The Role:

Our Automation teams deliver projects in various industries including Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Energy/Renewables, Data Centres and Utilities.

Our teams across Chesterfield, Fareham and Warrington deliver solutions using a wide array of technology including Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA, Ignition and many more.

As part of our continued growth in Automation, we are looking for a Senior System Engineer to join our Gas project delivery team in Warrington.

The Senior Systems Engineer will:

Be a committed and enthusiastic member of the team, taking full responsibility for successful technical delivery of a complete project solution to the agreed scope in accordance with company procedures whilst meeting budgetary and time-scale targets.

Be pro-active, and able to allocate tasks among team members and supervise, assist and monitor task progress and advise the Lead Engineer / Project Manager on progress, risks and issues.

Work co-operatively with the Lead Engineer / Project Manager and engineering team to ensure smooth project progress in accordance with the agreed project lifecycle.

Main Responsibilities:

Responsible for the technical delivery of projects

Work closely with and support the Lead Engineer / Project Manager in all aspects of project technical delivery and scope management

Allocate tasks to the engineering team and monitor progress

Responsible for meeting the technical and quality requirements of projects

Ensure project adherence to company quality processes and procedures

Identify project opportunities and variations

Support the Lead Engineer / Project Manager in identifying and managing risks and issues

Identify and enable use of reusable modules by standardisation and modularization of systems where appropriate

Training planning and support

Mentoring of Engineers

Provide Health and Safety leadership by example

Main Functions:

The Senior Engineer is normally expected to undertake the following:

Assist Lead Engineer / Project Manager in development of project Gantt chart

Assist Lead Engineer / Project Manager in the development and ongoing updates of task & procurement lists

Ongoing development & updating of detailed task & procurement lists

Peer review documents created by the project team or other teams

Attend contract meetings with the Lead Engineer / Project Manager as required

Undertake site surveys as required

Undertake outline design, upfront design studies and requirement definition for clients

Develop FDS

Develop DDS

Develop test specification & design testing methodology

Quantify and build quotations for client changes to design

Provide input into design review process for subcontractor designs, panel designs etc.

Develop project modules. (Modules as identified in the design - PLC code modules, SCADA scripts, Mimics, communication drivers, etc.)

Develop site work documentation with team input as necessary (Risk assessment, method statement, site test documentation)

Develop O & M documentation

Undertake full integrated system testing, CFAT, SAT, installation and commissioning

Experience & Qualifications:

A minimum 5 years' experience of developing integrated control system solutions.

The following experience is essential:

Detailed experience of the full project life cycle from system specification through design, development, testing and on-site commissioning is essential

Development and delivery of detailed design documentation

Hands on 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

Experience of the following is desirable:

Cyber Security

Functional Safety

Fire & Gas Systems e.g. Detronics

DCS

Network design and configuration

Industrial Protocol Knowledge (Modbus, OPC etc.)

Bespoke code development