Lead E&I Engineer

Position: Lead E&I Engineer (Permanent)
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Lead E&I Engineer

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary: up to £65,000 basic + benefits

Jackson Hogg is delighted to be working with a leading engineering consultancy to bring a Lead E&I Engineer to take ownership of Electrical & Instrumentation delivery across complex engineering projects.

This is a permanent, full time on site role based in Newcastle.

Lead E&i Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead the delivery of the E&I scope to agreed time, cost, and quality targets

* Provide technical and people leadership to E&I engineers and designers

* Own E&I engineering schedules, deliverables, and progress reporting

* Manage E&I manhour budgets, resourcing levels, and workload planning

* Ensure all E&I designs comply with legislation, industry standards, and client specifications

* Control and manage scope change in line with formal change management procedures

* Maintain technical integrity and accuracy across all E&I deliverables

* Participate in and contribute to HAZID, HAZOP, safety, and design reviews

* Provide guidance on hazardous area installations, including ATEX compliance

* Ensure all documentation is checked and approved in line with company procedures

* Support tendering activities, including scope definition and CTR generation

* Coach and develop Engineers, Graduates, and Trainees within the discipline

Lead E&I Engineer

Key Requirements:

* HNC or higher in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering

* Significant experience delivering E&I engineering on Oil & Gas brownfield projects (Feasibility, Concept, FEED, EPC)

* Proven experience leading E&I engineering teams on projects

* Strong working knowledge of industry codes, standards, and legislation

* Experience with manhour control, cost awareness, and change management

* Solid understanding of hazardous area design and ATEX directives

* Experience contributing to HAZOP, HAZID, and constructability reviews

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

* Strong commercial awareness and ability to operate at project leadership level

Desirable

* Degree in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering

* Chartered status (CEng / MIET)

* SIL experience

* Offshore experience and/or offshore survey exposure

* BOSIET certification

If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Eleni at (phone number removed)