CE&I Senior Design Engineer

  • Westlakes Recruit
  • Mar 31, 2026
Contractor Engineering

Job Description

Role Overview

To work as part of a CE&I design team supporting a major infrastructure programme, providing site-based front-line design support to commissioning teams and delivering detailed design modifications to meet functional and business requirements.

This role focuses on producing, supporting, and checking detailed design changes. Implementation, testing, and commissioning activities are carried out by separate site-based teams and are outside the scope of this position.



Essential Requirements

Academic Qualification:

  • Minimum HND (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline

Professional Qualification:

  • Minimum Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or working towards

Security Clearance:

  • Must hold or be eligible for SC clearance

Working Pattern:

  • 37 hours per week over 4.5 days

  • Minimum three days per week on site

  • When not required on site, minimum three days per week in a regional design office

  • Occasional travel (approx. one day per month) to an additional UK office location

Experience (Minimum 5 Years):

  • Delivering as a Senior CE&I Design Engineer

  • Working on external multi-disciplinary projects

  • Providing site-based front-line design support to commissioning teams

  • Delivering, supporting others, and checking detailed design changes

  • Working knowledge of relevant external standards relating to:

    • PES-based control systems

    • Process instrumentation

Core Competencies:

  • Effective problem-solving skills

  • Strong verbal and written communication

  • Ability to collaborate across disciplines

  • Willingness to mentor and support early-career engineers



Desirable Requirements

Experience (Minimum 7 Years):

  • Senior CE&I Design Engineer experience on multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects

  • Experience within regulated or high-hazard environments

  • Familiarity with internal engineering standards relating to:

    • PES-based control systems

    • Process instrumentation