Job summary
Key skills required for this role
Controls Engineer, PLC, SCADA, Engineer
Important
Controls Engineer
Job description
Main Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for the technical delivery of projects
2. Work closely with and support the Project Manager in all aspects of project technical delivery and scope management
3. Allocate tasks to the engineering team and monitor progress
4. Responsible for meeting the technical and quality requirements of projects
5. Ensure project adherence to company quality processes and procedures
6. Identify project opportunities and variations
7. Support the Project Manager in identifying and managing risks and issues
8. Identify and enable use of reusable modules by standardisation and modularization of systems where appropriate
9. Prototyping of new technologies
10. Training planning and support
11. Mentoring of Engineers
12. Support the Automation sales and proposals teams
13. Support department business development
14. Provide Health and Safety leadership by example
Main Functions:
The Senior Engineer is normally expected to undertake the following:
15. Involvement in sales to projects hand-over process
16. Involvement in 1st Engineering review
17. Assist PM in development of QA plan
18. Assist PM in development of project Gantt chart
19. Assist PM in development of initial task & procurement list
20. Ongoing development & updating of detailed task & procurement lists
21. Peer review documents created by the project team or other teams
22. Attend contract meetings with the project manager as required
23. Undertake site surveys as required
24. Undertake outline design, upfront design studies and requirement definition for clients
25. Develop FDS
26. Develop DDS
27. Develop test specification & design testing methodology
28. Develop project modules. (Modules as identified in the design - PLC code modules, SCADA scripts, Mimics, comms drivers, etc.)
29. Develop site work documentation with team input as necessary (Risk assessment, method statement, site test documentation)
30. Develop O & M documentation
31. Undertake full integrated system testing, CFAT, SAT and installation
32. Undertake observations, variation and reworks
33. Undertake packing and shipping of the system
34. Undertake site installation
35. Undertake site retesting
36. Provide warranty support as necessary
Experience & Qualifications:
A minimum 5 years' experience of developing integrated control system solutions.
The following experience is essential:
37. Detailed experience of the full project life cycle from system specification through design, development, testing and on-site commissioning is essential
38. Hands on experience of PLC and SCADA systems (Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA etc)
39. A good appreciation of Control panels, electrical installation and Instrumentation solutions.
40. A Degree or HND/HNC in Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Control Systems or relevant discipline
41. Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional registration
42. Share
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