Principal Controls Engineer
Warrington - Flexible working
Permanent position
£60,000 to £70,000
Immediate stat Available

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
Hands on experience of PLC and SCADA systems (Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA etc)
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
Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional registration

The Role:

A Senior Systems Engineer is required to 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.
Must be proactive and able to allocate tasks among team members and supervise, assist and monitor task progress and advise the project manager on progress, risks and issues.
The Senior Engineer should work co-operatively with the Project Manager and engineering team to ensure smooth project progress in accordance with the agreed project lifecycle.

Main Functions:

The Principal Contols Engineer is normally expected to undertake the following: Involvement in sales to projects hand-over process
Involvement in 1st Engineering review
Assist PM in development of QA plan
Assist PM in development of project Gantt chart
Assist PM in development of initial task & procurement list
Ongoing development & updating of detailed task & procurement lists
Peer review documents created by the project team or other teams
Attend contract meetings with the 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
Develop project modules. (Modules as identified in the design - PLC code modules, SCADA scripts, Mimics, comms 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 and installation
Undertake observations, variation and reworks
Undertake packing and shipping of the system
Undertake site installation
Undertake site retesting
Provide warranty support as necessary

For more information please contact Kieran Duggan at Matchtech Recruitment on or apply now to submit your CV