Instrument & Controls (I&C) Engineer

About the Position

Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Location: Glasgow or London (Hybrid Working)

Black & Veatch is seeking an experienced Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer to support the design and delivery of major energy, power generation, grid infrastructure, and industrial projects. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering team delivering projects that are helping shape the future of energy. You'll work alongside multidisciplinary teams on technically challenging assignments, providing specialist engineering expertise while developing innovative solutions for clients across the UK and potentially internationally.

Whether you're leading engineering activities, mentoring junior engineers, or solving complex technical problems, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality projects that make a meaningful impact.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer, you will:

• Lead and deliver Instrumentation & Control engineering activities across multiple projects.
• Develop engineering designs, specifications, and technical deliverables from concept through detailed design.
• Prepare and review:
  • Control philosophies and narratives
  • Instrumentation specifications
  • Control system architecture drawings
  • Functional design specifications
  • Calculations and technical reports
  • Equipment procurement packages
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers and designers.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, process, and civil engineering disciplines to deliver integrated project solutions.
• Perform complex engineering analysis, troubleshooting, and system evaluations.
• Support equipment selection, vendor engagement, and technical bid evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, industry codes, client requirements, and Black & Veatch quality processes.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and project planning activities.
• Support commissioning, testing, and start-up activities where required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, technical innovation, and knowledge sharing across the organisation.

Requirements

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Circa 5 years of Instrumentation & Control engineering experience.
• Experience delivering engineering design work on energy, industrial, utilities, or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of instrumentation, control systems, and engineering principles.
• Experience producing technical deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical reporting skills.
• Ability to mentor and support developing engineers.

Preferred Experience:

• Power Generation
• Transmission & Distribution
• Grid Modernisation
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
• Renewable Energy Projects
• Industrial Control Systems
• SCADA and Automation Systems
• Control System Integration
• Functional Safety and Control System Architecture
• Digitalisation and Smart Infrastructure Projects

Professional Qualifications:

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards professional registration is preferred but not essential.
• Membership of a recognised engineering institution is highly desirable.

We Offer

• Excellent salary and benefits package
• Annual bonus scheme
• Pension (5% employee/8% employer contribution)
• Private medical cover
• Life Assurance and Income Protection
• 33 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)
• Lifestyle Spending Account ($500 per year)
• Global Employee Ownership scheme where your contributions are valued and rewarded annually through share allocations. (circa 10% of salary per annum)

About the Company

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned company with a shared commitment to success. We put our people at the centre of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities, and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges. With more than 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure, we combine engineering, consulting, procurement, and construction expertise to deliver some of the world's most complex and transformative infrastructure projects.

Join Black & Veatch and help us build a world of difference.