Instrument Designer in Macclesfield, North West

Our Client requires an Instrument Designer who will be required to work on a staff basis in Macclesfield.

About The Role

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety-first, and client- and customer-centric in a friendly, fun, and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where You'll Be Working

Our client helps their clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance, and manage demand for future generations. They enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. They’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will join one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. They support clients in the water, power & energy, pharmaceutical, nuclear, and food and beverage industries to deliver next-generation, value-added engineering solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

As a key part of their local projects team, you'll provide expert Electrical & Instrument Design and Consulting Services.

Their current portfolio features a variety of exciting and impactful projects such as:

• Extensive flow and pressure monitoring project
• Upgrade of effluent plant to PLC control
• Upgrade of process plant to DCS

You'll be part of the Multi-Discipline Design Team, working closely with the Project Manager, ensuring the smooth and effective delivery of pharmaceutical projects. This involves understanding customer needs, estimating resources, producing reports and designs, and ensuring projects meet time, quality, and cost goals. You'll also be responsible for liaising with subcontractors, coordinating with other disciplines like Mechanical, Process, HVAC, and Civil, and overseeing essential design deliverables.

What You'll Bring

• Strong background in electrical installation design, ideally within the pharmaceutical sector
• Solid understanding of industry best practices and regulatory standards
• Qualifications such as HNC or Degree in Engineering; professional memberships are a plus
• Experience with ATEX Hazardous Area design, Functional Safety (IEC 61508/61511), and CDM Regulations 2015
• Proficiency in AutoCAD LT and the Microsoft Office Suite
• Comfortable working in multi-discipline teams and across various project stages

Benefits

They offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Company Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Hybrid working is available following initial probationary period
• Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full-time employees)
• My Rewards – offering discounts on high-street and online shopping
• Employee assistance programme

In addition, this role offers:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for Instrument Designers looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

Voceer presents this job opportunity for First Recruitment Group, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by First Recruitment Group, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.

All round workforce agency covering Recruitment, Payroll and Workforce Management. We are a global recruitment agency specialising in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Water, Rail, Construction, Technology, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals and Corporate sectors. Our specialist consultants help clients to recruit high quality candidates into temporary, contract and permanent roles at all levels. We proudly support a partnership culture by collaborating and adding value to build lasting client and candidate relationships.

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