Senior Controls Engineer

Severn Trent Plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the utilities sector is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to provide automation expertise and support operational teams in the Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire areas. The role involves programming and maintaining PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems, with a focus on process control and efficiency improvements. Candidates will have opportunities for skill development and contribute to enhancing customer experience through innovative automation solutions.

Benefits

Skills Progression Plan

Company Car or Car Allowance

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave opportunity

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Experience with Rockwell & Mitsubishi PLC, HMI, SCADA systems.
• Familiarity with telemetry systems for pressure, flow, and level measurement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver automation expertise for operational support.
• Assist in ensuring new ICA installations meet standards.
• Lead in the management of software backups for ICA systems.

Skills

Programming

Data Analysis

Process Control

Telemetry Systems

Tools

Rockwell PLC

Mitsubishi PLC

HMI

SCADA

Job description

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Hello, we’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Oh, we’re pretty keen on people too.

24 hours a day, 365 days a year we serve 4.8 million households and business across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank and every toilet flushed is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Working as a Senior Automation Engineer your aim is to deliver Automation expertise for day-to-day operational support. We will also want you to deliver efficiencies and improvements via improved process control and visualisation work. There will be data analysis tasks to complete, and we will want you to assist in ensuring that all new ICA installations meet with our Severn Trent Water standards.

In this role you will provide day to day automation support to water, waste & bio resources operational teams in the Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire Areas. You will primarily be responsible for programming, maintaining and repairing Rockwell & Mitsubishi PLC, HMI, SCADA systems and any associated industrial control networks. Experience working with Rockwell & Mitsubishi products and software is advantageous, however familiarisation and training on these products can be provided.

We will also want you to deliver water & waste treatment efficiencies and improvements through process control and visualisation improvements so experience working with telemetry systems and instrumentation for pressure, flow, level, chlorine residual, turbidity and ph measurement is preferred. Additionally, you will be expected to enable the use of accurate data to inform good decision making within the business and lead in the management of software backups and control for all ICA systems in our area.

You will be given the opportunity to further develop your own skills in role and lead in the development of our operational team’s automation skills, whilst looking to deliver an improved customer experience through the innovative use of automation for predictive control of Non-Infra and Infra processes/assets. You will also be called upon to support and ensure new ICA systems are standardised and meet STW standards.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude we want to talk to you too.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

What’s In It For You

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With That In Mind, Here Are Just Some Of Our Favourite's Perks That You’ll Get Being Part Of The Seven Trent Family

• Skills Progression Plan paying up to £49,612
• Company Car or Car Allowance which equals to £400 per month. Car allowance total is £4800
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year
  
  

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