ALTEN LTD - UK
SCADA Project Engineer
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SCADA Project Engineer
ALTERN – Project Engineer Location: Broughton Work Style: Fully onsite Clearance: Clearable
About ALTEN
A global engineering consultancy shaping the future of technology and sustainability across industries like Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Rail, and Energy. ALTEN empowers engineers to innovate, solving complex challenges through agile, impactful solutions.
The Role: Project Engineer
Join our Broughton-based team to lead a large-scale manufacturing systems improvement programme. Your mission:
- Drive SCADA upgrades, factory process optimisation, and LBIP-aligned method improvements—balancing offsite analysis with onsite implementation.
- Bridge technical engineering with operational needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Requirements Clarification: Collaborate with factory teams to define and document SCADA and process upgrade needs.
- Technical Specifications: Draft clear specifications for IT hardware, tooling, and jigs tailored to production systems.
- Supplier Management: Raise Purchase Orders (POs), track supplier milestones, and ensure technical deliverables meet requirements.
- Onsite Support: Assist in commissioning, troubleshooting, and troubleshooting interventions within high-integrity environments.
- Coordination & Compliance: Maintain action tracking (chasing updates, verifying corrective work completion) and align stakeholders across the change process.
- Continuous Improvement: Engage with Lean, Benchmarking-related, or Industrial Processes (LBIP) frameworks and propose efficiency gains.
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Experience & Skills
Must-Have
- SCADA Systems: Hands-on experience with Industrial Control/Automation (e.g., PLCs, HMIs).
- Factory Environment: Operational exposure in production environments (manufacturing, defence staging, logistics).
- Technical Specification: Ability to translate operational needs into structured specs for tools, jigs, or IT elements.
- Supplier Coordination: Confident managing POs, technical scope, and deliverables with external vendors.
- Documentation Review: Experience analyzing legacy documentation, process materials, and system information.
- Commissioning Support: Proven skills troubleshooting, validating fixes, and onsite deployment in dynamic settings.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Agile project coordination with deadline-n driven action tracking and team catch-ups.
Nice-to-Have
- Industrial IT Knowledge: In-depth understanding of networks, servers, data interfaces, or systems architecture.
- Structured Methodology: Familiarity with lean-based or process improvement frameworks (e.g., LBIP, TA-NM).
- Automation Exposure: Background in PLCs, SCADA architectures, or control loop evaluation.
- Process Improvement: Skills to diagnose factory inefficiencies and propose data-driven solutions.
- Armed Forces Relevance: Military veterans/reservists will be encouraged to apply; transferable skills in rapid troubleshooting, compliance, or operational process clarity.
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Education
- Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, or demonstrable military equivalent experience.
Why ALTEN?
- Tailored Development: Mentorship, skill-building, and a personalisecareer roadmap aligned with your goals.
- Project Agility: Work on high-impact engineering challenges across diverse sectors (Aerospace, Automotive, etc.).
- Team Culture: A supportive, social environment with regular group events and team-building.
- Wellbeing Support: Comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance, cycle plan, wellbeinglogging (Assist), and life insurance.
- Flexibility (independently of seniority).
- Armed Forces Affiliation: Strong commitment to Defence community hiring, catering for spouses/reservists/leavers.
Security & Diversity Notice
- Clearance: This role requires a Security Clearance (Government-relevant); refer to UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Occasional employment delays may apply if evidence cannot be provided during onboarding.
- Fair Hiring: ALTEN prides itself on equality, inclusion and accessibility; adjustments to recruitment will be made on request.
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