Senior Control Systems Lead: PLC/SCADA & Automation

Meritus; Stone; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

28 days holiday + bank holidays

6.5% matched pension

Private Medical Insurance

Professional development

Major UK energy projects

Membership support

Job summary

Meritus seeks a Lead Control Systems Engineer to drive PLC, SCADA and automation projects for the UK energy sector. You will provide technical leadership across the full lifecycle, from requirements capture to commissioning, across Schneider, Siemens and Rockwell platforms.

The role is based in Stone, Staffordshire with hybrid on-site presence 2-3 days per week. You will mentor engineers, manage safety and cybersecurity considerations, and engage with customers and cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering industrial control systems through full lifecycle.
• Strong PLC programming on Schneider, Siemens or Rockwell platforms.
• Experience developing SCADA, HMI and automation solutions.
• Knowledge of Modbus, OPC UA, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, PROFIBUS, DNP3, MQTT.
• Experience producing engineering documentation (FDS/SDS, I/O schedules, test specs).
• Understanding of commissioning, FAT, SAT and system integration.
• Knowledge of industrial cybersecurity and engineering change control.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication with customers and teams.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for PLC, SCADA, HMI and automation systems.
• Develop control philosophies, system architectures and design docs.
• Lead PLC software development and assurance across platforms.
• Design and integrate SCADA/HMI solutions with alarms, trends, reports.
• Ensure robust industrial communications and cyber security.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities across teams.
• Lead design reviews, software reviews and governance.
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning and handover.
• Identify risks and changes through project delivery.
• Mentor engineers across the control systems team.

Skills

Industrial control systems

PLC programming

SCADA/HMI development

Industrial communications

Engineering documentation

Commissioning lifecycle

Cybersecurity in OT

Stakeholder management

UK travel

Education

Engineering degree in Control Systems / Automation / Electrical / Electronic

IEng or CEng registration (or working towards)

Tools

Schneider EcoStruxure Control Expert

Siemens TIA Portal

WinCC

PCS7

Rockwell Studio 5000

AVEVA System Platform

Ignition

Zenon

Job description

Meritus seeks a Lead Control Systems Engineer to drive PLC, SCADA and automation projects for the UK energy sector. You will provide technical leadership across the full lifecycle, from requirements capture to commissioning, across Schneider, Siemens and Rockwell platforms.

The role is based in Stone, Staffordshire with hybrid on-site presence 2-3 days per week. You will mentor engineers, manage safety and cybersecurity considerations, and engage with customers and cross-functional teams to