Controls Engineer

Position: Controls Engineer

Location: Nottingham

Salary: Circa £80k DOE + Company Vehicle

Our partner 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.

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.