Commissioning Engineer

Premier Technical Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Commissioning Engineer for a role in London. The successful candidate will ensure the installation and testing of sophisticated control systems. Responsibilities include conducting tests, troubleshooting issues, and producing documentation. A background in control systems and relevant experience is essential. The role offers a salary of c£70k, paid overtime, and generous benefits including flexible holidays and health perks.

Benefits

33 floating holidays

Paid overtime

Company performance-related bonus

Health & Wellbeing benefits

Pension scheme

Anniversary celebrations and social events

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• At least 3 years relevant commissioning work experience.
• Full UK driving licence.
• EDU/EEA/Swiss passport for working in Europe.
• No criminal convictions due to security clearances required by airport authorities.

Responsibilities

• Check installation of equipment to ensure correct standards.
• Perform testing of systems as per commissioning documents.
• Conduct PLC data input tests and verify operation.
• Set up field devices and troubleshoot any issues.
• Produce documentation such as RAMs and test reports.
• Attend site progress meetings and represent the business.

Skills

Control system experience

PLC programming

Fault finding

Documentation skills

Education

HND or above in electrical or control engineering

Job description

Overview

Commissioning Engineer – London (Hillingdon and surrounding area)

c£70k + overtime + generous benefits. Our client, established for more than 30 years, is a market leader in innovative and bespoke integrated systems for the transportation, airport and power infrastructure industries. They seek experienced Commissioning Engineer professionals to join their team of electrical and control engineers delivering end-to-end control system solutions.

Working a combination of days and nights, the role collaborates with the Hillingdon-based project team and development engineers during the commissioning stages of multiple projects, ensuring a smooth handover to the customer. Ideally, candidates will have a background in the control system industry.

Responsibilities

• Checking installation of equipment is to the correct standard prior to starting testing.
• Performing testing of a system according to the Installation and Commissioning Test document.
• PLC data input tests including verification of operation to and from plant and field devices into PLCs.
• Field device set-up.
• Performing site acceptance tests, fault find and correction of any PLC code or wiring issues.
• Producing documentation such as RAMs; test documentation; weekly progress reports etc.
• Attending site progress meetings, toolbox talks etc. and providing professional representation of the business especially during client-facing test conditions.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years relevant commissioning work experience.
• Qualified to at least HND level or above in electrical or control engineering.
• Full UK driving licence.
• EDU/EEA/Swiss passport for working in Europe.
• No criminal convictions due to security clearances required by airport authorities.

Benefits

In addition to a generous salary negotiable based on experience, benefits include 33 floating holidays to take when you like with entitlement increasing by an additional 2 days every 5 years, paid overtime, a company performance-related bonus, Health & Wellbeing benefits, Pension scheme, Anniversary celebrations and social events, as well as a Flexible working hours scheme.

How to apply

Contact the Service Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your cv in confidence to for further details