NES Fircroft
Senior Automation Engineer
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Senior DeltaV Engineer
Location: UK / Ireland (4 days onsite required)
Contract: 12-Month Contract (Client-side role with strong extension potential)
About the Opportunity
My client is currently building one of the most technologically advanced drug product manufacturing facilities in the world and is looking for a Senior DeltaV Engineer to play a critical role in ensuring the successful deployment, commissioning, and long-term supportability of the site's Emerson DeltaV distributed control system (DCS).
This is a high-impact position at the intersection of automation, manufacturing, IT/OT, and digitalisation, supporting the transition from project delivery into operational excellence within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical environment.
What You'll Do
- Lead DeltaV system readiness activities from detailed design through commissioning, start-up, and steady-state operations
- Provide technical leadership for DeltaV configuration, control modules, equipment modules, batch execution, and system integration activities
- Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, qualification, and site acceptance activities to ensure a successful go-live
- Drive operational readiness by ensuring the DeltaV platform is maintainable, documented, validated, and fully supportable post-handover
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Validation, and IT/OT teams to ensure seamless system deployment
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex DeltaV system issues during start-up and operational phases
- Support integration of DeltaV with MES, historians, SCADA, PLCs, and enterprise data platforms
- Ensure compliance with GMP, GAMP5, Data Integrity, and Cybersecurity requirements
- Contribute to system lifecycle management, upgrades, migrations, change controls, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Act as a key SME for Emerson DeltaV across the project and operational teams
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What We're Looking For
- 8+ years' experience working with Emerson DeltaV systems within pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
- Strong experience in DeltaV configuration, commissioning, and support
- Proven track record delivering complex automation projects from design through to operational handover
- Experience with DeltaV Batch, Recipe Management, Continuous Control, and Process Automation Systems
- Excellent understanding of GMP, GAMP5, CSV, data integrity, and system lifecycle management
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations and troubleshooting critical process control systems
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
- Experience integrating DeltaV with MES, PLC, SCADA, historian, and IT/OT infrastructure
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Nice to Have
- DeltaV system upgrades or migration project experience
- Greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing project experience
- Experience supporting sterile, biologics, vaccine, or drug product manufacturing facilities
- Exposure to Industry 4.0, digital manufacturing, IIoT, or advanced data analytics initiatives
- Emerson DeltaV certification or equivalent automation qualifications
Why Join?
- Be part of a landmark pharmaceutical manufacturing project
- Deliver one of the most advanced DeltaV implementations in the industry
- Work alongside global automation, engineering, and manufacturing teams
- Play a key role in shaping the future operational success of a world-class facility
- Long-term project pipeline with strong extension potential
If you're interested in learning more or would like a confidential discussion, please get in touch.
📞 +44 161 942 2169 / +353 196 45190
📱 +44 7843 813 295
📧 jonathan.odonovan@nesfircroft.com
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