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Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior EC&I Engineer with a background in the nuclear or defence sector to be engaged on a permanent basis in either Warrington or Cumbria with hybrid working.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for managing the delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience across our projects.

Key duties:

Promote effective cooperation across Engineering and other functional teams to enhance collaboration and efficiency.

Interface with customers and supply chain on design issues, assisting with procurement specifications to ensure smooth operations.

Ensure procedures, codes, and standards are correctly identified and applied to all engineering and technical activities.

Contribute to Product Safety Assessment and process improvement within the operational and design lifecycle, aiming for continuous quality and efficiency improvements.

Provide a technical interface with internal and external stakeholders, supporting the Project Manager in planning, control, and delivery of tasks and projects.

Produce, review, and verify technical outputs, including calculations, analyses, technical reports, and specifications, making engineering decisions within delegated authority.

The role operates on a 37-hour work week and includes hybrid and flexible working.

Essential experience of the Senior Electrical Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Experience in working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams to deliver activities on a range of project types

Demonstrable experience in covering a variety of tasks

Communications skills and the ability to interface with other disciplines

Qualifications for the Senior Electrical Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with demonstrable experience

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