C&I Commissioning Engineer

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Astute's Power Team are currently recruiting for a C&I Commissioning Engineer to join the EPC Contractor on a new build Waste to Energy facility based inChester, Cheshire.

The C&I Commissioning Engineer comes with a day rate from £500.00 to £525.00 per day outside of IR35.

Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:

Responsibile for all Control & Instrumentation (C&I) commissioning activities from late pre-commissioning through cold and hot commissioning phases on a large-scale Energy-from-Waste facility.
Review and validate loop checks, point-to-point testing, instrument calibration, and I/O verification prior to system energisation.
Coordinate commissioning of DCS, PLC, SCADA, and field instrumentation systems across key plant areas including boiler island, turbine generator, flue gas treatment (FGT), and balance of plant with the Lead C&I Commissioning Engineer.
Develop and execute detailed commissioning procedures, method statements, and test documentation aligned with OEM and EPC requirements.
Lead functional testing during cold commissioning, ensuring correct interlocks, alarms, permissives, and cause & effect matrices are fully validated.
Hot commissioning activities including first fire, steam blows, turbine rolling, and grid synchronisation from a controls and instrumentation perspective.
Troubleshoot control system faults, signal issues, communication errors, and instrumentation performance during live plant conditions.
Interface closely with mechanical, electrical, and process commissioning teams to ensure integrated system performance and safe energisation sequences.
Ensure compliance with safety standards, permit-to-work systems, and commissioning risk assessments during energised testing phases.
Support performance testing, emissions monitoring validation, and final plant handover documentation to operations.
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Location, day rate and timeframe of the C&I Commissioning Engineer position:

Chester, Cheshire
£500.00 to £525.00 per day outside IR35
Immediate start date
6 months

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Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful
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Location:
Chester
Salary:
£500 - £525 /day n/a
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Construction

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