Job summary

I am working with a client who are seeking to onboard 3 x Controls Engineers on a 6 Month contract, Please call Brad Taylor on 07796008840

Key skills required for this role

Controls Engineer, PLC, SCADA, Engineer

Important

Controls Engineer

Job description

Main Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the technical delivery of projects
• Work closely with and support the Project Manager in all aspects of project technical delivery and scope management
• Allocate tasks to the engineering team and monitor progress
• Responsible for meeting the technical and quality requirements of projects
• Ensure project adherence to company quality processes and procedures
• Identify project opportunities and variations
• Support the Project Manager in identifying and managing risks and issues
• Identify and enable use of reusable modules by standardisation and modularization of systems where appropriate
• Prototyping of new technologies
• Training planning and support
• Mentoring of Engineers
• Support the Automation sales and proposals teams
• Support department business development
• Provide Health and Safety leadership by example

Main Functions:

The Senior Engineer is normally expected to undertake the following:

• Involvement in sales to projects hand-over process
• Involvement in 1st Engineering review
• Assist PM in development of QA plan
• Assist PM in development of project Gantt chart
• Assist PM in development of initial task & procurement list
• Ongoing development & updating of detailed task & procurement lists
• Peer review documents created by the project team or other teams
• Attend contract meetings with the project manager as required
• Undertake site surveys as required
• Undertake outline design, upfront design studies and requirement definition for clients
• Develop FDS
• Develop DDS
• Develop test specification & design testing methodology
• Develop project modules. (Modules as identified in the design - PLC code modules, SCADA scripts, Mimics, comms drivers, etc.)
• Develop site work documentation with team input as necessary (Risk assessment, method statement, site test documentation)
• Develop O & M documentation
• Undertake full integrated system testing, CFAT, SAT and installation

• Undertake observations, variation and reworks
• Undertake packing and shipping of the system
• Undertake site installation
• Undertake site retesting
• Provide warranty support as necessary

Experience & Qualifications:

A minimum 5 years' experience of developing integrated control system solutions.

The following experience is essential:

• Detailed experience of the full project life cycle from system specification through design, development, testing and on-site commissioning is essential
• Hands on experience of PLC and SCADA systems (Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA etc)
• A good appreciation of Control panels, electrical installation and Instrumentation solutions.

• A Degree or HND/HNC in Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Control Systems or relevant discipline
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional registration