North East, Newcastle
Permanent
Controls Engineer – Newcastle / North East – System Integrator – Permanent – £40-65k – Office Based
Samuel Frank is recruiting for a Controls Engineer with experience of writing PLC software from scratch for a successful North East based systems integrator. Controls Engineers with experience of Rockwell / Allen Bradley and/or Siemens PLCs and the associated SCADA software will be considered favourably.
Key aspects of the Controls Engineer position include;
- Growing systems integrator with a full order book with opportunities for training and career progression
- Successful Controls Engineer will be joining a systems integrator with a very good reputation and will be working alongside other high calibre, well qualified Controls Engineers
- Configure and develop PLC / SCADA software from scratch
- Understand and be able to deliver the project lifecycle from concept through to completion
- Produce specifications and design documentation
- Test and commission safely in operational end user environments
- 80/20 split of being office based and working on site for short periods (sites are typically regional but could be national)
- The company operates mainly in the process sector and has ongoing control system project work in the utilities, water treatment, food & drink, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors
- A Controls Engineer who has “been there and done it” i.e. someone who has a combination of strong programming skills and solid documentation experience, ideally Degree qualified with more than 5 years relevant experience will be well suited
- The company is keen to assist Controls Engineers gaining Chartered status
- This role will suit a Controls Engineer who has had experience of working for a system integrator where full project life cycle involvement is an expectation
- The company provides the best available equipment as well as a very professional, modern working environment for the engineering teams to deliver from
- Controls Engineer will need a UK driving licence and be able to work in the UK without sponsorship
The office location is commutable from the following places in the North East – Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, Blyth, Washington and Cramlington.