Controls & Systems Engineer

Orbia group; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Controls and Systems Engineer, where your expertise will drive the optimization of process control systems. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of operations while managing cyber security measures across the site. This position offers the opportunity to lead engineering projects and implement innovative solutions that enhance operational performance. If you are passionate about making a difference in a dynamic environment and thrive on challenges, this role is perfect for you. Bring your skills to a company that values purpose and inclusivity, and contribute to impactful projects that advance life around the world.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Controls/Systems Engineer in continuous process control.
• Degree in controls, electronics, or electrical engineering required.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering and maintenance of control systems for safe operations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory controls and optimize production.

Skills

Continuous Process Control

Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems

Engineering Management

Troubleshooting

Project Management

Education

B Eng (Hons) Degree in Electrical/Control Engineering

Certification in SIS (e.g. TUV FSEng)

Tools

Delta-V DCS

Allen Bradley PLCs

Microsoft Office

Job description

You are purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. That’s the spirit of the community you’ll find at Orbia: where the purpose to advance life around the world drives our global team of over 23,000 every single day.

From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation, and healthcare, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better. Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for.

Fluor and Energy Materials, an Orbia business, is looking for a Controls and Systems Engineer to be based at Runcorn, Cheshire, UK.

Main Purpose

Provide hands-on technical support and overall management of engineering and maintenance requirements related to basic process control systems (BPCS), safety instrumented systems (SIS), and process information management systems (PIMS) across the Runcorn site, to facilitate safe and cost-effective operations. This includes managing Cyber Security for Industrial Automated Control Systems (IACS) at Rocksavage Site UK.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all local and corporate regulatory controls to deliver control systems which are Cyber secure to prevent Process Safety catastrophic events due to a Cyber-attack whilst ensuring production is optimized by efficient utilization of Control systems.
• Manage the day-to-day engineering, maintenance and troubleshooting requirements related to BPCS, SIS, and PIMS to ensure safe and cost-effective operation of plants and assets.
• Manage access control, back-ups, and crash recovery for BPCS, SIS, and PLC/HMI systems to minimize downtime, adverse SHE impacts, or costs associated with failures.
• Propose, manage, and implement modifications and capital projects related to or involving elements related to BPCS, SIS, or PIMS across the site as and when required. Participate in the engineering of and ensure safe and cost-effective delivery of BPCS and SIS elements of major capital projects (including influencing technology selection and specification).
• Technical focal point for DCS systems contract and PIMS contracts across the site to ensure efficient and effective delivery of scheduled and breakdown services and value for money.
• Identify specific improvement opportunities, get these incorporated into capital programs, recommend and lead the implementation/commissioning of subsequent projects to deliver direct benefit to the business.
• Technical lead for regulatory visits to audit Control Systems and Safety Critical alarm and shutdown data.

Qualifications

Minimum: B Eng (Hons) Degree in electrical/control engineering or equivalent experience in this engineering discipline.

Desirable: Certification in SIS (e.g. TUV FSEng to be achieved for SIL1 and above management).

Knowledge/ Experience Required

• 5 years plus experience as a Controls and/or Systems Engineer in a continuous process control environment.
• Professional engineer with a degree in controls, electronics, or electrical engineering.
• Proven expertise on Delta-V DCS and SIS systems would be desirable.
• Excellent knowledge of process control principles and their application.
• Good working knowledge of safety instrumented systems and their application.
• Experience on Allen Bradley PLCs would be desirable.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
• Experience of the chemicals, petrochemicals, or oil and gas industry would be desirable.
• cGMP experience/formal training and understanding of COMAH would be desirable.

Behaviours that can help you succeed at Orbia:

• Develop yourself & Others
• Drive Results
• Provide Vision & Direction

We welcome purpose-driven dreamers, doers, and builders, recognizing that it takes difference to make a difference. If you’re ready to bring your skills, talents, and perspective to moving your career, the company, people, and the planet forward, we’d like to hear from you.

We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives. We are dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that supports the needs of all our employees regardless of their role, location, identity, and background.