Controls Engineer

Controls Project Systems Engineer (PLC) £c40/hr ltd rate

South East ABJ7685

Salary dependent on experience but c£35-£45/ hr ltd rate (outside IR35)

Start Jan 2026 - 3m with view to extension ONSITE

A new position for an experienced Controls Project Systems Engineer (PLC exp) is urgently required for a leading engineering services company to for new upcoming projects. As controls engineer you will be carrying out programming of Siemens S7-1500 PLCs using TIA Portal. As controls engineer experience you will be programming of WinCC SCADA systems - interfacing with multiple S7-1500 PLCs. - Failsafe programming would be desirable.

As control engineer you will have the ability to be technical lead for a control panel and review electrical drawings, panel assembly. As control project engineer you will also have the ability to generate documentation such as test plans, Installation / commissioning & Operation / Maintenance Documentation.

Mainly office based apart from when you go to clients sites (must be able to drive with car) with teamwork pivotal to the success of the company. Site visits wouldnormallybewithinthe UK.

Process safety experience desirable , as they will be building burner management systems

The role and responsibilities

Manage PLC based system design and consultancy projects from point of sale, through initial design and manufacture, to site commissioning.

Responsible for a wide range of engineering design and project management tasks,

Confident user of general office software (e.g. Microsoft Word / Excel) for preparing various in-depth project related documentation. (e.g. Specifications / reports / calculations etc.).

Critically review, and mark-up documents / drawings generated by others, providing constructive feedback.

Supervision of workshop technicians is required during the system build of your own projects.

Rigorously testing - so an ability to apply problem solving and analytical techniques, to plan and carry out appropriate system tests is needed.

General control of project work, including look-ahead planning, control of project budgets and schedules, change control, estimating activities, project document management and progress reporting.

Review of clients specifications and other national / international standards to ensure project compliance.

Development of functional requirements specifications for control systems, SIS, F&G and instrumentation.

PLC, HMI & SCADA application software development

Participation in design reviews, including HAZOP / LOPA, hazardous area, etc.

Skills and Experiences

HNC/HND/ or Degreequalificationinarelevant engineeringdiscipline,

Several years experience PLC configuration and application software development.(e.g.ABBAC500-S/800xAHI,EmersonDeltaVSIS,Triconex,HIMA F60 / HiQuad X, Siemens S7-Failsafe, Allen Bradley ControlLogix / GuardLogix)

Customerfacing,greatcommunicationskillsfromatechnicaland commercial perspective essential.

HMI/SCADAconfiguration (e.g.SiemensWinCC/PCS7/Emerson DeltaV)

Industrialcommunications Systemarchitecturaldesignandselection/configurationofappropriate protocols (e.g., Profinet / Profibus / Modbus TCP & RTU / OPC etc.)

Experienceintheplanninganddeliveryoftechnicalprojectsisessential.

Desirable- process safety experience, as they will be building burner management systems

Essential -UKDrivingLicence

Desirable - IndustrialInstrumentationexperience

Good working knowledge of the Functional Safety Standards BS EN 61508 /61511

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