Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior EC&I Design Engineer with a background in the nuclear or defence sector to be engaged on a permanent basis in either Warrington, Preston or Cumbria with hybrid working. Key duties: Promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams Assist in effective management of the customer, through interfacing with customers and supply chain on design issues and assist with procurement specifications Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities. Contribute to Product Safety Assessment process Provide a technical interface with internal and external stakeholders at a detailed level Contribute to process improvement within the operational and/or design lifecycle to deliver continuous improvements in quality, cycle time and asset utilisation Apply engineering domain knowledge to produce technical solutions and documentation in support of assigned task and project Produce, review, verify outputs including: calculations, analyses, technical reports, technical specifications and method statements Ensure appropriate review, verification and approval is undertaken on work performed Plan, deliver and monitor assigned tasks and projects, ensuring requirements are delivered to time, quality and cost Provide support to the Project Manager for the planning, control and delivery of tasks and projects Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority Act as Technical Authority or Engineering Lead when authorised to do so. Qualifications for the Senior Electrical Control and Instrumentation Engineer Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with demonstrable experience Why We're Different: Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives. Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them We do Nuclear. We only do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear. Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future: As an equal opportunities business, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities