Senior Control Systems Engineer - Lead Automation & Commissioning

MARCH; Daresbury; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Enhanced pension contribution

Internal training

Wellbeing initiatives

Career progression opportunities

Employee discount schemes

Job summary

MARCH seeks a Senior Control Engineer to join our engineering team at our state-of-the-art facility in Daresbury, Cheshire. You will lead the design, development and commissioning of advanced control and automation systems across multiple industries.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, client liaison, and delivering projects to budget, safety and programme targets, with clear opportunities for career progression in a growing business.

Qualifications

• Degree in control, automation or electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Member of a relevant engineering/professional body (e.g., MIET); Chartered status desirable.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in the control and automation industry.
• Proven track record delivering control solutions in sectors such as Food, Utilities, FMCG, Process or Materials Handling.
• Strong technical leadership and project engineering experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly motivated and capable of operating at a senior technical level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to all stages of the project lifecycle, ensuring high‑quality technical delivery.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers and sharing best practices.
• Build strong client relationships through effective technical communication, presentations and documentation.
• Take ownership of technical tasks and projects, delivering to budget, quality, safety and programme expectations.
• Produce and review specifications, design documents and engineering reports.
• Develop, configure and implement control system application software across multiple platforms.
• Conduct testing and commissioning activities in live operational environments.
• Maintain consistently high engineering standards throughout the design and delivery process.
• Lead or work within multi‑disciplinary teams, adapting to a variety of environments.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s Integrated Management System.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and support the development of the wider engineering community

Skills

Control systems

HMI & SCADA

Industrial OT

Project engineering

Education

Degree in control, automation or electrical engineering

MIET membership

Chartered status desirable

Tools

HMI/SCADA platforms

MES platforms

Data analysis / IT/database integration

Job description

MARCH seeks a Senior Control Engineer to join our engineering team at our state-of-the-art facility in Daresbury, Cheshire. You will lead the design, development and commissioning of advanced control and automation systems across multiple industries.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, client liaison, and delivering projects to budget, safety and programme targets, with clear opportunities for career progression in a growing business.