Senior SCADA Engineer

North England – Remote (during probation 2 days in office a week)

Experience Dependent  

Our client are one of the globes most recognised in Engineering and are seeking an experienced SCADA engineer to join their growing team. The successful candidate will have across power distribution and in particular working with the National Grid.

Key Responsibilities – SCADA Engineer

• As our Senior Controls Engineer, you will be the technical lead on the projects.
• Ensure compliance with customer technical specifications on allocated projects.
• Production/checking of Design documentation like I/O Schedules, Functional Design
• Specifications and Design Intent Documents.
• Development and configuration of engineering control solutions.
• Production/checking of test documentation.
• Carry out FAT activities.
• Provide SAT support including RAMS
• Responsible for technical issues/support on allocated projects
• Ensuring that Siemens solutions meet the requirements of the latest policies and standards.
• Attend internal and external design reviews providing technical mentorship
• Provide technical feedback for tendering activities.
• Mentoring of apprentices / graduates within the business
• Implement all business compliance requirements in line with Company policies, including

Qualifications & Experience – SCADA Engineer

• Experience of UK-National Grid delivery and specifications / standards are important.
• A minimum qualification of HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering plus experience in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Industry.
• Whilst this role has no requirement for line management, it would be encouraged to provide mentoring of other team members.
• Experience in a similar role involving configuration and testing of medium to large scale SCADA systems, control systems, automation systems and communication infrastructure.
• SICAM PAS, SICAM SCC / WinCC, SIPROTEC 4 / 5, SICAM 1703, Toolbox II, SICAM Device Manager
• Experience of Serial and Ethernet based communication protocols and topologies (IEC60870-5-101/103/104, IEC61850)
• Understanding of Cyber Security requirements in control and automation systems (IEC62443, IEC62351).
• Configuration and testing of networks (RSTP,PRP, SDN) utilising software tools for analyses and fault finding

Benefits – SCADA Engineer

• Bonus: 10% (based on business performance)
• Remote after probation, 2 days a week in office during (Newcastle)
• Pension: up to 10% pension match
• Annual leave: 26 days Holiday (excluding public holidays) Increasing with length of Service. The ability to buy/sell 5 additional days.
• Subsidised private medical care, discounted gym membership and other corporate benefits.
• Flexible working policy

For more information on this role, please contact Andrew Haddon on 01453 796617 or send a copy of your CV to Andrew.haddon@omegaresource.co.uk

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If you have a background SCADA systems and have exposure to the National Grid please don’t hesitate to contact at the above email address