Principal C&I Engineer

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Extensive experience delivering C&I engineering within nuclear, defence or other highly regulated sectors.
• Strong understanding of nuclear safety principles, safety related control systems and relevant standards (e.g., BS EN 61508, BS EN 61511, IEC 61226, IEC 61513 and IEC 62138).
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and manage complex technical deliverables.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging with clients and regulators.
• Able to both act as Intelligent Customer (IC) and also to deliver C&I engineering design, analysis, and documentation.
• Provide technical authority and oversight for C&I systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and project specifications.
• Manage and review technical design packages, including calculations, schematics, block diagrams, cable routing, safety systems, and control philosophies.
• Act as a subject-matter expert for nuclear safety related C&I systems, supporting HAZOPs, design reviews, and safety case development.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, systems engineers, and other discipline leads to ensure integrated, high quality engineering solutions.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid level engineers, promoting best practice and technical development within the team.
• Engage with clients, stakeholders, and regulatory bodies to present designs, resolve technical queries, and support project delivery.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, innovation, and the development of engineering standards and processes.
• Ability to write clear, structured technical reports and contribute to safety case documentation.
• Considerable experience within the UK nuclear industry at all stages of the project lifecycle or academia leading challenging technical projects.
• Degree in Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status (CEng).             

Key responsibilities

• Lead the C&I design for the project and act as the “intelligent customer” for C&I deliverables from the Technology Partner.
• Ensure C&I analysis and documentation comply with relevant UK and international standards, codes, ONR expectations and internal nuclear safety principles.
• Monitor progress, quality, risk and change across tasks, ensuring delivery to agreed time, cost and quality constraints.