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Lead Controls Engineer
£70-90k + Profit Share, 5% Pension, Death in Service
Salary Sacrifice (EV/Bike to Work), Professional Registration Fees Paid
Hertfordshire
Ref: 25229
A growing engineering business working at the heart of the UK’s energy transition is looking for a Lead Controls Engineer to join its expanding automation team.
This is not traditional factory automation. You’ll be developing control systems that manage solar generation, EV charging infrastructure, battery energy storage and other connected energy assets — helping customers make the most of their grid connections without exceeding network capacity.
You’ll be the technical lead within a small, growing team, but this is very much a hands-on role. You’ll still be developing PLC software and getting involved in projects yourself, while providing technical direction and mentoring to the engineers around you.
Lead Controls Engineer - The Role:
- Lead the design and development of PLC-based control systems from concept through to commissioning
- Develop and review PLC software, with Structured Text experience particularly useful
- Provide technical oversight of control panels, electrical schematics, hardware and system architecture
- Integrate PLC's with equipment such as EV chargers, batteries, solar generation and metering
- Lead FAT, SAT and site commissioning activities
- Review designs and ensure consistent engineering standards across the team
- Mentor and lead a small team of automation engineers
- Work closely with the wider engineering team to deliver complete control solutions
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Schneider experience would be useful, but it isn't essential — strong PLC experience with platforms such as Siemens or Allen-Bradley will also be considered. What matters most is solid automation experience and the ability to develop systems from scratch.
You don't need to come from a power engineering background either. Experience of power networks, renewables or grid connections is advantageous, but the business can train the right automation engineer in this area.
Lead Controls Engineer - The Person:
We're looking for an experienced Controls/Automation Engineer who has progressed into a lead or senior position and is comfortable taking ownership of projects, making technical decisions and supporting other engineers.
You'll ideally have experience of:
- PLC programming and control system development
- Structured Text or another modern PLC programming language
- Control panel and electrical design principles
- Industrial communications and networked control
- FAT/SAT and commissioning
- Leading or mentoring other engineers
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Experience in an SME environment would be particularly well suited, where you've had the opportunity to get involved across multiple areas.
This is predominantly an office-based role, with around 10% UK site travel, and offers the opportunity to work on genuinely interesting projects within a rapidly developing area of automation and energy.
Located in Hertfordshire, this role would be commutable from Ware, Hertford, Stevenage, Bishop's Stortford, Harlow, Epping and Welwyn Garden City.
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For further information call Sarah Clarke on: 01902212000 or 07519122547. Email: sarah.clarke@automationexperts.co.uk
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