Lead E&I Engineer

Lead E&I Engineer

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary: up to £65,000 basic + benefits

Jackson Hogg is delighted to be working with a leading engineering consultancy to bring a Lead E&I Engineer to take ownership of Electrical & Instrumentation delivery across complex engineering projects.

This is a permanent, full time on site role based in Newcastle.

Lead E&i Engineer Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of the E&I scope to agreed time, cost, and quality targets

• Provide technical and people leadership to E&I engineers and designers

• Own E&I engineering schedules, deliverables, and progress reporting

• Manage E&I manhour budgets, resourcing levels, and workload planning

• Ensure all E&I designs comply with legislation, industry standards, and client specifications

• Control and manage scope change in line with formal change management procedures

• Maintain technical integrity and accuracy across all E&I deliverables

• Participate in and contribute to HAZID, HAZOP, safety, and design reviews

• Provide guidance on hazardous area installations, including ATEX compliance

• Ensure all documentation is checked and approved in line with company procedures

• Support tendering activities, including scope definition and CTR generation

• Coach and develop Engineers, Graduates, and Trainees within the discipline

Lead E&I Engineer Key Requirements:

• HNC or higher in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering

• Significant experience delivering E&I engineering on Oil & Gas brownfield projects (Feasibility, Concept, FEED, EPC)

• Proven experience leading E&I engineering teams on projects

• Strong working knowledge of industry codes, standards, and legislation

• Experience with manhour control, cost awareness, and change management

• Solid understanding of hazardous area design and ATEX directives

• Experience contributing to HAZOP, HAZID, and constructability reviews

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Strong commercial awareness and ability to operate at project leadership level

Desirable

• Degree in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering

• Chartered status (CEng / MIET)

• SIL experience

• Offshore experience and/or offshore survey exposure

• BOSIET certification

If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Eleni at 07415558839 or eleni.avgenaki@jacksonhogg.com