Lead / Senior SCADA & Control Systems Engineer

Senior Control Systems Engineer

Location: Great Yarmouth

Outside IR35

Role Overview

The position requires a technically strong and self-sufficient contractor who can work remotely, coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities and deliver high-quality outputs with minimal supervision.

The role will be to support Oil & Gas brownfield engineering projects in Qatar, including work for Madina and potentially QatarEnergy LNG on an HVAC-focused FEED project. It could also potentially support a SCADA upgrade project on a UK-based Interconnector project

Desired Experience

• Electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure, including HVDC/HVAC Interconnector projects.
• Substation automation, utility control systems and associated SCADA integration.
• SCADA and PLC/HMI system upgrades involving legacy systems, control system modernisation and operational technology migration.
• Brownfield Instrumentation & Control Systems engineering within onshore/offshore Oil & Gas, LNG and petrochemical facilities.
• DCS, ESD and Fire & Gas Systems (FGS), including integration with package control systems and existing operational facilities.
• Control system adequacy assessments, equipment obsolescence evaluations and modifications to existing control systems.
• FEED and detailed engineering for control system modifications, including HVAC, F&G and associated instrumentation interfaces.
• Industrial communication networks, control system architectures and relevant communication protocols.
• Experience with major PLC, DCS and SCADA vendors, platforms and System Integrators.
• Critical infrastructure requiring high system availability, reliability and operational resilience.
• Brownfield site surveys, vendor technical reviews, system integration and testing support.

Additional Opportunities - Oil & Gas

• Brownfield Instrumentation & Control Systems engineering for onshore and offshore Oil & Gas and LNG facilities.
• Control system modernisation, upgrades and integration with existing operational assets.
• PLC/HMI system upgrades, including control panel modifications, system interfaces and communication networks.
• DCS, ESD and Fire & Gas Systems (FGS) integration with existing facilities and package control systems.
• Control system adequacy assessments, equipment obsolescence evaluations and brownfield engineering modifications.
• HVAC FEED engineering, including F&G detection, HVAC shutdown interfaces and associated control system modifications.
• Control system engineering design, technical assessments and multidisciplinary interface coordination.
• Vendor and System Integrator coordination, technical reviews and engineering support.
• Brownfield site surveys, system migration, testing support with EPC contractor.

ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.