Controls Projects Engineer

Macstaff; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a reputable controls and instrumentation firm as a Controls Projects Engineer. You'll manage technical projects related to PLC systems within a friendly office environment. An excellent opportunity for hands-on engineers looking to progress in a supportive setting, offering competitive salary and generous benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private healthcare scheme

Pension plan

Cycle to work scheme

Free tea/coffee and fruit

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in PLC configuration and application software development.
• Experience in planning and delivering technical projects.
• Current UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Manage PLC based system design and consultancy projects.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and specifications.
• Conduct site commissioning tasks.

Skills

PLC configuration

Application software development

Project management

Communication

Industrial communications protocol configuration

Education

HNC / HND / Degree in a relevant engineering discipline

TUV Functional Safety certification

Tools

PLC software (ABB AC500-S, Siemens S7-Failsafe)

HMI / SCADA software (Siemens WinCC / DeltaV)

Job description

You will like

Technical management of controls projects from HQ near Poole Dorset within a specialist controls & instrumentation firm, known for process safety solutions. This includes design and manufacturing of controls , engineering services and systems integration for key clients in oil & gas, renewable energy and utilities. They have an excellent reputation as a first class engineering firm and an employer of choice.

You will like

The Controls Projects Engineer job itself where you will work amongst our small team of engineers, contract support staff and our admin team, in a friendly office environment located between Poole & Bournemouth, Dorset with occasional requirement to attend meetings and provide pre/post commissioning support for systems at customer s sites.

The role will manage PLC based system design and consultancy projects (circa GBP10K to GBP200K in size) from point of sale, through initial design and manufacture, to site commissioning. Being customer facing, great communication skills from a technical and commercial perspective, are essential. You will be responsible for a wide range of engineering design and project management tasks, with importance placed heavily on reading and interpreting technical documents to include industry standards, client specifications, P&IDs, logic diagrams.

More specifically:

• Ensuring that standards, specifications and guidelines pertaining to the Instrumentation and Control discipline conform to the requirements of relevant industry legislation, standards and guidance.
• Effective prioritisation of operations support / own projects and tasks to ensure on time delivery and within budget.
• General control of project work, including look-ahead planning, control of project budgets and schedules, change control, estimating activities, project document management and progress reporting.
• Review of client s specifications and other national / international standards to ensure project compliance. • Development of functional requirements specifications for control systems, SIS, F&G and instrumentation.
• PLC, HMI & SCADA application software development
• Participation in design reviews, including HAZOP / LOPA, hazardous area, etc.
• Interfacing with client engineering representatives.
• Participation in site commissioning tasks.

You will have

To be successful as Controls Projects Engineer, you will have

• HNC / HND / Degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or an equivalent level of engineering experience in a similar role, is essential.
• TUV Functional Safety certification would be preferred but not essential as a development pathway will be provided.
• A minimum of 5 years experience PLC configuration and application software development. (e.g. ABB AC500-S / 800xA HI, Emerson DeltaV SIS, Triconex, HIMA F60 / HiQuad X, Siemens S7-Failsafe, Allen Bradley ControlLogix / GuardLogix)
• HMI / SCADA configuration o (e.g. Siemens WinCC / PCS7 / Emerson DeltaV)
• Industrial communications o System architectural design and selection / configuration of appropriate protocols (e.g., Profinet / Profibus / Modbus TCP & RTU / OPC etc.)
• The ability to conduct site surveys and brownfield verification of existing control systems and field instrumentation is required.
• Experience in the planning and delivery of technical projects is essential.
• Current UK driving license is essential

You will get

As Controls Projects Engineer, you will enjoy a competitive salary GBP45K-GBP55K Neg+ Package

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• private healthcare scheme for employees with options to add spouse and any dependents
• sickness policy
• pension
• parking on site
• free tea/coffe and fruit
• cycle to work scheme
• Lovely working environment, has a family feel.

You can apply

To Controls Projects Engineer by pushing the button on this job posting (recommended), or by sending CV in confidence to (url removed)

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