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About this position:
My client is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to join their team on a long-term contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a leading engineering business specialising in delivering complex control and automation projects across multiple sectors. The successful candidate will take a key role in commissioning automated systems, ensuring that all equipment and control systems operate to specification and meet client requirements.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead commissioning activities for control and automation systems, including PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems.
- Develop and execute commissioning plans, FATs and SATs.
- Troubleshoot and resolve control system issues during testing and commissioning phases.
- Ensure all systems are installed, tested, and commissioned in line with design documentation and project specifications.
- Work closely with design engineers, project managers, and clients to deliver projects on time and to the required standard.
- Produce commissioning documentation, test records, and as-built documentation.
- Provide technical support and guidance to junior engineers and site personnel.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental procedures during commissioning activities.
Experience Required:
- Proven experience as a Commissioning Engineer or Senior Commissioning Engineer within control and automation projects.
- Strong working knowledge of PLC and HMI programming, ideally with Siemens, Rockwell, or Schneider platforms.
- Experience leading commissioning activities from start-up through to project handover.
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to interpret electrical drawings, control philosophies, and functional design specifications.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Flexibility to travel and work on client sites as required.
- Degree or HNC/HND in Electrical, Control, or Automation Engineering (preferred).
