Overview

Location/s: Altrincham, Bristol, Glasgow, Norwich, Tadley, Reading; UK

Recruiter contact: Erinda Hazizi

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. We are an employee-owned business and strive to create a space where everyone feels empowered, included, and valued.

About the business unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewables, and transmission & distribution networks. We provide integrated engineering and project management across the project lifecycle—from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. We support the energy transition globally with our clients.

Overview of the role

Our Energy unit delivers projects to clients in defence, existing and nuclear new build. Due to project wins and growth, we are recruiting a C&I Engineer to join our Nuclear: Defence and Civil team. The role involves supporting the production of C&I designs in line with project requirements, and working with other disciplines to deliver high-quality solutions.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Support the execution of control and instrumentation work on projects, in accordance with C&I design instructions and company/project procedures
• Work to agreed standards on safety and quality, man-hour plans, cost budgets, and project schedule targets
• Assist in identifying and planning C&I scopes of work
• Contribute to project planning and execution activities
• Prepare design deliverables such as drawings, calculations, and specifications to the required quality
• Liaise with other engineering disciplines and clients as required
• Ensure solutions comply with discipline-related legal requirements, including CDM, safety (including application of the EDSPS), environmental and site licence conditions
• Apply relevant legislation, client and project-specific policies, procedures, and design standards in day-to-day work

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Degree qualified in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Working towards professional registration with a relevant engineering institution (IEng/CEng)
• Knowledge of control and instrumentation engineering, including:
• Design basis to P&ID development
• Systems architecture drawings
• Cable selection, routing, and management drawings
• Field instrumentation selection
• Control and safety systems
• Control and Instrumentation cabinet design
• Instrumentation loop drawings and hook-up diagrams
• Compiling Instrument Data Sheets
• Ability to prepare technical reports and specifications
• Keen to develop knowledge of the latest advances in control and instrumentation technology (fieldbus, wireless systems, safety PLCs)
• Awareness of relevant standards and CDM legislation
• Ability to deliver accurate documentation to the required standard and schedule

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in the future.

Agile working

We support a hybrid working policy that enables you and your manager to choose how you work most effectively to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equality, accessibility, and inclusion

We are committed to equality and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute. If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com for discussion on available accommodations.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
• Health cash plan to help with everyday health costs and treatments
• Access to Peppy for menopause support
• Wellbeing program with resources for you and your family
• Flexible benefits to tailor health cover, with options extended to family

Financial wellbeing

• Employer pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%
• Life assurance up to 4x basic salary (option to 6x)
• Income protection with absence and return-to-work support
• Flexible benefits including increased life assurance, critical illness, payroll saving, and will writing
• Profit-sharing through annual bonus schemes as an independently owned business

Lifestyle

• Minimum 33-35 days holiday per year (incl. public holidays), with buy/sell leave options
• Holiday entitlement increases to at least 35 days after 5 years
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts

Enhanced family and carers leave

• 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay
• Additional leave for caring responsibilities

Learning and development

• Annual professional institution subscription
• Opportunities to develop technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self-development options

Networks and community

• Join networks supporting various employee groups and parents/carers communities
• Contribute to social outcomes in the community

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