Overview
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer – Leiston, UK
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Are you ready to shape the future of energy? Join us at EDF UK and play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and performance of our control systems at Sizewell B Power Station.
The Opportunity
As an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer, you’ll be part of the Process Computing Group, a dynamic team of 18 engineers and technicians. You’ll work on maintaining and improving control systems and instrumentation that are critical to the station’s operations.
This is your chance to contribute to Sizewell B’s long-term vision, supporting its life extension to 2055 and beyond. You’ll be at the heart of innovation and reliability in one of the UK’s most important energy facilities.
Pay, Benefits & Culture
The salary range associated with this role is between £45,641 – £81263. You’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications. We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone’s working needs are different. Whether you’re in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll design, implement, and maintain instrumentation and control systems that underpin safe and reliable power generation. Your work will directly impact the performance and safety of our operations.
You’ll configure and troubleshoot computer-based systems including PLCs, SCADA platforms, and field instrumentation. Working closely with teams across maintenance, operations, and engineering, you’ll drive continuous improvement.
From commissioning and testing to documentation and compliance, you’ll ensure every upgrade and installation meets the highest standards of safety and regulation.
Who You Are
You bring a solid foundation with an HNC in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, or a related discipline. Your experience with industrial control systems such as Ovation, Siemens, or Allen-Bradley sets you apart.
Your understanding of instrumentation, signal processing, and control logic is matched by your proactive approach to problem-solving and system reliability. You thrive in collaborative environments and are driven by innovation.
Ideally, you’ll have a background in nuclear, energy, or heavy industry, and be familiar with cybersecurity in control systems and digital transformation.
Closing date for applications is 16th October, interviews will follow shortly after.
To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Clearance (SC) which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last 5 years.
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