C&I Manager

C&I Manager – Process C&I

Derby, Warrington or Manchester / Hybrid

£57,600 - £75,600 + Excellent benefits

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

We are now recruiting for the exciting role of C&I Manager to be involved in industry leading, cutting-edge design project for a new type of power station.

What we’re looking for

• Support the Senior Manager - Duty and Conventional C&I Systems, in delivery of the agreed programme of work.
• Accountable for delivery of the assigned systems within Duty and Conventional Systems team’s scope of work.
• Working with Process and Mechanical plant systems Engineers to translate high level requirements into a specification for Control and Instrumentation (C&I) systems.
• Liaise with other disciplines to understand functional performance capabilities of components and systems to facilitate effective system design.
• Define and implement robust process control strategies, ensuring system stability, efficiency, and safety across the power plant’s operational lifecycle.
• Assess and substantiate that the design specification meets the requirements.
• Ensuring compliance against international standards, such as IEC 61511, IEC 61513, IEC 61226 and IEC 61508.
• Produce verification and validation plans and define test plans to demonstrate that the C&I system requirements have been satisfied.
• Support the planning and implementation of policies and procedures related to the life cycle of C&I systems.
• Ensure that optimum solutions are provided for the RR SMR Nuclear Power Plant by supporting the procurement, operations, and maintenance aspects of the equipment.
• Contribute to the production of safety cases and provide support in liaising with regulators and independent nuclear safety assessors.
• Ensure that quality is maintained throughout the SMR project lifecycle by undertaking appropriate technical reviews and providing the required C&I engineering inputs to the project technical review gates.
• Discuss the C&I system design with external organisations including the nuclear safety regulator, potential customers, and suppliers.
• Manage staff, contract partners and packages of work with the supply chain.

Key selection criteria for this role are:

• Deep knowledge and significant experience in the systematic design lifecycle of a C&I system including specification, design, assessment, verification, testing, installation, commissioning and maintenance of safety or process critical C&I systems. In particular, expertise in one or more sub-disciplines i.e. control systems, protection systems and/or instrumentation is required for the role.
• Strong experience in the application of process control and instrumentation systems design principles, including developing control strategies, selection of suitable instrumentation and C&I components, design for suitable deployment, tuning of control loops, and integrating process control systems with overall C&I systems. Knowledge and experience of designing over the early design phases of a typical design lifecycle.
• Experience working with Turbine Island Process C&I and instrumentation systems will be an  advantage.
• Knowledge, understanding and practical experience of applying relevant industry standards for systems important to safety (e.g. IEC 61508, IEC 61226, IEC 61513, 61511). Knowledge, understanding and practical experience of applying relevant regulations to a wide-ranging C&I system.
• Knowledge and experience of applying systems engineering methodologies including Model Based Systems Engineering to C&I systems.
• Experience in taking information, understanding, and presenting it in an appropriate and compelling format, which includes formal communications to the appropriate stakeholders including regulatory bodies.
• Proven track record of providing technical leadership in the C&I discipline with an ability to provide technical oversight of the work carried out by others i.e., discharging the intelligent customer role.

Training & Qualification Requirements

• Hold a degree-level qualification in one or more of the engineering disciplines of electrical, electronics, instrumentation, control systems or mechatronics.
• Applicants without a degree who can nevertheless demonstrate suitable knowledge and experience may also be considered.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Pay and Benefits

We anticipate paying a salary of between £57,600 - £75,600 (DOE) plus:-

• Bonus - Performance related bonus of up to 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package 
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days. 
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care 
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases

We are Rolls-Royce SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We’re doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there’s a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.

We’re one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation – our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.

The start-up mentality coupled with our strengths-approach to people means there are opportunities to grow in ways and jobs you probably would be barred from doing in more traditional companies.

Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years, helping to support the roll out of renewable generation and overcome intermittency issues

Our Culture

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.

Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.

Our Application Process

The recruitment process for this vacancy is being handled by Morson Talent, an official recruitment partner to RR SMR. By applying to this vacancy you are consenting to have your personal information shared with Morson Talent. Your details will only be handled in conjunction with RR SMR opportunities.

Your candidate experience is at the utmost importance to us. If you are not yet ready to apply but would like to discuss any of the above or require any reasonable adjustments (e.g. being able to apply in a different format), please contact emma.godfrey@morson.comto arrange a confidential conversation with a recruitment partner.