Controls Engineer

Lord Search & Selection; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Agri-Tech company in Tyseley is seeking an experienced Controls/Automation Engineer. In this role, you will develop PLC/HMI code, manage automation projects, and drive digitalisation efforts. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical/Control Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience, preferably on complex M&E projects. The role offers a competitive salary of around £65,000 pa plus an extensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Controls/Automation Engineer on complex M&E projects.
• Deep PLC programming expertise in Siemens TIA Portal or Allen-Bradley Studio 5000.
• Strong project management skills to manage multiple streams.

Responsibilities

• Develop PLC/HMI/SCADA code for highly automated systems.
• Create modular software blocks and reusable libraries.
• Produce FDS, risk assessments, RAMS, and manage hardware standardisation.

Skills

PLC programming expertise

Strong project management

Experience with digital twins/simulation

Automation design

Education

Degree in Electrical/Control Engineering

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Allen-Bradley Studio 5000

Job description

Next Generation Agri-Tech
Birmingham
c. £65,000 pa + Extensive and Competitive Package

Company

This state-of-the-art Agri-Tech / Bio-Technology business works with cutting-edge equipment, technologies and processes to deliver best-in-class, sustainable food production equipment and processes to the global consumer market. It partners with leading distributors and suppliers across the UK and Europe, and its purpose-built facility is a modern engineering showcase and the next generation of food production process.

This is a career-defining, highly technology role.

Mission

• Own the creation of a best-in-class software roadmap & standardised, modular PLC/HMI/Drive architecture
• Drive digitalisation: full simulation modelling & digital twin validation before any code leaves the building
• Design systems that slash OPEX for clients through extreme automation and reliability
• Lead the shift to repeatable, deskilled global deployment of multi-megawatt Agi-Tech systems

Day-to-day

• Develop PLC/HMI/SCADA code (Siemens TIA Portal & Rockwell essential, others welcome) for highly automated systems
• Create modular software blocks, node maps, and reusable libraries
• Run simulation & HiL testing to prove code before FAT
• Produce FDS, risk assessments, RAMS, and drive hardware standardisation
• Manage subcontractors (panel build, site wiring, commissioning) for cost & timeline
• Support FAT/SAT and occasional site commissioning/fault-finding
• Build the "lessons learnt" culture so we never make the same mistake twice

You’ll thrive here if you have:

• 5+ years as a Controls/Automation Engineer on complex M&E projects (manufacturing plants, food processing, data centres, pharma, or similar)
• Deep PLC programming expertise - Siemens TIA Portal and/or Allen-Bradley Studio 5000
• Experience of modular/repeatable automation design digital twins/simulation
• Strong project management – able to run multiple streams and subcontractors
• Degree in Electrical/Control Engineering or equivalent

This is the role for the Controls Engineer who wants to look back in 10 years and say "I standardised the way the world now builds this technology".

Strictly confidential – your application comes direct to us as the retained search partner.

Apply and please quote job reference number 10205.