Controls Engineer: PLC, Safety & Automation Expert

Proactive Technical Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Pension scheme

Training and development

Overtime paid or time off in lieu

Hybrid working flexibility

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to join its controls department. This role involves designing, developing, testing and commissioning PLC, HMI and safety software for industrial machinery and automation projects, from concept through to customer handover.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years of PLC programming experience, strong Siemens TIA Portal/S7 or Rockwell Studio 5000 skills, and a track record of fault finding, documentation and site commissioning, with

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience writing PLC software in industrial automation or machinery.
• Strong experience with Siemens TIA Portal/S7 and/or Rockwell Studio 5000.
• Experience writing, testing and commissioning safety-related control software.
• Experience configuring and commissioning VFDs, fieldbus networks and industrial control hardware.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and translate them into working control software.
• Practical fault-finding during build, test and site commissioning.
• Clear technical documentation experience (FDS, O&M).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office for documentation and communication.
• Clear written and verbal English communication with UK-based customers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop control software for Siemens TIA Portal/S7 and/or Rockwell Studio 5000-based systems.
• Support legacy systems (Siemens S7 Classic, STL/IL).
• Write PLC software from first principles for industrial machinery and automation projects.
• Develop and test safety software and validate against safety matrix and project requirements.
• Configure and commission VFDs, servo drives, motion systems, fieldbus networks and remote I/O.
• Work with ProfiNet, Profibus, EtherNet/IP or similar protocols.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, I/O schedules and FDS.
• Carry out electrical and control-system fault finding, including basic multimeter checks.
• Create and maintain project documentation (FDS, test docs, commissioning notes, O&M).
• Collaborate with project managers, electrical designers, panel build, installation and commissioning teams.
• Commission systems on customer sites, including weekend work and overnight stays.

Skills

PLC programming

Siemens TIA Portal/S7

Rockwell Studio 5000

Safety software

VFDs and motion systems

Electrical drawings

Fault finding

Technical documentation

MS Office

English communication

UK driving licence

Right to work in UK

Tools

Siemens S7 Classic

STL/IL code

Job description

Proactive Global is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to join its controls department. This role involves designing, developing, testing and commissioning PLC, HMI and safety software for industrial machinery and automation projects, from concept through to customer handover.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years of PLC programming experience, strong Siemens TIA Portal/S7 or Rockwell Studio 5000 skills, and a track record of fault finding, documentation and site commissioning, with