Lead Controls Systems Engineer

Logan Lewis; North East; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the North East is seeking an experienced Senior Control Engineer to lead a team focused on providing technical support in the Offshore Energy sector. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, experience with control systems, and excellent customer service skills. You will be responsible for managing engineers and ensuring customer needs are met promptly and professionally.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background with technical knowledge of Control, Automation and Safety Systems.
• Experience in design, programming, and support of industrial control systems.
• Ability to manage and develop a small team of Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Control Engineers.
• Provide technical support and resolve control system issues.
• Manage workload efficiently to ensure high customer satisfaction.

Skills

Control Systems

Customer Service

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

HMI Systems

SCADA Systems

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Rockwell Platforms

Mitsubishi Platforms

Variable Speed Drives

Job description

Overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Control Engineer to lead our Service Control Engineers. The successful candidate will manage a team of Control Engineers in providing Technical Support & aftersales care for our products in the Offshore Energy sector; ensuring clients\' needs are met in a professional & timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and development of a small team of Control Engineers.
• Providing Technical support, investigation and resolution of Control System related issues across a wide range of our products.
• Implementing upgrades and updates to existing equipment.
• Ensuring customers are well supported in their service needs and technical issues are resolved quickly and efficiently to maintain high customer satisfaction.
• Efficient management & prioritisation of workload for the Engineers.
• Delivering a high standard of work in line with our Software quality control procedures.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background with a thorough technical knowledge of Control, Automation and Safety Systems and equipment.
• Appropriate Computer/Engineering related qualification (degree/HND) or comparable industrial experience.
• Experience in: Design of control & automation systems; Programming of PLC, HMI & SCADA systems; Commissioning, Testing and Client Support of industrial control systems; Involvement throughout the whole project lifecycle, from design through coding to testing, installation and documentation; Management & Development of a small team of Engineers.
• Working for clients in the marine, subsea, oil & gas and renewables market.
• Recent experience of a similar role in a bespoke engineering environment / providing service support.
• Role requires a mixture of working from our onsite facility in the North East and other client sites / vessels around the world.
• Experience of working to ISO9001 or equivalent in a project based organisation.
• A high level of competence with IT systems and tools.
• Excellent Customer Service skills.
• Location: UK resident, residing within the local area. Visa sponsorship and relocation packages are not available.

Desirable Skills / Attributes

• Experience of Siemens TIA Portal / Unified (preferred).
• Experience of Rockwell or Mitsubishi platforms.
• Experience of configuring & commissioning Variable Speed Drives (Siemens, Nidec & ABB).
• Previous experience within the Marine / Offshore / Subsea environment.
• Knowledge & experience of relevant functional safety standards (IEC61508, IEC61511, IEC13849).
• Chartered Engineer status.
• Availability to travel at short notice.