycle
  • Specification, design and implementation of hazardous area instrumentation in ATEX environments
  • Knowledge of instrumentation and control requirements for mechanical packages
  • Competence in P&t and the sizing of flow devices, control valves and relief devices
  • Strong understanding of design safety, constructability and site survey activities
  • Very strong communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with client engineering and project management teams
  • Knowledge of electrical protection methodologies
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working with global integrated delivery teams
  • TUV FS Eng qualification or equivalent
About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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