Controls Engineer

Position: Controls Engineer

Location: Nottingham

Salary: Circa £80k DOE + Company Vehicle

Multitask Personnel are partnered with a prestigious Electrical Engineering Contractor with over 25 years of industry leadership.
They seek a highly skilled Controls Engineer with expertise in hardware and software design with commissioning experience.
This role offers the opportunity to work on various industrial electrical projects from quarries to food and beverage.

Responsibilities:

• Programming PLCs from scratch or modifying existing code to meet new requirements.
• Commissioning plant systems, from I/O checks to Site Acceptance Tests.
• Writing simulation code to ensure software reliability before site deployment.
• Setting up Inter-PLC communications, VSDs, and Siemens Simocode devices.
• Designing electrical control panels and MCCs, including SIL safety circuits.
• Creating detailed schematics and panel layouts using AutoCAD.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• C&G 2382-18 (BS7671 18th Edition).
• Familiarity with cable calculation and electrical CAD software (e.g., Trimble, AutoCAD, Eplan).
• JIB-approved or technical-grade electrician experience.
• Proficiency with Allen Bradley RS Logix 500/Studio 5000, Mitsubishi GXWorks, Omron CX, and Crimson 3 for Red Lion HMIs.
• Electrical Engineering qualification, 2391 Electrical Inspection
• Familiarity with legislation (Electricity at Work, PUWER) and British Standards.
• Panel-building experience is a must

Package:

• Circa £80k DOE.
• Company Vehicle with business miles fuel card.
• Laptop and phone provided.
• Pension Scheme
• 24 days of holiday plus 8 statutory days.
• All necessary PPE provided.