Position: Controls Engineer
Location: Nottingham
Salary: Circa £80k DOE + Company Vehicle
Our partner a prestigious Electrical Engineering Contractor with over 25 years of industry leadership.
They seek a highly skilled Controls Engineer with expertise in hardware and software design with commissioning experience.
This role offers the opportunity to work on various industrial electrical projects.
Responsibilities:
Programming PLCs from scratch or modifying existing code to meet new requirements.
Commissioning plant systems, from I/O checks to Site Acceptance Tests.
Writing simulation code to ensure software reliability before site deployment.
Setting up Inter-PLC communications, VSDs, and Siemens Simocode devices.
Designing electrical control panels and MCCs, including SIL safety circuits.
Creating detailed schematics and panel layouts using AutoCAD.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
C&G 2382-18 (BS7671 18th Edition).
Familiarity with cable calculation and electrical CAD software (e.g., Trimble, AutoCAD, Eplan).
JIB-approved or technical-grade electrician experience.
Proficiency with Allen Bradley RS Logix 500/Studio 5000, Mitsubishi GXWorks, Omron CX, and Crimson 3 for Red Lion HMIs.
Electrical Engineering qualification, 2391 Electrical Inspection
Familiarity with legislation (Electricity at Work, PUWER) and British Standards.
Panel-building experience is a must
Package:
Circa £80k DOE.
Company Vehicle with business miles fuel card.
Laptop and phone provided.
Pension Scheme
24 days of holiday plus 8 statutory days.
All necessary PPE provided