EC&I / Control Systems Engineer - Lincolnshire

RecruitMe; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

7.5% pension contribution

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Training and professional development

Job summary

RecruitMe is recruiting an EC&I / Control Systems Engineer to work on biogas and renewables across the UK, applying Siemens Step7 Classic, TIA Portal and WinCC SCADA expertise.

You will diagnose faults in instrumentation and PLC/SCADA, calibrate sensors, tune loops, modify Siemens Step7 and WinCC projects, and support commissioning and safety systems on live plants. This specialist role offers autonomy to improve reliability, safety and plant performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on instrumentation, calibration, loop checking and fault-finding capability.
• Experience modifying and diagnosing PLC-based control systems.
• Industrial communications and OT environments.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing complex instrumentation, PLC, SCADA and control-system faults.
• Calibrating pressure, temperature, flow, level and gas-analysis instrumentation.
• Completing instrument loop checks, loop tuning and process-control optimisation.
• Modifying and maintaining Siemens Step7 Classic and TIA Portal PLC systems.
• Supporting and developing Siemens WinCC SCADA systems.
• Working with virtualised control environments, including VMware or Hyper-V.
• Supporting DCS and Safety Instrumented Systems, including testing and proof testing.
• Commissioning instrumentation and automation systems for new plants and upgrades.
• Troubleshooting industrial networks: Profibus, Profinet, Modbus, Ethernet, OPC.

Skills

EC&I experience

Siemens Step7 Classic

TIA Portal

WinCC SCADA

Instrument calibration

Fault diagnosis

Loop tuning

Industrial networks

Virtual machines

P&IDs interpretation

Education

HNC/HND/Advanced apprenticeship in Electrical/Automation

Tools

Siemens Step7 Classic

TIA Portal

WinCC

VMware/Hyper-V

Job description

We’re recruiting: EC&I / Control Systems Engineer

Up to £60,000 + Up to 15% Bonus + Company Car + 12% Bonus

Are you a genuine Control & Instrumentation specialist with hands‑on experience of Siemens Step7 Classic, TIA Portal and WinCC SCADA?

The package

• Salary up to £60,000, depending on experience
• Bonus of up to 15%
• Company car
• 7.5% company pension contribution
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Training and professional development
• Exposure to operational plants, upgrades, commissioning, carbon capture and new renewable-energy projects

We’re recruiting for a growing renewable‑energy business developing and operating biogas plants across the UK, with an expanding portfolio of plant upgrades, new projects and carbon‑capture technology.

This is a specialist controls role—not a general maintenance position with occasional PLC exposure. You’ll combine practical instrumentation expertise with control systems engineering, supporting operational plants, commissioning projects and automation improvements.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Diagnosing complex instrumentation, PLC, SCADA and control‑system faults
• Calibrating pressure, temperature, flow, level and gas‑analysis instrumentation
• Completing instrument loop checks, loop tuning and process‑control optimisation
• Modifying and maintaining Siemens Step7 Classic and TIA Portal PLC systems
• Supporting and developing Siemens WinCC SCADA systems
• Working with virtualised control environments, including VMware or Hyper‑V
• Supporting DCS and Safety Instrumented Systems, including testing and proof testing
• Commissioning instrumentation and automation systems for new plants and upgrades
• Troubleshooting industrial networks, including Profibus, Profinet, Modbus, Ethernet and OPC
• Supporting functional safety, HAZOP, LOPA, DSEAR and engineering change processes
• Improving plant reliability, performance and operational visibility

What we’re looking for

You’ll need strong EC&I experience gained within a highly automated process or heavy‑industrial environment such as power generation, Energy from Waste, chemical processing, petrochemical, oil and gas, renewable energy or utilities.

Essential experience includes:

• HNC, HND, advanced apprenticeship or equivalent in Electrical, Control, Instrumentation or Automation Engineering
• Strong hands‑on instrumentation, calibration, loop checking and fault‑finding capability
• Practical experience modifying and diagnosing PLC‑based control systems
• Siemens Step7 Classic and TIA Portal
• Siemens WinCC SCADA
• DCS and/or Safety Instrumented Systems
• Instrumentation and control‑system commissioning
• Industrial communications and OT environments
• Virtual machines within industrial control systems
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, control schematics and engineering documentation

Experience of CompEx, ATEX, DSEAR, hazardous areas, Functional Safety, SIL, PCS7, IEC 62443, Beckhoff, Wago, Codesys or PI/OSIsoft would be highly advantageous.

This is a rare opportunity to become a key controls specialist within a growing renewable‑energy business. You’ll have the autonomy to solve complex engineering problems and directly influence plant safety, reliability and performance.

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