Lead Test Engineer (Automation)

Location: Warrington

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical, petrochemical, nuclear, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, biopharma, power and energy, utilities, renewables and food and beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities, specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning. This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

As part of our continued growth in Automation, we are looking for an experienced Lead Automation Installation, Commissioning and Test (ICT) Engineer to join our Gas delivery team based in Warrington to manage National Gas Transmission Compressor Station upgrade projects. The focus of this programme is to meet cyber security requirements of the NGT business as part of critical infrastructure gas supply in the UK. The new control system will replace existing PLC, SCADA and networking devices to remove obsolescence and provide an opportunity to move through the IEC62443 lifecycle to verify and validate the system during FEED, detailed design, implementation and commissioning phases before handover to the client.

Location: Flexible working and also from Bilfinger Project Offices – Warrington/Haydock and initially National Gas Transmission (NGT) Sites - Alrewas (Staffordshire), Wormington (Gloucestershire) and Felindre (Glamorgan).

The ICT Lead Engineer will be a committed, pro-active and enthusiastic member of the National Gas programme Automation team, taking responsibility for successfully setting up and managing the Automation testing, installation and commissioning activities in alignment with the contracted scope and in accordance with both Bilfinger and National Gas Transmission (NGT) processes and procedures.

The ICT Lead Engineer will develop, motivate and supervise the Automation ICT delivery team, taking full responsibility for successful delivery of a fully tested and integrated solution in accordance with company procedures whilst meeting time-scale targets.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of the installation, commissioning and testing (ICT) processes and documentation for the NGT projects (PLC, SCADA software/hardware and Telemetry).
• Setup and coordinate the ICT plan for each of the projects in the programme and ensure that this is suitably resourced to manage the ICT activities between the Automation delivery office (Warrington), panels Production (Haydock) and the NGT installation/commissioning sites.
• A key member of the Programme Engineering Lead Team working alongside the Technical Automation Lead Engineers, Production (panels) Manager and the cross-discipline Installation and Commissioning managers.
• Interface with Key Bilfinger sub-contractors to ensure installation, commissioning and testing is compliant with the Bilfinger and NGT processes and standards.
• Ensuring that the Automation installation, commissioning and testing environments are setup and suitable to meet the requirements of the programme.
• Setup and manage the Automation ICT documentation templates and ensure that these are approved and delivered on time.
• Coordinate and monitor all ICT activity to ensure internal and customer approvals are in line with NGT approval processes.
• Manage ICT testing, reporting and observations/defects management along with any re-testing as required in line the Bilfinger and NGT processes and procedures.
• Management of change and reporting of variations for each project and the programme.
• Automation ICT reporting, planning, risk management and escalation.
• Ensure ICT adherence to company quality processes and procedures.
• Provide Health and Safety leadership by example.
• Report on progress of all assigned ICT activities to Senior/Lead Engineer or Project Manager.
• Identify any deviations from agreed functionality or scope and notify Senior/Lead Engineers or Project Management.
• Development of site installation and commissioning documentation (Risk assessment, method statement, site test documentation) based on site surveys if appropriate.
• Coordinate and support shipping of Automation systems and environments to NGT sites.
• Manage and support full integrated system testing, CFAT, SAT and installation.
• Undertake observations, variation and reworks.

Experience & Qualifications

The following experience is essential:

• A minimum 5 years’ experience with integrated control system solutions.
• Experience of Automation systems testing specifications, test documentation and a methodical approach to testing is essential and preferably within a regulated industry environment.
• DBS security clearance a requirement (can be applied for in position).
• Hands on experience of PLCs and SCADA systems software and hardware testing.
• A good appreciation of Control panels, electrical installation and Instrumentation solutions.

The following experience is Desirable:

• Cyber Security.
• Functional Safety.
• Fire & Gas Systems eg Detronics.
• IT/OT Convergence.
• Network design and configuration.
• Industrial Protocol Knowledge (IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, OPC etc).
• SCO91.
• Knowledge of Quality Standards (such as ISO9001, TickITplus etc.).
• ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level.

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.

Engineering & Consultancy | Bilfinger UK Limited | Permanent | White-collar workers | Bachelor's degree | Engineering