Job Description:

Astute's Power team is partnering with a leading Energy company in the UK to recruit an Electrical Controls and Instrumentation Technician to join its CCGT site in Rochester, Kent.

The EC&I Technician role comes with a starting salary of up to £50,000 + £2,100 SE allowance and very competitive benefit package including 20% bonus, medical insurance and 10% pension contributions.
If you are a HNC qualified Electrical Controls and Instrumentation Technician with heavy industrial experience and a Controls and Instrumentation bias, please submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the EC&I Technician role

Reporting to the EC&I Team Leader you will:

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance activities on electrical, control and instrumentation systems across the plant.
• Support the safe and reliable operation of the station through effective fault finding, diagnostics, and maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety, environmental, and statutory requirements.
• Prepare risk assessments, method statements, and maintenance documentation for EC&I activities.
• Manage and supervise contractors undertaking maintenance and outage-related works.
• Support the implementation of company safety rules as an Authorised Person or Competent Person, where appropriate.
• Assist with the planning and delivery of plant outages, inspections, and major maintenance activities.
• Develop technical specifications and support procurement activities for EC&I equipment and services.
• Maintain effective working relationships with suppliers, contractors, and site personnel to ensure maintenance objectives are achieved.

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Educated to HNC level or equivalent in Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience maintaining EC&I systems within a CCGT power station or large-scale industrial process environment.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills across electrical, control, and instrumentation equipment.
• Working knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation relevant to industrial maintenance activities.
• Computer literate with experience using maintenance management systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Controls & Instrumentation-biased engineer with experience maintaining and fault-finding on industrial plant systems.

The Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation role would suit someone who is:

• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to maintenance and problem solving.
• Well organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• A strong communicator who can work collaboratively with colleagues, contractors, and external stakeholders.

• * Starting salary of up to c.£50,000 + £2,100 southeast allowance
  * Bonus of up to 20% + private medical insurance
  * EV charging, 10% employer pension contributions + LTIP entitlement

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