Control & Instrumentation Technician

Are you an experienced Control & Instrumentation technician looking for a role where your expertise directly supports the safe operation of complex engineering systems? Do you thrive in environments where precision, problem-solving and high standards truly matter? If so, this is your opportunity to join a team where your skills will make a real impact every day.

At Hunterston A, you’ll become part of a highly skilled, multi-disciplinary maintenance team working within a unique and safety-focused environment. This is more than just a maintenance role it’s an opportunity to develop your technical capability, work on critical plant systems and contribute to the ongoing safe and compliant operation of the site. With a four-day working week, this role also offers a great balance between professional challenge and personal time.

What Will You Be Doing In this hands-on role, you’ll be responsible for maintaining and optimising control and instrumentation systems that are critical to monitoring and controlling plant operations. From planned maintenance to reactive fault finding, your work will ensure equipment performs reliably and safely within strict regulatory requirements.

You’ll be diagnosing issues, carrying out repairs and calibrations, and ensuring all work is completed in line with procedures and safety standards. Working with engineering drawings and technical documentation, you’ll play a key role in identifying improvements, resolving defects and supporting the wider team in maintaining operational excellence across the site.

• Deliver planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of control and instrumentation equipment
• Diagnose faults, investigate issues and carry out effective repairs to minimise downtime
• Ensure all work is completed safely, following procedures and within environmental limits
• Interpret engineering drawings and work instructions to support accurate and compliant maintenance

Who Are We Looking For We’re looking for a motivated and skilled C&I technician who takes pride in their work and brings a strong safety-first mindset. You’ll be someone who enjoys problem-solving, works well as part of a team, and is comfortable operating in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment. A positive, “can-do” attitude and a drive to continuously improve will set you apart.

You’ll have experience working in industries such as power generation, oil & gas, process or pharmaceuticals, with a solid understanding of maintenance practices and safe systems of work. Strong practical skills, attention to detail and the ability to interpret technical information are essential. While not mandatory, qualifications in instrumentation and experience within nuclear settings will further strengthen your application.

• Experience in C&I maintenance within a relevant industrial environment, with strong fault-finding capability
• Understanding of health & safety procedures, including permit-to-work systems in controlled environments
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation
• Educated to National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 3 (England and Wales) e.g. NVQ level 3 / SCQF level 6 (Scotland)
• HNC in Instrumentation & Control and/or experience working within the nuclear industry is desirable

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We offer a wide range of benefits - discover them all on our Careers website. Please note: All successful candidates will need to provide proof of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment/education history (typically covering the last 3–5 years) in line with NRS Baseline Security requirements. Some roles may also require full Security Clearance, which involves additional checks. For details, please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) guidance. At NRS, we value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We want to ensure you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application or interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know. We offer flexibility on base location for multi-site roles and are happy to discuss flexible working options. Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline should we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible