Senior Controls Engineer job in UK
Rate
£1 per annum
Type
Contract
Location
UK
Region
Town
Required Residency
Posted By
NES UK
Date Posted
10 Mar 2010
Expiry Date
Job Reference
DG56502
Job Description
The Senior Controls Engineer will ensure all controls equipment remains fit-for-purpose. Working within a multidiscipline engineering design team and reporting to the Engineering Manager responsibilities will include:
Take ownership for the continuous development of personal and technical expertise and knowledge.
Flexible and able to undertake additional duties commensurate with the overall responsibilities of the job and that are within their competence when required.
Accountable for performing all duties with due regard to the health and safety of self and others and of the environment in which they are undertaken.
Develop a thorough knowledge and understanding of the diverse control systems used to maintain production operations for subsea assets.
Assess the technical specification and fitness-for-purpose of the subsea controls equipment
Provide specialist input to design plans for subsea controls equipment; encompassing umbilicals jumpers power and signal cables HPUs and EPUs.
Plan and supervise offshore diagnostics testing and installation attending offshore worksites as appropriate.
Provide a controls interface between client and 3rd party equipment suppliers
Write engineering reports prepare schedules and develop cost estimates.
Provide specialist controls system technical support at risk assessments.
Review spares holding for completeness and suitability.
Preparation of technical specifications
Technical liaison and monitoring of sub contractors
Design of electronic systems
Ensuring compliance with project specifications
Ensuring all relevant safety objectives and legal requirements are observed
Preparation of design and installation specifications
Preparation of manuals and procedures
Preparation of design calculations
Manufacture testing and commissioning support
Installation commissioning start-up and operational support
Presentation
Personal:
Confident and self motivated individual who is able to maintain calm and discipline under pressure
Communication:
Articulates views in comprehensive manner and appropriately according to the audience
Work:
Produces work of the first quality and sets self and subordinates high expectations
Skills
Interpersonal:
Able to inspire and lead a small discipline team
Technical:
Able to distil complex issues into concise instructions and specification
Self Management:
Able to pick up and maintain engineering delivery plans and set team priorities to deliver accordingly
Qualifications and Education
University education relevant to the role.
Technical:
Experienced in PLC and ideally SCADA controls
Experience of formal engineering and design control processes
Self Managerial:
Experience in MS Project advantageous
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree or equivalent

