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Plant Instrumentation Engineer

Reporting to the E/I Engineering Manager

Based in: Wilton, Teesside

Salary: Negotiable - Whilst all salaries are graded, Sembcorp are keen to attract, retain and develop the highest calibre of colleague. Also, the company offer a market leading benefits package and annual bonus.

Position overview:

As the Plant Control & Instrumentation Engineer, you will report to the E/I Engineering manager and initiate, develop and deliver key strategic performance and reliability improvements, rationalisation and projects in the Asset Management business whilst advising on longer term asset policy on key systems and maintaining technical standards to meet legislator and operational requirements of the operating plant.

The C&I Plant Engineer will develop control and instrumentation assets including raising defect work orders, engineering MOC, basic design for new installations, approving drawings designed by others, assisting maintenance on more complex problem solving, managing resource and supervising contractors.

You will be expected to demonstrate the appropriate behaviours and commitment towards health and safety to ensure we maintain our first-class safety culture.

Key responsibilities:

* Manage plant budgets for specific areas

* System specialist for instrumentation on site assets

* Take personal responsibility for specific plant area, sign off plant modifications

* Positively encourage a culture of safety first

* Ensure the EC&I team and contractors adhere to safe systems of work and relevant external and internal engineering standards

* Ensure RAMS are in place and followed for all standard, regular and workshop tasks

* Contribute to the development of business strategy by providing technical proposals and plans for improvement in asset performance

* Actively drive defect elimination, and root cause investigations for specific plant areas

* Work with equipment suppliers and others to problem solve and identify scope driving improvement opportunities

* Manage specialist support contractors

* On a ‘reasonable endeavours’ basis, provide ‘out of hours’ support to the shift operations team

Requirements:

* A relevant Degree in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering is essential

* Significant experience and understanding gained on varying Instrumentation associated with heavy industry plant and process is essential

* Significant experience gained from a Instrument Engineer bias role is required

* Experience of process plant operations

* Expert knowledge of SHE legislation, BS EN 61511, DSEAR regulations and electrical wiring regulations (IEE) are required

* TUV Functional Safety certified would be beneficial

* 18th Edition electrical qualifications would be beneficial

* A National Safety Passport would be ideal

* Compex Ex01-Ex04 and Ex5&Ex6 certification would be beneficial

* Experience of leading a team would be ideal

* Microsoft Projects experience would be advantageous

* Competency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is a must

Essential

* Electrical or Instrumentation engineering degree

* Experience and qualifications in ATEX standard

* Experience in BS7671 (18th Edition)

* Heavy Industrial, power generation or power distribution experience

Desirable:

* Contractor management (small scale)

* Internal staff (direct reports) management

For more information on this opportunity please contact the retained recruitment partner Yaw Ankomah at Imperial Recruitment Group