Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

We Served; Haddington; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer to work onsite at Torness Power Station, East Lothian. You will be responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of fuel route works, providing technical fault finding, and advising operational teams. Candidates should have HNC/HND qualifications and experience with industrial control systems. Excellent benefits include a generous holiday allowance and pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with industrial control systems is essential.
• Solid background in delivering engineered solutions.
• Strong fault-finding skills in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Apply high standards to fuel route work preparation.
• Provide technical fault finding and reporting.
• Advise stakeholders on operations and engineering.

Skills

Working with industrial control systems (PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, drives, analogue systems)

Delivering engineered solutions using electrical control equipment and instrumentation

Fault finding and resolving engineering issues

Experience in nuclear or other regulated industries

Understanding of legislation and industry standards

Education

HNC / HND in relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Torness Power Station, East Lothian

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67035

Shape the Future of Nuclear Energy

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer, at Torness Power Station, near Dunbar, East Lothian.

The role

As an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation (EC&I) Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of supporting EDF’s nuclear operations, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of fuel route works. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where your technical expertise will directly contribute to the UK’s energy security and sustainability.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to

• Apply high standards to fuel route work preparation and execution
• Provide technical fault finding, reporting and operational oversight
• Advise stakeholders including Senior Leadership, Operations and Engineering teams
• Prepare and execute fuel route work in line with safety policies
• Ensure compliance with site licence requirements and statutory regulations

This is a full-time, onsite role based at Torness Power Station near Dunbar, East Lothian, working 37 hours per week.

Essential experience

• Working with industrial control systems (PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, drives, analogue systems)
• Delivering engineered solutions using electrical control equipment and instrumentation
• Fault finding and resolving engineering issues in a safe and effective manner
• Experience in nuclear or other regulated industries (e.g. petrochemical, pharmaceutical)
• Understanding of legislation, ACOP, Safe Systems of Work and industry standards

Qualifications

• HNC / HND in relevant engineering discipline

Security clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date

Closing date: 19/02/2026