Lead E&I Engineer

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary: up to £65,000 basic + benefits

Jackson Hogg is delighted to be working with a leading engineering consultancy to bring a Lead E&I Engineer to take ownership of Electrical & Instrumentation delivery across complex engineering projects.

This is a permanent, full time on site role based in Newcastle.

Lead E&i Engineer Key Responsibilities:

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Lead the delivery of the E&I scope to agreed time, cost, and quality targets

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Provide technical and people leadership to E&I engineers and designers

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Own E&I engineering schedules, deliverables, and progress reporting

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Manage E&I manhour budgets, resourcing levels, and workload planning

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Ensure all E&I designs comply with legislation, industry standards, and client specifications

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Control and manage scope change in line with formal change management procedures

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Maintain technical integrity and accuracy across all E&I deliverables

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Participate in and contribute to HAZID, HAZOP, safety, and design reviews

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Provide guidance on hazardous area installations, including ATEX compliance

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Ensure all documentation is checked and approved in line with company procedures

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Support tendering activities, including scope definition and CTR generation

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Coach and develop Engineers, Graduates, and Trainees within the discipline

Lead E&I Engineer Key Requirements:

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HNC or higher in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering

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Significant experience delivering E&I engineering on Oil & Gas brownfield projects (Feasibility, Concept, FEED, EPC)

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Proven experience leading E&I engineering teams on projects

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Strong working knowledge of industry codes, standards, and legislation

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Experience with manhour control, cost awareness, and change management

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Solid understanding of hazardous area design and ATEX directives

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Experience contributing to HAZOP, HAZID, and constructability reviews

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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

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Strong commercial awareness and ability to operate at project leadership level

Desirable

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Degree in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering

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Chartered status (CEng / MIET)

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SIL experience

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Offshore experience and/or offshore survey exposure

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BOSIET certification

If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Eleni at (phone number removed)