Senior Controls Engineer

---

Job description

The Role:
Our Automation teams deliver projects in various industries including Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Energy/Renewables, Data Centres and Utilities.
Our teams across Chesterfield, Fareham and Warrington deliver solutions using a wide array of technology including Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA, Ignition and many more.
As part of our continued growth in Automation, we are looking for a Senior System Engineer to join our Gas project delivery team in Warrington.

The Senior Systems Engineer will:
Be a committed and enthusiastic member of the team, taking full responsibility for successful technical delivery of a complete project solution to the agreed scope in accordance with company procedures whilst meeting budgetary and time-scale targets.
Be pro-active, and able to allocate tasks among team members and supervise, assist and monitor task progress and advise the Lead Engineer / Project Manager on progress, risks and issues.
Work co-operatively with the Lead Engineer / Project Manager and engineering team to ensure smooth project progress in accordance with the agreed project lifecycle.

Main Responsibilities:
Responsible for the technical delivery of projects
Work closely with and support the Lead Engineer / 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 Lead Engineer / Project Manager in identifying and managing risks and issues
Identify and enable use of reusable modules by standardisation and modularization of systems where appropriate
Training planning and support
Mentoring of Engineers
Provide Health and Safety leadership by example

Main Functions:
The Senior Engineer is normally expected to undertake the following:
Assist Lead Engineer / Project Manager in development of project Gantt chart
Assist Lead Engineer / Project Manager in the development and ongoing updates of task & procurement lists
Ongoing development & updating of detailed task & procurement lists
Peer review documents created by the project team or other teams
Attend contract meetings with the Lead Engineer / 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
Quantify and build quotations for client changes to design
Provide input into design review process for subcontractor designs, panel designs etc.
Develop project modules. (Modules as identified in the design - PLC code modules, SCADA scripts, Mimics, communication 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, installation and commissioning

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
Development and delivery of detailed design documentation
Hands on experience of PLC and SCADA systems
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

Experience of the following is desirable:
Cyber Security
Functional Safety
Fire & Gas Systems e.g. Detronics
DCS
Network design and configuration
Industrial Protocol Knowledge (Modbus, OPC etc.)
Bespoke code development

<!– job description page –>