Controls and Instrumentation Engineer

Are you a Controls and Instrumentation Engineer looking for your next challenge? Have you progressed to the top of your career and have decided you want to take the next step? Are you a Specialist Engineer with a Passion for Health, Safety and Inspection? Then please read below, as I have the perfect role for you! A key client of Huxley associates is looking for a well qualified and competent Controls and Instrumentation Engineer to address major accident hazard in relation to Electrical Engineering in onshore major hazard installations, which includes oil refineries, oil and gas storage, chemicals production, and some nuclear sites. This role is extremely well respected and applicants should have an excellent background in high calibre Electrical Engineering and either be a member of a relevant Institution or be able to work towards this accolade. Job responsibilities Your main responsibility is to address major accident hazard in relation to control and instrumentation in onshore major hazard installations, which includes oil refineries, oil and gas storage, chemicals production, and some nuclear sites. Using your specialist knowledge, you will: * Assess safety reports and conduct accident investigations and inspections of major hazard installations; * Support enforcement action, including preparing technical reports and expert evidence in legal proceedings; * Develop national technical benchmarks and guidance; * Contribute to the development of technical and operational strategy; The role involves work from home or office, coupled with site visits. Attributes required We are looking for high calibre specialists who can, under challenge, think strategically, identify underlying core issues, and engage at different levels both with colleagues, site technical staff and at the most senior levels within an organisation. You will be decisive and able to influence those organisations to bring about improvements. You will have: * Strong communication skills to influence change at all levels in the organisations we regulate * Sound analytical skills to identify underlying gaps and deficiencies related to risk management * Initiative, and decisiveness, making sound decisions based on available evidence * Good organisational and planning skills to manage your workload * The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team * The ability to write effective technical reports and to present complex technical information in a clear and concise way for a non-technical audience. Essential requirements: * A proven track record in process control, safety instrumented systems, and equipment in flammable atmospheres in the chemical or related process industry; * A relevant degree; * Membership of a relevant Institution (e.g. Institution of Engineering and Technology) and registration with the Engineering Council or the qualifications and experience to gain membership and registration. The location of this position is flexible - I am ideally looking for someone to be based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Basingstoke, Chelmsford or Bristol, however if you are from elsewhere and are keen to apply please do so regardless of location. This is a permanent position and the salary banding is, dependent on experience, between £50,000 - £56,000. Are you interested in a new role that will identify you as a specialist in your area and work towards a safer, onshore, working environment? Then apply to Mhairi Davidson from Huxley Associates by uploading your CV below Today!