Senior PLC & SCADA Control Systems Lead (Hybrid)

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group; Stone; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid working (3 days in office / 2 w

Training and development

6.5% pension scheme

Life assurance (4x annual salary)

Private healthcare

Job summary

Russell Taylor Group is seeking a Lead Control Systems Engineer in Stone, Staffordshire, offering hybrid working (3 days in the office / 2 days from home). You will lead the technical delivery of process control, automation, SCADA and HMI projects across energy initiatives and shape the engineering direction.

You will coach engineers and review their work, define control philosophies and architectures, and oversee PLC software on Schneider, Rockwell and Siemens platforms, while maintaining

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical delivery of complex process control projects in energy.
• Experience producing and assuring engineering documentation, such as control philosophies, FDS/SDS, I/O schedules and test specifications.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Clear communication with customers and suppliers; willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of process control, automation, SCADA and HMI systems across energy projects.
• Define control philosophies, system architectures, FDS, SDS, cause-and-effect and I/O schedules.
• Lead PLC software development on Schneider, Rockwell and Siemens platforms.
• Define industrial communications and integration (Modbus, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA, IEC 104, DNP3).
• Organise work packages, priorities and technical reviews across multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead design reviews, FAT, SAT, commissioning support and customer acceptance.
• Manage technical risk and change; support estimates, programmes and procurement.
• Coach engineers and review their work.

Skills

Technical leadership

Coaching/mentoring

Communication

Customer engagement

Industrial cybersecurity

Tools

AVEVA

FactoryTalk

WinCC

Zenon

Job description

Russell Taylor Group is seeking a Lead Control Systems Engineer in Stone, Staffordshire, offering hybrid working (3 days in the office / 2 days from home). You will lead the technical delivery of process control, automation, SCADA and HMI projects across energy initiatives and shape the engineering direction.

You will coach engineers and review their work, define control philosophies and architectures, and oversee PLC software on Schneider, Rockwell and Siemens platforms, while maintaining