Electrical Controls Engineer – Cheshire / North West – System Integrator – Permanent – £40-55k

Samuel Frank Associates Ltd; Amesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Samuel Frank Associates Ltd in Cheshire seeks an Electrical Controls Engineer to ensure all builds and installations meet the company's standards, with clear technical accountability.

This role suits engineers from end-user environments, including drives/ PLC bias, who can contribute across site surveys, drawings review, panel specification, and FAT testing. The position is office-based with occasional customer-site visits and requires a UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Experience specifying, configuring and/or commissioning variable speed drives.
• Familiar with motor starters DOL, Star/Delta or Soft Start.
• Working knowledge of BS7671 IET Wiring Regulations.
• Working knowledge of BS EN 60204-1 Machinery Safety Standards.

Responsibilities

• Survey customer sites to determine electrical and control solutions (typically day trips in the North West and Midlands).
• Review drawings and specify panels, cable routes, power and networking for panel builders.
• Work across PLC, HMI and Variable Speed Drives platforms.
• Conduct FATs.
• Prepare cost proposals including hardware specifications and pricing.
• Mainly office based.

Skills

Variable Speed Drives

Motor Starters DOL/Star-Delta/Soft-启动

BS7671 Wiring Regs

BS EN 60204-1 Machinery Safety

Job description

Electrical Controls Engineer – Cheshire / North West – System Integrator – Permanent – £40-55k

Cheshire, North West

Permanent

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an Electrical Controls Engineer to join a Cheshire based systems integrator. The successful Engineer will ensure everything is built and installed to the company’s standards, providing technical accountability.

Please note this isn’t a design or programming focused role, so an Electrical Controls Engineer who’s worked in an end-user environment could be well suited. Electrical Control Engineers who are drives / PLC biased or EC&I biased, could be equally well suited too.

Key aspects of the Electrical Controls Engineer position include;

• Electrical Controls Engineers will need a UK driving licence and be able to work in the UK without sponsorship
• Surveying customer sites to determine electrical and control solutions (typically day trips in the North West and Midlands) –estimate one site visit per week; most customers are within a 2-hour drive of the office
• Review drawings, specifying control panels, cable and containment routes, power and networking and provide to panel builders
• Able to work across multiple technology platforms including PLC, HMI & Variable Speed Drives
• Conduct FATs
• Preparation of cost proposals; including specifying hardware, costing hardware and electrical equipment
• Electrical Controls Engineer will be mainly office based

Electrical Controls Engineer will have some of the following technical experience;

• Experience specifying, configuring and/or commissioning Variable Speed Drives
• Familiar with Motor Starters DOL, Star/Delta/Soft Start
• Working Knowledge of BS7671 IET Wiring regulations
• Working Knowledge of BS EN 60204-1 Machinery Safety Standards

The office location is commutable from most of Cheshire, including places such as Manchester, Liverpool, Runcorn, Warrington, Stockport, Widnes, Chester and Northwich.

Electrical Controls Engineer – Cheshire / North West – System Integrator – Permanent – £40-55k