Senior Control Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Vantage Consulting Full time

Your Role

  • Surveying & writing clear reports.
  • Production of detailed and professional functional design specifications (FDS) to a high quality.
  • Bespoke program development, configuration and modification of PLCs, HMIs and SCADA systems.
  • Production and delivery of professional Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Customer facing FATs (CFAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) reports.
  • Production of Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
  • On site installation, testing, fault finding and commissioning.
  • Managing project related correspondence, plans, deliverables and documentation.
  • Aiding others with delivery of projects, and training.

Essential for Role:

  • Experienced in Industrial Automation (Specifically, Allen Bradley PLC ladder logic, FTView HMI), software design and implementation, with a sound knowledge of Process Control techniques.
  • Strong commissioning capabilities to ensure projects are delivered safely (site work may involve short periods away from home depending on your location).
  • Attention to detail
  • Capable problem solver
  • Effective communicator to liaise with colleagues and external clients / contractors
  • Able to self-manage effectively in order to take on projects and lead them to completion.
  • Comfortable working alone and in a team.
  • Computer literate / good IT skills.
  • Willing and able to train others.
  • UK Driving License.

Desirable for Role

  • Experience with Control Logix, Compact Logix, Micro Logix, SLC PLC's.
  • WonderWare Achestra System Platform & InTouch HMI.
  • Industrial Networking
  • Iconics
  • Experience with instrumentation
  • Electrical experience with a knowledge of control panels and MCC's including fault finding, repair and modification.
  • Experience with other PLCs & HMIs and SCADA configuration packages
  • Able to read / produce electrical drawings.
  • Water Industry Experience.

Other Information

  • Company van, laptop and mobile phone provided.
  • Working hours 07:30 - 16:00, Monday - Friday.
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (Rising to 25 after 5 years' service).
  • Auto enrolment pension scheme.
  • Mileage payment incentive for driving to/from site, outside of working hours.
  • £1000 Refer a friend scheme.
Desired Skills and Experience

Essential for Role

*Experienced in Industrial Automation (Specifically, Allen Bradley PLC ladder logic, FTView HMI), software design and implementation, with a sound knowledge of Process Control techniques.
*Strong commissioning capabilities to ensure projects are delivered safely, ensuring there is minimal negative impact on the processes around you, whilst confirming the successful operation of new controls (site work may involve short periods away from home depending on your location).
*Electrical awareness as you will be working in and around electrical panels and equipment.
*Attention to detail to ensure documents are formatted correctly and all information is detailed, visualisations (e.g. HMI) is accurate and of a high professional quality and ensuring PLC code is well structured, labelled and functional.
*Capable problem solver who is not afraid to drive resolutions to the expectations of the business and our clients, both technically and non-technically.
*Effective communicator to liaise with colleagues and external clients / contractors in a polite, professional and courteous manner, providing necessary and timely information.
*Good written English to produce structured documents that are professional and clear.
*Able to self-manage effectively in order to take on projects and lead them to completion.
*Comfortable working alone and in a team.
*Computer literate / good IT skills.
*Willing and able to train others.
*UK Driving License.

Desirable for Role

In order of desirability:

*Experience with Control Logix, Compact Logix, Micro Logix, SLC PLC's.
*WonderWare Achestra System Platform & InTouch HMI.
*Industrial Networking (Profibus, DeviceNet, Modbus, ControlNet, TCP/IP, fibre…etc).
*Iconics (Genesis 32 and 64).
*Experience with instrumentation (level, pressure and flow sensors, variable speed drives…etc).
*Electrical experience with a knowledge of control panels and MCC's including fault finding, repair and modification.
*Experience with other PLCs & HMIs (Siemens, Mitsubishi…etc) and SCADA configuration packages (Iconics, Schneider Clear SCADA…etc).
*Able to read / produce electrical drawings.
*Water Industry Experience.

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