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Lead EC&I Technician
Application Deadline: 5 June 2026
Department: Engineering & Maintenance
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Hull
Reporting To: E&M Manager
Description
Our Business
px group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business, providing innovative operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions to partners in high hazard, highly regulated industries. Our focus is improving operating performance of commercial and industrial facilities, with zero harm to people, environment, asset and reputation.
Energy Works Hull plant processes up to 240,000 tonnes per year of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), drawn from municipal, commercial, and industrial sources. It uses advanced fluidised‑bed gasification technology, it produces around 25 MW of baseload electricity, enough for approximately 43,000 homes. It offsets about 30,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually, diverting significant waste from landfill.
The Opportunity
Energy Works Hull plant processes up to 240,000 tonnes per year of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), drawn from municipal, commercial, and industrial sources. It uses advanced fluidised‑bed gasification technology, it produces around 25 MW of baseload electricity, enough for approximately 43,000 homes. It offsets about 30,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually, diverting significant waste from landfill.
The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for a Lead EC&I Technician. The Lead EC&I Technician will ensure works are delivered to a standard in line with the px Group Operating Standard including but not limited to functional safety, cyber security, hazardous area management, instrument systems, HV and LV distribution system, BPCS and EC&I systems. Have overall responsibility for leadership and delivery of all aspects of EC&I engineering planning and work executed on site.
This role requires you to be a part of the out of hours and emergency call out support.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
This role requires you to be a part of the out of hours and emergency call out support.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
Key Responsibilities
- Support with the delivery of all EC&I engineering and maintenance processes, systems, reporting mechanisms and contracts are in place for identifying & managing operational risk, meeting the above requirements.
- Support the operations team in recording, planning, investigating and rectifying faults and issues in line with priorities set by key stake holders in the team.
- Responsible for leading and managing the EC&I maintenance department and other assigned personnel ensuring they meet required standards in a safe, timely manner.
- Responsible for all 3rd party contractors brought onto site under their discipline.
- Responsible for the safety planning, scheduling and execution of all works within the discipline group for both internal and external resources. Responsible for liaising with the project team to identify, specify and handover project and major outage works
- Support the E&M manager in implementing key site processes including but not limited to CMMS and maintenance workflow, LOPA, cyber security, strategic spares.
- More responsibilities can be found on the Role Profile.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Minimum Requirements:
- Time served apprentice, NVQ L3 in mechanical discipline (or equivalent).
- IOSH managing safely.
- Held an equivalent role in power generation, energy from waste or 24/7 high hazard operational. manufacturing environments with significant line management experience.
- Knowledge of generation, HV/LV distribution systems, DCS, instrumented systems.
- Work collaboratively with other departments & third parties.
- Correctly & safely work to business, legislative and discipline requirements.
- Applying legislation in responsibilities: EAWA, HASAWA, PUWER, LOLER, SIS, DSEAR AtEx.
- Use of a Central Maintenance Management System to complete accurate reporting, trending and improvement of work orders.
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.