Job title: EC&I Team Leader
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Energy
Salary type: Annual
Salary from: GBP £45,000.00
Salary to: GBP £58,000.00
Location: Leicestershire, UK
Job published: 05/02/2026
Job ID: 49633

Job Description

EC&I Team Lead

Altera Recruitment Group is recruiting on behalf of an established Energy from Waste operator for an Maintenance Team Leader (EC&I) to join a modern and technically advanced Energy Recovery Facility in Leicestershire.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will lead a secrure team and be responsible for the safe delivery of all electrical, controls and instrumentation maintenance activities. The role offers a genuine 50/50 split between hands on engineering and leadership, planning and compliance.

Key responsibilities of a Maintenance Team Leader

  • Lead planned, preventative and reactive EC&I maintenance activities
  • Ensure health, safety and environmental compliance across site
  • Supervise EC&I technicians, contractors and service partners
  • Fault finding across DCS, PLC and instrumentation systems
  • Manage work through the site CMMS and support outage planning
  • Maintain CEMS compliance and lead continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

  • HNC or equivalent in Electrical, Controls or Instrumentation engineering, or apprenticeship trained
  • Experience within energy, process plant, power generation or similar environments
  • Strong all round EC&I knowledge including HV, LV and control systems
  • Ability to read P&IDs, schematics and technical drawings
  • Supervisory or leadership experience, or readiness to step into a first leadership role

Package

  • £58,000 salary
  • Up to 10 percent site bonus
  • Private healthcare
  • No call out requirement
  • Monday to Friday working hours

If you are an experienced EC&I engineer looking to step into a leadership role, or an established Team Lead seeking a stable, well supported site, we would like to hear from you.