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Lead/Senior Controls Engineer

Russell Taylor Group
Tf11Af, TF1 1AF, United Kingdom
5 days ago
£65,000 – £75,000 pa

Salary

£65,000 – £75,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
7 Jul 2026 (5 days ago)

Benefits

£6,000 car allowance 10% bonus 5% pension Life assurance 3x salary 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Private medical insurance Flexible working Development programme
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Lead/Senior Controls Engineer

Permanent

UK based

Do you have experience leading drive and control system projects?
Have you taken ownership of functional safety and technical delivery?
Are you comfortable supervising engineers and signing off design work?

What's in it for you
  • Excellent Salary
  • £6K car allowance
  • 10% bonus
  • 5% pension
  • Life assurance 3x salary
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Private medical
  • Flexible working and development programme

What will you be doing?
  • Lead delivery of engineering activities across drive and control system projects
  • Own the functional safety lifecycle and technical compliance
  • Supervise and mentor engineers and external resources
  • Review and verify design documentation and technical deliverables
  • Work with Project Managers on programme, cost and risk
  • Produce and approve electrical and controls design documentation including FDS, SRS, SLD and cause and effect
  • Oversee PLC, HMI, SCADA and drive software design
  • Support FAT, commissioning and SAT
  • Maintain the Technical Construction File

Where will you be doing it?
  • You will join an established engineering and automation organisation delivering complex industrial projects across multiple sectors with a strong focus on technical standards, innovation and long term project delivery.

What will you need?
  • BEng, BSE or Level 6 apprenticeship in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
  • At least 4 years in a similar controls or automation engineering role
  • Strong knowledge of electrical control systems and drives
  • Experience leading engineers and reviewing technical work
  • Understanding of functional safety and project delivery
  • Good communication and stakeholder skills
  • Proactive and hands on approach


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