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Senior EC&I Engineer

Amentum
Warrington · posted 19 August 2026
Job type
full time
Location
Warrington, Cheshire
Category
Engineering
The Opportunity Amentum is the Design and Engineering partner for Sellafield under the PPP (Programme and Project Partners). This is a 20-year arrangement to deliver ~£7bn of major projects. We are looking to recruit high value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is delivering major projects, site wide improvements and provision of supporting services. The Project We are now looking to build the Electrical Control & Instrumentation capability within PPP across all our Projects The Role We are now expecting several projects to have exciting opportunities to recruit Senior Electrical Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) Engineers to join the team in either Birchwood or Cumbria. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ROLES ARE EXPECTED TO START LATER THIS YEAR/ EARLY PART OF 2027. The Role As a Senior EC&I Engineer your responsibilities will include: * Leading EC&I design activities across multiple project phases including detailed design, procurement, manufacture, installation, and commissioning. * Managing and developing the EC&I design configuration baseline in response to evolving project requirements, ensuring robust change control. * Producing, reviewing, and approving EC&I design deliverables to programme deadlines and ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, codes, legislation, and client engineering requirements. * Providing technical oversight of the EC&I supply chain, including resolution of complex Technical Queries, design assurance reviews, approval of supplier deliverables, and support to Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing. * Coordinating EC&I system integration with multidisciplinary engineering teams through BIM, interface management and formal design reviews. * Supporting development of junior engineers and providing technical guidance across the EC&I discipline. * Ensuring the EC&I design intent is fully aligned with nuclear and conventional safety requirements, and that all functional, performance, and safety-critical requirements are met through appropriate Validation and Verification processes. * Contributing to project planning, risk assessments, design substantiation, and assurance activities. As a Senior EC&I Engineer you will have; * BEng/MEng degree in a relevant discipline, or demonstrable equivalent experience with an HNC/HND. - Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status (or working towards chartership). * Significant experience delivering EC&I design within complex, highly regulated industries; nuclear sector experience is highly desirable. * Demonstrable technical responsibility in producing and validating EC&I design deliverables and substantiation documents. * Strong understanding of relevant UK legislation, design codes, and industry good practice for EC&I engineering. * Proficiency with relevant CAE and modelling tools (e.g., Autodesk AutoCAD, BIM/3D modelling platforms). - Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to competency development within the discipline
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