Senior FEED Engineer

Senior Feed Engineer - C&I FECS

The Senior Project Engineer (C&I) will provide dedicated Control & Instrumentation discipline capability within the FEED team while leading and managing FEED-stage engineering projects for company operations and external clients.

The role is accountable for clear scope definition, robust technical inputs and high-quality, execution-ready FEED deliverables. It coordinates multidisciplinary contributors, budgets, schedules, risks and stakeholders to deliver safe, efficient outcomes to programme, quality and commercial targets.

Basic Salary: £45,000 - £55,000

Location:

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

• Minimum of five years’ experience in design, project engineering, or consultancy within a relevant industry sector.
• Proven experience in discipline-specific engineering and project delivery through FEED and into execution ready handover.
• Experience in the energy sector (particularly downstream oil & gas), high-hazard industrial sites or remote pipeline locations is highly desirable.
• Experience coordinating multi-discipline inputs and managing interfaces between brownfield sites and live operational environments is desirable.
• Experience supporting procurement activities (technical bid evaluation, vendor clarification, and recommendations to award) is advantageous.

• Manage FEED projects ranging from small single-discipline studies to large, multi-discipline EPC-style FEED projects, typically in downstream oil and gas brownfield environments.
• Take accountability for end-to-end delivery, from initial approval through to execution-ready FEED handover.
• Lead scope definition, assumptions, interfaces and change control, with clear progress reporting and visible management of cost, schedule, quality and risk.
• Own technical delivery within the C&I discipline across multiple FEED scopes, ensuring C&I inputs are coordinated, reviewed and suitable for project handover.
• Close out FEED and study reports to agreed client expectations and support the team in regaining control of outstanding deliverables.

• Provide practical C&I engineering judgement and discipline leadership across FEED studies and project scopes.
• Define C&I scope, assumptions, interfaces, risks, actions and technical inputs in coordination with other engineering disciplines.
• Lead or support structured design and FEED reviews, maintaining the quality, accuracy and traceability of C&I decisions, changes and approvals.
• Guide discipline engineers and manage contract or agency resources where required.
• Embed safety by design and ensure C&I work complies with applicable industry codes, standards, procedures, client specifications and HSSEQ requirements.

• Prepare reliable project estimates, budgets, programmes and registers, aligned with client requirements and approved constraints.
• Control project hours, productivity and cost forecasts, identifying opportunities to enhance value through scope optimisation and effective work planning.
• Prepare technical and commercial documentation for procurement, evaluate tenders and support recommendations for contract award.
• Manage relevant commercial and contractual interfaces with suppliers, contractors and clients, including technical bid evaluations and invoice authorisation within delegated authority.

• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders through clear, professional and transparent communication.
• Manage scope, assumptions, approvals, interfaces and change with clients, suppliers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support client satisfaction, repeat business, proposal development and wider FEED team growth through reliable delivery.

• HND or…