
Centrica - CHP
System Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £60,000 - 100,000 per year
Requirements:- We require experience in Industrial Technology Systems Engineering within the oil and gas or major accident hazard environment.
- We prefer experience with the Emerson DeltaV DCS system, ABB ICSS, and GE PAC8000 Safety System, although this is not essential.
- We require knowledge of Windows operating systems, networking, domains/workgroups, and firewalls.
- We require a minimum of HNC-level qualification in S, C and I Engineering or Computing and IT.
- We require TUV Functional Safety Certification, or we are willing to support the right candidate in obtaining it.
- We require a self-starter who can operate with broad direction from the S, C and I Technical Authority.
- We require the ability to apply HSE principles across technical activities in offshore and onshore COMAH environments.
- We require excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships within our business and the wider oil and gas industry.
- We support the System, Control and Instrument Technical Authority in managing Industrial Systems Engineering across our Gas Infrastructure assets.
- We provide maintenance and support for DCS, ESD, Fire and Gas, BMS, IMAC and PI systems.
- We develop discipline-specific activities, manage discipline and operational risks, and support project and technical specifications.
- We develop and manage technical contracts and carry out verifications and audits of the technical framework for the discipline.
- We manage software changes, cyber security threats, process control networks, and Windows-based workstations and servers.
- We act as administrator for our Asset Industrial Technology systems.
- We maintain the software and hardware of our Asset Industrial Technology systems to ensure reliability and integrity.
- We ensure appropriate standards are maintained and applied to our operational assets and projects.
- We select optimum technical solutions for modifications and projects in line with our strategy and operational and business requirements.
- We support HSE improvement initiatives and provide technical input into operational risk management.
- We participate in root cause analysis to resolve safety and reliability issues.
- We actively participate in our Management of Change process and Software Modification process.
- We ensure compliance with our S, C and I Engineering strategy and standards.
- We provide direct Industrial systems support to our Gas Infrastructure assets, including travel to onshore terminals and offshore assets and overnight stays as required.
- Hardware
- Support
- Security
- Windows
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We are a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet, with 21,000 colleagues working together to create a greener, fairer future by moving away from fossil fuels and driving positive change in our communities. We do energy differently: we make it, store it, move it, sell it and mend it. This role is based at Woodland House, Hull, with flexible working and a mix of office and home working, plus occasional site visits to coordinate S, C and I activities. We offer total rewards designed to give our people and their families flexibility and support financially, physically and emotionally. We are a people-first business, focused on purpose, growth and sustainability, where your voice matters and your ambitions are our priority.
last updated 37 week of 2026
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Centrica - CHP
Yorkshire And The Humber
IT
Skills & Technologies
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£80,000
This role
£60,000
UK median
This salary is 33% above the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks