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Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Job details
Posting date: 23 March 2026
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 April 2026
Location: South Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, ML11 8EP
Company: Escape Recruitment Services
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: SB/103707_1774283968

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Summary

Escape Recruitment is working with a well-established industrial organisation to recruit an EC&I Engineer to join their site-based engineering team.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a background in power generation, process plant, or heavy industry who enjoys a mix of hands-on engineering, problem solving, and continuous improvement work.

The Role

You will play a key role in supporting plant performance, reliability, and safety across the site. This will include working closely with maintenance and operations teams to improve fault finding, support projects, and drive engineering improvements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support root cause analysis and fault finding activities

  • Assist with plant upgrades, modifications, and engineering projects

  • Work closely with maintenance and operations teams to maximise asset performance

  • Ensure all work is carried out in line with health, safety and environmental standards

  • Supervise contractors and support permit to work activities

  • Maintain accurate maintenance records using a CMMS system

  • Contribute to continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives

  • Interpret engineering drawings and P&IDs

  • Support management of change processes

What We're Looking For

  • Electrical engineering qualification (HNC, NVQ Level 3, or similar)

  • Experience in a process, manufacturing, or power generation environment

  • Knowledge of control and instrumentation systems such as drives, distribution, and plant instrumentation

  • Experience with permit to work systems and safe systems of work

  • Strong fault finding and problem solving skills

  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, operational environment

Desirable

  • Experience within energy or heavy industrial sectors

  • Exposure to commissioning or plant start-up activities

  • Familiarity with CMMS systems (e.g. Maximo or similar)

  • Health and safety qualifications such as IOSH

  • Knowledge of emissions monitoring, UPS systems, or electrical distribution

Personal Attributes

  • Proactive and self-motivated

  • Strong communicator and team player

  • Able to manage multiple priorities and work independently

  • Practical and solutions-focused mindset

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