Senior System Engineer (Automation)
Location: Chesterfield
Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across various markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.
This commitment is delivered by an experienced workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance, and quality.
Role Profile
Our Automation teams deliver projects in industries including Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Energy/Renewables, Data Centres, and Utilities.
As part of our continued growth in Automation, we are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in Chesterfield.
Responsibilities
* Be a committed and enthusiastic member of the team, taking full responsibility for the successful technical delivery of a complete project solution.
* Be proactive, allocate tasks among team members, supervise, assist, and monitor task progress.
* Work cooperatively with the Project Manager and engineering team to ensure smooth project progress.
* Responsible for the technical delivery of projects.
* Support the Project Manager in all aspects of project technical delivery and scope management.
* Allocate tasks to the engineering team and monitor progress.
* Ensure project adherence to company quality processes and procedures.
* Identify project opportunities and variations.
* Support the Project Manager in identifying and managing risks and issues.
* Identify and enable the use of reusable modules by standardization and modularization of systems.
* Prototyping of new technologies.
* Training planning and support.
* Mentoring of Engineers.
* Support the Automation sales and proposals teams.
* Provide Health and Safety leadership by example.
Key Activities
* Involvement in sales to projects hand-over process.
* Assist the Project Manager in the development of the project Quality plan.
* Assist in the development and ongoing updates of task & procurement lists.
* Peer review documents created by the project team.
* Undertake site surveys as required.
* Undertake outline design, upfront design studies, and requirement definition for clients.
* Develop FDS, DDS, test specifications & design testing methodology.
* Develop project modules (e.g., PLC code modules, SCADA scripts).
* Develop site work documentation with team input.
* Undertake full integrated system testing, CFAT, SAT, and installation.
* Undertake observations, variations, and reworks.
* Undertake site installation & commissioning.
Experience & Qualifications
The following experience is essential:
* Experience of the full project life cycle from system specification through design, development, testing, and on-site commissioning.
* Development & delivery of detailed design documentation.
* Hands-on delivery experience of PLC and SCADA systems.
* A good appreciation of Control panels, electrical installation, and Instrumentation solutions.
* A Degree or HND/HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Control Systems, or relevant discipline.
* Chartered Engineer or working towards professional registration.
Experience of some or all of the following is desirable:
* PLC and SCADA experience with Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA or Ignition.
* MQTT & IOT Systems.
* Database Implementation and Management.
* Ethernet Network design and configuration.
* IT hardware & Software.
* Virtualised platforms such as VMware & ESXi.
* OT Cyber Security.
* Functional Safety.
* Industrial Protocol Knowledge (OPC, IEC 61850, Profinet, Modbus, etc).
If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.
Engineering & Consultancy | Bilfinger UK Limited | Permanent | White-collar workers | Bachelor's degree | Engineering
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