Lead Industrial Control Systems Engineer - PLC/SCADA (Hybrid)

Meritus

Glasgow

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
28 days holiday
Pension plan
Private medical insurance
Career development
Major UK projects
Membership support

Job summary

Meritus is seeking a Lead Control Systems Engineer to drive PLC, SCADA and automation delivery for critical UK energy projects. You will provide technical leadership across the full engineering lifecycle, collaborating with PMs, electrical and software teams to architect, design, test and handover control systems.

The role covers requirements capture, architecture development, software design and commissioning across Schneider, Siemens and Rockwell platforms, with a strong emphasis on robust

Qualifications

  • Proven experience delivering industrial control systems across full lifecycle.
  • Strong PLC programming across major platforms.
  • Experience with SCADA/HMI and OT cybersecurity awareness.
  • Knowledge of industrial communications (Modbus, OPC UA, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, PROFIBUS, MQTT).
  • Excellent stakeholder management and customer engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for PLC/SCADA/industrial automation delivery.
  • Develop control philosophies, architectures and design specs.
  • Lead PLC software development and technical assurance.
  • Design SCADA/HMI solutions with alarms, trends and reporting.
  • Ensure robust industrial communications implementations.
  • Coordinate cross-disciplinary engineering activities and governance.

Skills

PLC programming
SCADA systems
Industrial automation
Industrial cybersecurity
Project leadership
Stakeholder management
Driving licence
Travel readiness

Education

Degree in Control Systems / Automation / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Schneider Electric platform
Siemens PLC
Rockwell Automation
AVEVA System Platform
WinCC / TIA Portal

Job description

Meritus is seeking a Lead Control Systems Engineer to drive PLC, SCADA and automation delivery for critical UK energy projects. You will provide technical leadership across the full engineering lifecycle, collaborating with PMs, electrical and software teams to architect, design, test and handover control systems.

The role covers requirements capture, architecture development, software design and commissioning across Schneider, Siemens and Rockwell platforms, with a strong emphasis on robust

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