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 (phone number removed)