E&I Designer

Position: E&I Designer
Location: Cheadle

Electrical & Instrument Designer / Highly Regulated Projects / Manchester / Contract (Outside IR35)

An excellent opportunity to join a well-established engineering consultancy delivering complex, highly regulated projects across the UK.

Due to a strong project pipeline, this role will sit within a multidisciplinary design team, contributing to the full lifecycle of projects in regulated industrial environments. You will play a key role in the electrical and instrumentation design of process-led facilities, working closely with engineers and stakeholders to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality delivery.

This is an office-based role (Monday to Friday) in Manchester. Candidates will ideally have prior experience working within a consultancy or design house, supporting clients across regulated sectors such as Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, or environments operating under COMAH or ATEX regulations.

Key Responsibilities

* Execute assigned scopes of work in line with discipline-specific procedures and project requirements

* Provide technical E&I design support across multiple projects

* Maintain awareness of relevant legislation, regulatory frameworks, industry standards, and emerging technologies

* Produce and review:

* Electrical and instrumentation schematics

* Instrument loop diagrams, hook-ups, cable block diagrams

* Instrument and valve schedules

* Cable schedules, I/O schedules, and termination drawings

* Interpret P&IDs and engineering flow diagrams to support accurate design delivery

* Develop and review instrument location drawings using instrument databases, EFDs, and plant layout drawings

* Liaise closely with engineers and other disciplines to ensure design intent is fully and correctly implemented

* Use AutoCAD / 2D design software (3D experience advantageous but not essential)

This role offers the chance to work on technically interesting projects within highly regulated industries, alongside a knowledgeable and collaborative team, with the flexibility and benefits of an outside IR35 contract.

If you’re an experienced E&I Designer looking for your next outside IR35 Contract in a technically challenging environment, this is well worth a conversation