EC&I Technician

EC&I Technician

Location: Chichester, UK

Contract: Permanent and Full Time

Salary: £37,000 per annum

Are you a technically minded engineer looking to grow your skills on complex, real-world projects? Our client is looking for an EC&I Technician to join a specialist engineering team delivering critical infrastructure solutions across energy, petrochemical, and process industries.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll contribute to the full project lifecycle, from initial design to factory acceptance testing and onsite commissioning, working alongside experienced engineers in a growing, close-knit team.

Primarily based at their Chichester site, you’ll support the Electrical Design Engineer in delivering accurate, high-quality design documentation and drawings that underpin procurement and fabrication. You’ll also travel to customer sites for Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and onsite commissioning (SATs) when required.

The Role

• Produce and review electrical design documentation using 2D AutoCAD, including Cable Schedules, Termination Diagrams, and Schematic & Circuit Diagrams, ensuring designs meet engineering principles, company standards, and customer requirements.
• Prepare process control documentation including I/O Schedules, Cause & Effect diagrams, and Test Schedules, contribute to PLC programming, HMI configuration, and commissioning of industrial control systems.
• Read and interpret technical documents such as P&IDs, Wiring Diagrams, Instrument Hook-ups, and Control Philosophy documents to inform design decisions.
• Specify suitable components, switchgear instrumentation, cables and electrical containment, and produce BoMs and supplier quotations through to Purchase Order placement.
• Support Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and onsite commissioning (SATs) at customer sites.
• Maintain working knowledge of relevant standards across quality, safety, environmental, and explosive atmosphere disciplines (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO/IEC (phone number removed).

About You

• A genuine interest in a career in Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD LT or a similar 2D design software.
• Understanding of PLCs, controllers, and variable speed drives (VSDs)
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• Awareness of quality, safety, environmental and explosive atmosphere standards.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with excellent time management.
• Comfortable working under pressure across multiple project tasks.
• Experience or knowledge of ATEX requirements, petrochemical, or similar regulated environments is a strong advantage.
• Clean UK driving license and Right to Work in the UK required.

Why Apply?

• Work on complex, high-stakes engineering projects across critical infrastructure for fuel, energy, and hazardous liquid systems.
• Structured exposure to the full project lifecycle from design to commissioning.
• A growing team with real investment in people development.
• Competitive £37,000 salary plus benefits.
• Be part of a wider environmental and infrastructure services group offering the stability of a larger organisation with the culture of a specialist team.

If this sounds like the right next step for you, please apply or reach out directly for a confidential conversation.