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Global Senior Controls Engineer - Home based - to £45k plus benefits

Ref: PTR10/959

Location: Home based role covering the UK and Northern Europe

Description: Experienced customer facing senior controls professional required to follow software projects from concept through to handover at client locations globally.

Salary: to £45k plus benefits and generous expenses

 

Our client specialise in the design, development and implementation of automated materials handling solutions for supply throughout the UK and Europe, and as a result of an ongoing programme of planned strategic growth, a new permanent position has been created for a Senior, experienced and highly capable Global Controls Engineer to provide complete controls design solutions including electrical design, software design and commissioning within the associated cost and time scale constraints of a materials handling project, as well as undertaking the development and mentoring of less experienced controls professionals during the course of a project in order to empower and develop the team of the future.
 
Undertaking a range of duties allied to electrical and software design, lead engineering and project on site delivery, the successful candidate will interpret customer design input information to produce control system designs and manufacturing programmes as well as the production of all associated documentation (including, but not limited to, design calculations, design specifications, operation and maintenance manuals, and test specifications). You will follow projects through from the design and production of electrical layout and schematic drawings using appropriate CAD tools and perform the procurement of electrical control panels and electrical installation services whilst liaising with suppliers on technical matters, through to on-site installation, test and commissioning, and can expect to spend up to 60% of your time at customer locations throughout the UK and Northern Europe.
 
Additionally, relating to software design and development, you will produce material flow specifications and a visualisation database whilst assisting in Factory testing of the visualisation system prior to sending to site, before designing, producing and testing conveyor control software and following projects through to commissioning stages at various locations throughout the UK and Europe. You will then create the associated H&S documentation including Method Statements and Risk Assessments and provide conveyor system training for the end user. Utilising your previous senior engineer experience, you will be responsible for liaising with all internal customers and project teams and for both the coordination of and consistent delivery of electrical hardware and software design activities, overseeing all aspects of budgetary and time restraints on projects and undertaking controls design reviews for relevant projects when required.
 
To be considered for this exceptional opportunity you will ideally possess a degree in Electrical Engineering and be able to demonstrate proven CAD skills and at least 3 years experience in a comparable role. Essentially you will be flexible to travel extensively when required to ensure smooth and successful project delivery. Are you ready for your next challenge within a technically challenging and highly regarded organisation offering stability and genuine scope for career based on achievement? Then contact Paul Simcox on 01827 68400 or email your cv in the strictest confidence to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for details.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 September 2010 )
 
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