Lead Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Role: Lead Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Salary: Circa £63,000 and range of benefits

Location: Aberdeen

About Us

National Gas is securing Britain's energy. We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need. We are the national gas network, providing secure energy to power Britain, achieve net zero, and maintain our industrial competitiveness.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a Lead Control & Instrumentation Engineer to provide subject matter expertise to our project teams, suppliers and stakeholders as we design, build and commission control and protection systems across our gas transmission network. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring our infrastructure remains safe, reliable and secure against cyber threats.

What You'll be doing

Day to day, you’ll collaborate with delivery teams and external partners to help shape the future of our systems, overcome technical challenges and drive continuous improvement.

You’ll provide expert guidance and support, ensuring compliance with legislation, technical standards and quality requirements, while also identifying opportunities for innovation, simplification and standardisation. 

You’ll bring strong C&I expertise, a proactive approach to problem solving, and the ability to influence and engage stakeholders.

In return, we’ll invest in your development to keep you performing at your best while helping to deliver critical national infrastructure. 

You'll spend on average 2-3 days of your working week travelling and working on sites/attending meetings across Scotland and the North of the UK to support in the delivery of the projects with home working in-between. Therefore, it’s essential you hold a full UK driving licence

About You

You’ll be confident working in operational environments, building strong relationships with site teams and delivering pragmatic engineering solutions. You’ll bring a proactive mindset, a collaborative approach, and a passion for continuous improvement. Your ability to communicate technical insights clearly and support others will make you a trusted advisor across teams.

Key Requirements and Expertise

Essential - 

• Hold a minimum HNC qualification (or equivalent) in Control & Instrumentation, Electrical or Electronic Engineering
• Experience in the design, build, commissioning, maintenance and operation of Industrial Automation & Control Systems on high hazard process plant
• Full UK car driving licence

Desirable - 

• Have a formal development plan in place to achieve incorporated and relevant chartered status
• Member of a professional engineering institution and registered with the Engineering Council such as IEng or CEng
• Experience with rotating machinery and pressurised systems
• Hold some (or all) of the following relevant industry certifications:
• Control & instrumentation expertise in a relevant process industry
• Functional Safety - TUV Functional Safety Professional/Engineer
• Hazardous Areas - CompEx Ex01-04, Ex12a, Ex12b
• Cyber Security - ISA/IEC 62443 Certificate Program (Certs 1, 2 and 3) / GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

Competitive salary and annual performance bonus

Double-match pension scheme (max. company contribution 12%)

Generous holiday allowance (26 days + bank holidays)

Flexible benefit scheme, incl. private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans, and more

Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you’re unable to work due to long-term illness or injury

Excellent family friendly provisions such as maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave

Professional development opportunities inc. financial support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions

Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7

Inclusive, supportive, and forward-thinking workplace

Inclusive Recruitment

At National Gas, we are disability confident, and we are signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you need to perform your best.

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More Information

The Hiring Manager for the role is David Marshall

The Recruiter is Dougie McAllister