Control & Automation Engineer — Petrochemical Process Excellence

Wolviston Management Services; Redcar; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Pension 17% employer contribution

26 days' annual leave + 8 holidays

Private health insurance

BUPA dental cover

Job summary

Wolviston Management Services is recruiting for a Control & Automation Engineer to join their Process Engineering & Automation team at Teesside facilities. You will lead development and implementation of control strategies across PLC, SIS and DCS, driving safety, reliability and efficiency improvements.

The role invites candidates with a degree in Process Engineering, Instrumentation, Control Engineering or equivalent, and experience across industrial automation systems.

Qualifications

• Strong background in control and automation within process industries.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a related engineering field.
• Experience with multiple control systems and change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement control strategies across PLC, SIS and DCS.
• Lead reliability investigations and support plant performance improvements.
• Analyse plant data to identify safety, capacity and efficiency gains.
• Collaborate with OT, Instrument/Electrical and DCS teams on upgrades.
• Ensure automation security protocols and best-practice sharing.

Skills

Control & Automation background

Process control experience

Troubleshooting leadership

Education

Degree in Process Engineering or Instrumentation or Control Engineering

Instrument Apprenticeship considered equivalent

Tools

Honeywell Experion DCS

Siemens S7

Rockwell PLCs

Schneider Triconex SIS

Sella Controls HIMA

Emerson DeltaV DCS

AspenTech ACP products

Job description

Wolviston Management Services is recruiting for a Control & Automation Engineer to join their Process Engineering & Automation team at Teesside facilities. You will lead development and implementation of control strategies across PLC, SIS and DCS, driving safety, reliability and efficiency improvements.

The role invites candidates with a degree in Process Engineering, Instrumentation, Control Engineering or equivalent, and experience across industrial automation systems.