Lead Controls Engineer

Our client is a leading engineering and project services company who provide bespoke solutions across a number of marine and defence related areas. Due to recent projects won they now require a Lead Controls Engineer to join their busy North East office.

• Writing specifications, developing PLC code & HMI/SCADA solutions for a variety of company equipment.
• Providing technical support during the construction phase of projects; including involvement in the commissioning & testing of equipment.
• Efficient management & prioritisation of workload.
• Taking ownership of the tasks assigned through to successful delivery within the specified time & budget.
• Delivering a high standard of work in line with our software quality control procedures.

• Excellent technical knowledge of Control, Automation and Safety Systems
• Appropriate Computer/Engineering related qualification (degree/HND) or comparable industrial experience

Relevant experience in:

• Design of control & automation systems
• Programming of PLC, HMI & SCADA systems
• Commissioning & Testing of industrial control systems
• Involvement throughout the whole project lifecycle, from design through coding to testing, installation and documentation
• Working for clients in the marine, subsea, oil & gas and renewables market.
• Recent experience of a similar role in a bespoke engineering environment
• Experience of working to ISO9001 or equivalent in a project based organisation.
• A high level of competence with IT systems and tools

Desirable Skills / Attributes:

• Experience of Siemens TIA Portal / Unified (preferred)
• Experience of Rockwell or Mitsubishi platforms
• Experience of configuring & commissioning Variable Speed Drives (Siemens, Nidec & ABB)
• Previous experience within the Marine / Offshore / Subsea environment
• Knowledge & experience of relevant functional safety standards (IEC61508, IEC61511, IEC13849)