EC&I Engineer

Department: Operations

Location: Northampton

Description

Our Business
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com

The Northampton fuel terminal is connected to the UK Oil Pipeline enabling deliveries of gasoline and distillate products from both the Thames in the south and Stanlow in the North West refineries, via a spur line. The terminal has five operating loading bays, with facilities for loading gasoline, super unleaded, diesel, and interface. The terminal has eight main storage tanks holding a total of 28,000 m3 of fuel products. Ethanol is imported via road tanker and discharged into storage tanks for blending into gasoline fuel. The Northampton terminal is a Lower Tier COMAH site and the site operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year with a team of 13 staff.



Key Responsibilities


Job Purpose


To ensure the ongoing safety, reliability, and compliance of electrical, control and instrumentation systems on a lower-tier COMAH fuel terminal. The EC&I Engineer will maintain and improve site systems to meet statutory requirements, company standards, and operational needs, while supporting safe fuel import and export operations.


Key Responsibilities




· Maintenance & Reliability
· Plan and carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on EC&I systems.
· Troubleshoot faults in electrical distribution, instrumentation, PLCs, and SCADA systems.
· Maintain site UPS, generators, level gauging, and overfill protection systems.


Skills, Knowledge and Expertise


Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Instrumentation and Control Engineering, or advanced technical apprenticeship in electrical and/or instrumentation engineering maintenance
  

Suitable experience in:

• Maintenance Strategy and Tactics.
• Outage planning/management
• Engineering & Operational interface
• Implementing & evaluating improvements & mods.
• Contractor management
  
  
  
  
  

Benefits

What you will receive from us:


25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Contribution towards eye test and glasses
Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
Long Service Awards
Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Benefits Package
Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.


Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.