Control System Design Engineer

Morson Edge; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge in Warrington seeks a Control System Design Engineer to lead the control systems discipline on a major project. Hybrid working, with 2–3 days per week at Hinton House, Warrington, and occasional visits to Glasgow Design Offices and System Integrator sites.

The role involves governance over the system integrator, ensuring the control system design meets Sellafield requirements, nuclear safety standards, and operational needs across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Deliver industrial control systems projects.
• Produce or review URS, SDD and SSS documents.
• Support FAT, CAT and commissioning activities.

Responsibilities

• Act as Control Systems Lead and Intelligent Client for the project.
• Provide technical oversight from detailed design through testing, commissioning and handover.
• Coordinate with System Integrator and stakeholders to ensure design conformance and timely delivery.
• Ensure control system design meets Sellafield requirements and safety standards throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

PLC and SCADA systems

Industrial networks

Servo motion control

Control system lifecycle

Verification & validation

Education

HNC or equivalent

Tools

CONCISE

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Control System Design Engineer based in Warrington.

Hybrid Working, with a minimum of 2 to 3 days a week at Hinton House, Warrington, Cheshire. Occasional visits to Glasgow Design Offices and the System Integrator shall also be required.

Hours: 37 hours over 4 ½ days a week

The CE&I Design Engineer will act as the Control Systems Lead and Intelligent Client for the Project, providing technical leadership and governance over the development and delivery of the control system solution by an appointed System Integrator.

The role is responsible for ensuring the control system design meets Sellafield requirements, nuclear safety requirements, operational needs, and applicable standards throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will provide technical oversight through detailed design, implementation, testing, commissioning and handover.

This role does not involve software development but focuses on specification, technical assurance, design review, stakeholder engagement, and acceptance of the delivered system.

However, the role does require the production of detailed functional/operational requirements to support the Contract with the chosen System Integrator.

This will be done using the using the Sellafield Limited design specification tool CONCISE.

ESSENTIAL

• Academic Qualification: HNC or equivalent
• Security Clearance: BPSS (British Citizenship required and not to have worked outside the UK during the past 5 years)

EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience delivering industrial control systems projects.
• Experience acting as an Intelligent Client, Design Authority representative, Lead Engineer, or Technical Assurance Engineer.
• Experience managing System Integrator or third-party design organisations.

Strong working knowledge of:

• PLC and SCADA systems
• Industrial communications networks
• Servo motion Control
• Control system lifecycle delivery
• Verification and validation processes

Experience producing or reviewing:

• User Requirements Specifications (URS)
• System Definition Documents (SDD)
• Software System Specifications (SSS)
• Test Specifications Experience supporting FAT, CAT and commissioning activities.

DESIRABLE

• Professional Qualification: Incorporated Engineer
• Working knowledge of the Sellafield Limited design specification tool CONCISE
• Security Clearance: SC