Senior Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer
Certain Advantage · Civil Engineer · viaReed
£57,000 per annum
Plymouth, South WestPermanentFull-timeOn-site
- Closing date
- 22 Oct 2026
- Posted
- 22d ago
- Specialism
- Civil Engineer
- Sector
- Construction
- Reference
- reed-57386469
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Senior Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer
Certain Advantage is hiring for a Senior Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer based in the Southwest area.
This role is on a permanent basis and is site-based.
The Company
We’re working with an engineering company specialising in solving complex engineering challenges across industries—from Power Generation, Rail and more.
Does this sound like your next career move?
If you’re ambitious to grow, this may be your next role?
The Role:
This role is for a Senior Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer—someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed.
You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for:
We’re looking for people who can show:
Working with Certain Advantage
We go the extra mile to find the best people for the job. If you’re hunting for a role where you can make an impact and grow your career, we’ll work with you to find it.
We work with businesses across the UK to find the best people in Finance, Marketing, IT and Engineering. If this job isn’t for you, head to certainadvantage.co.uk and register for job alerts and career guidance tips.
Certain Advantage is hiring for a Senior Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer based in the Southwest area.
This role is on a permanent basis and is site-based.
The Company
We’re working with an engineering company specialising in solving complex engineering challenges across industries—from Power Generation, Rail and more.
Does this sound like your next career move?
If you’re ambitious to grow, this may be your next role?
The Role:
This role is for a Senior Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer—someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed.
You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for:
- Technical leadership on control and instrumentation systems,
- Supporting asset lifecycle management,
- Developing modifications and upgrades,
- Ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory and operational requirements.
We’re looking for people who can show:
- Degree in Control & Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent discipline.
- C&I engineering within a highly regulated industry.
- Industrial control systems, PLCs, SCADA, instrumentation and functional safety.
- Producing and reviewing engineering calculations, specifications and design documentation.
- Understanding of safety-critical environments and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Experience with IEC 61508/61511 functional safety standards.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience working in defence, energy, infrastructure or process industries.
- Salary circa £55 000 per annum
- Training and Development
- Career progression
Working with Certain Advantage
We go the extra mile to find the best people for the job. If you’re hunting for a role where you can make an impact and grow your career, we’ll work with you to find it.
We work with businesses across the UK to find the best people in Finance, Marketing, IT and Engineering. If this job isn’t for you, head to certainadvantage.co.uk and register for job alerts and career guidance tips.
What you need to do now
Applications are handled by Certain Advantage on their own site — BOQQS does not collect CVs or hold your application. This listing closes on 22 Oct 2026.
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