Senior Project Engineer

Due to signifinant success this leading automation solutions provider is currently recruiting a Senior Project Engineer for the design and co-ordination of complex controls system projects for a wide variety of industries

Commutable from: Shifnal, Stafford, Telford, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth

Salary: Highly Competitive Salary, Car Allowance, Bonus Scheme and Pension

Suitable for: Control Systems Engineer, Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer, Project Engineer, PLC/SCADA Engineer

The Role

• Total engineering and commercial responsibility for projects, from initial handover to completion and beyond
• Provide a high-quality service to customers, whilst delivering projects in line with the Company’s philosophy
• Maintain the Company’s reputation as a leading-edge systems integrator
• Take complete ownership of the project at handover stage and maintain responsibility for all activities, including those delegated to other staff or sub-contractors
• Detailed hardware and software design including product selection
• Manage project expenditure, ensuring that budgets are maintained
• Comply with all relevant standards and work to the Company’s ISO9001:2015 registered quality procedures
• Review of projects on a regular basis, ensure that delivery and other milestones met
• Advise the Director of Engineering and Innovation of any items that may impact on the project programme to ensure that they maintains its policy of never delivering late
• Liaise closely with the Purchasing Department to ensure that all purchases are made ensuring that the time constraints of the project are maintained, and such purchases are competitively priced
• Generate quotations and specifications, and negotiate with the customer for additional cost items
• Manage any customer change order requests, including additional cost items, to ensure that prices and budgets are correctly maintained
• Organise CAD, manufacturing, test, despatch and commissioning activities during the course of the project
• Visit customer sites where required to ensure smooth flow of the project
• On-site commissioning of completed project, if required
• Comply with all Company procedures as defined in various documents including the Quality Manual, Staff Manual and Health & Safety Manual
• Pro-active in supporting other company activities such as supporting fellow engineers, training, and assisting with sales and site support
• Maintain good relationships with customers, suppliers and company staff
• Travel within the UK and overseas

The Person

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Qualified to degree level in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Previous experience in industrial drive and control systems
• Good working knowledge of variable speed drives, PLCs and SCADA/HMI products
• Ability to work either individually or as part of a team
• Able to manage and document the information required for a successful project
• Knowledge and experience of some of the following is a requirement:

Variable Speed Drives:

• AC, DC and Servo
• Siemens
• ABB
• Rockwell
• Control Techniques
• SSD

SCADA:

• Siemens WinCC
• Rockwell RSView
• iFix
• InTouch

PLC:

• Siemens S7, 1200, 1500
• Routers

Autonomous Robot:

• MiR

Fieldbus:

• Ethernet
• Profinet
• Profibus
• Modbus

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.