Senior Automation, SCADA & Controls Engineer

AMP Clean Energy; Bridge of Allan; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Employer pension contribution

GP services access

Wellbeing tools

Job summary

AMP Clean Energy is seeking a Principal Automation, Controls & SCADA Engineer to act as the in‑house technical authority for controls across our battery, power generation and heat portfolio. This hands‑on leadership role sets standards, guides design, and ensures safe, reliable control systems across multiple assets.

You will lead, coach, and collaborate with Engineering, Operations and Maintenance teams, driving governance, field‑oriented problem solving and continuous improvement in control

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Electrical, Control or Instrumentation plus five years’ relevant discipline engineering experience.
• Strong practical experience of control and instrumentation systems, including design, commissioning, fault finding, rectification and maintenance in an operational environment.
• Experience defining or standardising control system architectures, platforms, coding approaches and control philosophies across multiple assets or sites.
• Experience integrating control systems with SCADA, BMS, third‑party platforms and remote monitoring systems, with the ability to challenge OEM and supplier solutions.
• Experience developing, implementing or governing engineering standards, procedures, compliance frameworks and assurance processes.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve AMP’s controls standards and compliance framework across the asset portfolio.
• Design, specify and standardise control system architectures for new and existing assets (SCADA, BMS, third‑party systems).
• Provide technical assurance through design, procurement, construction and commissioning, challenging suppliers where needed.
• Apply practical field experience to commissioning, witness testing and fault investigations to ensure operability and maintainability.
• Benchmark existing control systems and shape long‑term controls strategy for software, hardware, coding standards and control philosophies.

Skills

Control systems

Instrumentation

SCADA integration

Commissioning

Governance & standards

Education

Electrical/Control/Instrumentation Engineering degree

Tools

SCADA

BMS

IEC 62443 cybersecurity

Job description

AMP Clean Energy is seeking a Principal Automation, Controls & SCADA Engineer to act as the in‑house technical authority for controls across our battery, power generation and heat portfolio. This hands‑on leadership role sets standards, guides design, and ensures safe, reliable control systems across multiple assets.

You will lead, coach, and collaborate with Engineering, Operations and Maintenance teams, driving governance, field‑oriented problem solving and continuous improvement in control