Senior Controls Engineer

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

We are now seeking a Senior Control Engineer to join our growing engineering team at out state of the art facility in Daresbury, Cheshire. This is a technically focused role, responsible for leading the design, development and commissioning of advanced control and automation systems across a wide range of industries

Key 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, Experience & Qualifications:

• Degree‑qualified in control, automation or electrical engineering (or equivalent proven experience).
• Member of a relevant engineering or professional body (e.g., MIET); Chartered status desirable.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience within the control and automation industry.
• Proven track record delivering control solutions within 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, ambitious and capable of operating at a senior technical level.
• HMI & SCADA technologies
• Regional control systems & telemetry
• Data analysis, reporting & IT/database integration
• MES platforms
• Industrial & IT hardware
• Operational Technology systems
• Functional safety
• OT cyber security principles

What We offer

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Ongoing internal training and Clear career development pathways
• supportive employer committed to employee Wellbeing
• Genuine opportunities for career progression within a growing business
• Access to employee discount schemes

About Us

The leading provider of critical engineering services. Supporting the industries we all rely on to improve their infrastructure, process, and digital environments. We work together with our customers to maintain business continuity, optimise output, and drive new standards in productivity, reliability, and sustainability. We help deliver operational resilience, increased performance, and better environmental outcomes, across the board.

WhyMarch?Progress is People.

MARCH has ambitious plans and central to our future growth is attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent. Whether your role is onsite or office-based, engineering or support, we offer opportunities for all our people to develop their careers and maximise their potential. MARCH is committed to building teams that reflect a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe diverse thinking strengthens engineering, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let the team know.