Lead Control & Instrumentation Engineer; C&I

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Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

Amentum is the Design and Engineering partner for Sellafield under the PPP (Programme and Project Partners). This is a 20-year arrangement to deliver ~£7bn of major projects. We are looking to recruit high value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is delivering major projects, site wide improvements and provision of supporting services.

The Lightly Shielded Store 1 (LSS1) Project. LSS1 is a 7200m2 footprint major project new build on the Sellafield site. It will be a new class of Intermediate Level Waste store for Sellafield with a design life of 100 years. The project is heading towards Outline Business Case (OBC) gate and also undertaking Preliminary Design activities.

LSS1 now has an exciting opportunity to recruit a Lead Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer to join the team in Warrington.

As a Lead C&I Engineer your responsibilities could include:

• Lead the development and delivery of Control & Instrumentation engineering solutions across all phases of the project lifecycle, from concept and detailed design through to commissioning and handover.
• Lead the delivery of all Control & Instrumentation engineering activities within the project, ensuring solutions are safe, compliant, fit for purpose and delivered to requirements.
• Act as the discipline lead for C&I engineering, providing leadership, governance and strategic direction to the project team.
• Manage and coordinate a team of C&I engineers and designers, ensuring resources are effectively deployed to meet project objectives.
• Lead the production, review and approval of C&I engineering deliverables in accordance with project procedures, client requirements and applicable standards.
• Oversee the design and integration of control systems, instrumentation systems, functional safety systems, PLC-based systems and associated plant interfaces.
• Provide technical leadership to supply chain partners, reviewing supplier designs and ensuring compliance with project and client requirements.
• Ensure effective multidisciplinary integration with electrical, mechanical, process, civil, commissioning and construction teams through collaborative…