Instrumentation Engineer – John Cockerill Energy

Are you ready to shape the future of energy? 🍃 Join John Cockerill Energy as an Instrumentation Engineer and become part of a team driving impactful change in the energy sector, with a specific focus on cutting-edge instrumentation solutions.

About John Cockerill 🌍

Founded in 1817, John Cockerill is a global leader in sustainable innovation, addressing modern challenges across energy, defence, industry, environment, transportation, and infrastructure. With 6,000 employees in 29 countries and a 2023 revenue of €1.2 billion, we deliver tailored technological solutions to meet global needs.

🎯 Why join us?

At John Cockerill, we offer:

• Impactful work: Contribute to innovative projects focused on sustainable technology, especially in the critical field of instrumentation.

• Career growth: Benefit from regular training and internal mobility options to advance your career.

• Global reach: Collaborate with diverse teams worldwide and gain international project exposure.

• Supportive environment: Enjoy a culture of flexibility, work-life balance, and autonomy.

• Agility & innovation: Work in an agile environment with expertise and decision-making on the same site, allowing for faster, more effective solutions.

🍃 Our Energy expertise:

Specialized in steam production for over 200 years, John Cockerill Energy is a worldwide leader for the design and supply of heat recovery steam generators, cooling towers, and air-cooled condensers. Resolutely engaged towards energy transition and renewable energies, John Cockerill Energy offers integrated renewable energy solutions. Our robust instrumentation systems are key to the efficiency and reliability of these solutions.

⚙️ Your role: Instrumentation Engineer

As an Instrumentation Engineer, you will be responsible for all instrumentation technical aspects of project execution, ensuring the precise measurement and control vital for our energy systems. You will also handle the low-voltage electrical aspects related to instrumentation integration. The role ensures the integration of safety, quality, and environmental standards while coordinating with clients and suppliers.

📋 Key responsibilities:

• Realizing the instrument and I/O list based on P&IDs in close collaboration with our process department.

• Writing comprehensive technical specifications for instrumentation and control systems to describe project requirements.

• Managing the technical aspects of instrumentation and control integration from contract acquisition to site installation.

• Engaging with the client on all instrumentation and low-voltage electrical technical aspects to ensure total client satisfaction.

• Coordinating and planning tasks assigned to each contributor (both internal and external) related to instrumentation.

• Monitoring and verifying instrumentation engineering, approving documents, and drawings.

• Developing and maintaining expertise in industrial valves.

👥 Your team:

You will work in tandem with a drafter, but also in an agile, multicultural team with members from various disciplines. The environment is collaborative, offering the perfect balance of autonomy and support. You’ll report to Pierrick Walenciak, E&I Manager. Pierrick clearly communicates objectives and expectations. Within this defined framework, the team works as they see fit, with full autonomy, while receiving guidance when necessary.

🧠 Your profile:

Experience, knowledge, and hard skills:

• Engineering degree or above specializing in instrumentation, industrial automation, or electricity.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the industrial or Energy sector, with a strong focus on instrumentation.

• Proficiency in interpreting P&IDs, automation architectures, and low-voltage electrical diagrams.

• Expertise in instrumentation and a strong willingness to develop in-depth knowledge of industrial valves.

• Strong command of English.

Personality and behavioural skills:

• Curiosity and a critical thinking attitude with a focus on continuous improvement in instrumentation and control.

• Organization and rigor to maintain project excellence.

• Communication, openness, and assertiveness to foster collaboration.

• Affinity for international environments and a willingness to travel internationally.

• Agility and hands-on approach.

🤝 What we offer:

At John Cockerill, we deeply value your contribution. Here’s what we offer:

• Attractive Salary Package with many extra-legal benefits:

  • Company car

  • Meal vouchers

  • Flat-rate expenses

  • Hospitalization/life/death/guaranteed income insurance

  • Variable remuneration

  • Profit-sharing scheme based on progress and results

• Flexible work arrangements: After training, enjoy 1-2 days of remote work per week.

• Comprehensive onboarding: A 6-month training program with plenty of learning opportunities focused on our specific instrumentation and control systems.

• Career development: Regular reviews, a large catalogue of training, and career progression opportunities within your specialization.

• International opportunities: Potential to evolve within your sector, across different sectors or businesses, and in different regions.

• 31 days off: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

💬 The recruitment process

Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now and be part of our future project!

What are the next steps?

• First interview: Meet Benjamin, our recruiter, via Teams, to learn more about your expectations and the role.

• Second interview: Meet Pierrick, your future manager, to explore your potential contribution to the team, especially concerning your instrumentation expertise.

• Third interview: Meet one of your future colleagues, to gain valuable insights into the department's vision and objectives.

If it’s a match between you and John Cockerill, let the collaboration begin!

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