Control & Automation Engineer

Wolviston Management Services; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Pension 17%

26 days leave

Health insurance

Dental cover

Job summary

Wolviston Management Services is seeking a skilled Control & Automation Engineer to join their Process Engineering & Automation team at Teesside facilities. The role focuses on developing and implementing control strategies across PLC, SIS, and DCS, improving safety, reliability, and performance in a major process plant.

The ideal candidate brings a strong Control & Automation background in a process/petrochemical setting, with experience in DCS/PLC systems and PES change control.

Qualifications

• Degree in Process Engineering, Instrumentation or Control Engineering, or related discipline with extensive process control experience.
• Experience in petrochemical/complex industrial environments is highly valued.
• Beyond-degree trade qualifications with significant control experience also considered.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist Control Engineering support and complex troubleshooting
• Developing and implementing control strategies to improve plant performance
• Analysing plant data to identify opportunities to improve safety, capacity, reliability and efficiency
• Supporting plant optimisation and performance assurance
• Leading reliability investigations relating to process and control issues
• Managing Programmable Electronic Systems (PES) change control
• Collaborating with DCS, Instrument/Electrical and OT Infrastructure Engineers
• Supporting the implementation of Automation Security protocols
• Sharing and adopting best practice through internal and external technical networks

Skills

Process engineering

Control engineering

Instrumentation

Petrochemical industry

Education

Degree in Process Engineering

Degree in Instrumentation

Instrument Apprenticeship

Tools

Honeywell Experion DCS

Siemens S7 PLC

Rockwell PLC

Schneider Triconex SIS

Emerson DeltaV

AspenTech

Job description

Wolviston Management Services is delighted to be supporting our client with the recruitment of a Control & Automation Engineer to join their Process Engineering & Automation team at their Teesside facilities.

This is an excellent permanent opportunity for an experienced Control, Automation, Instrumentation or Process Engineer to join a major process manufacturing organisation, offering a highly competitive salary alongside an exceptional benefits package.

The Role

Working across complex petrochemical facilities on Teesside, you will provide Control Engineering expertise to Operations teams and play a key role in improving plant safety, reliability, efficiency and performance.

You will lead the development and implementation of control strategies across a range of industrial automation systems, including PLC, SIS and DCS, while supporting Advanced Process Control schemes and critical manufacturing information systems.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing specialist Control Engineering support and complex troubleshooting
• Developing and implementing control strategies to improve plant performance
• Analysing plant data to identify opportunities to improve safety, capacity, reliability and efficiency
• Supporting plant optimisation and performance assurance
• Leading reliability investigations relating to process and control issues
• Managing Programmable Electronic Systems (PES) change control
• Working closely with DCS, Instrument/Electrical and OT Infrastructure Engineers
• Supporting the implementation of Automation Security protocols
• Sharing and adopting best practice through internal and external technical networks

About You

Ideally, you will hold a degree in Process Engineering, Instrumentation, Control Engineering or a related discipline. Alternatively, applications are welcomed from candidates with a relevant trade qualification, such as an Instrument Apprenticeship, combined with significant Process Control experience.

Experience or knowledge of some of the following would be particularly beneficial:

• Honeywell Experion DCS
• Siemens S7 / Rockwell PLCs
• Schneider Triconex SIS
• Sella Controls HIMA systems
• Emerson DeltaV DCS / SIS
• AspenTech advanced control and information management products

You don't necessarily need experience across every system listed; we're particularly interested in candidates with a strong Control & Automation background gained within a process, petrochemical, chemical or similarly complex industrial environment.

Excellent Benefits

Alongside a competitive salary within the petrochemical sector, the package includes:

• Performance-related bonus
• Excellent pension - 17% employer contribution
• 26 days' annual leave plus 8 public holidays
• Private health insurance
• BUPA dental cover