At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert control system engineering support and troubleshoot DeltaV systems.
- Company: Join a leading company on a Top Tier COMAH site in Stallingborough.
- Benefits: Contract opportunity with potential extension and competitive pay.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for continuous improvement and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on critical processes while enhancing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: 5+ years experience with DeltaV DCS and strong problem-solving skills required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
Overview
OLG Recruitment are currently looking for a Process Control Engineer for our client located in Stallingborough.
This is a contract opportunity for approximately 24 months, with potential extension.
Role Purpose
The DCS Contractor will provide specialist control system engineering support on a Top Tier COMAH site.
The role involves configuration, troubleshooting, modification, and optimisation of Delta V systems to ensure safe, reliable and compliant operation of a critical process plant.
The contractor will support ongoing project work, system upgrades, lifecycle management, and day‑to‑day operational support.
Key Responsibilities
- Operational Support
- Provide expert-level troubleshooting and fault resolution on the Delta V DCS platform
- Support 24/7 manufacturing operations through timely response to control system issues.
- Fix, tune, or modify control loops, continuous logic, graphics, alarms, historian tags, and sequence configuration.
- Conduct system health checks, backups, patching, and routine maintenance activities.
- Project Engineering
- Deliver control system changes from concept through to implementation, including design, configuration, documentation, FAT/SAT, and commissioning.
- Support with the sites migration projects from ABB System 6 to Honeywell Experion
- Collaborate with process engineering, I&E, safety, and project teams to deliver robust automation solutions.
- Safety & Compliance
- Ensure all automation work meets COMAH and site safety standards.
- Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date technical documentation, cause & effect diagrams, and functional design specifications.
- Participate in HAZOP, LOPA, alarm rationalisation system assessments.
- Implement changes under the sites Management of Change (Mo C) procedures.
- Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve control strategies, reduce downtime, enhance product quality, and increase plant reliability.
- Required Qualifications & Experience
- Technical Skills
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience with the Emerson Delta V DCS system (configuration, troubleshooting, commissioning).
- Experience using Honeywell Experion and/or ABB System 6 would be advantageous
- Strong understanding of industrial process automation, control theory, PID tuning, and batch/sequential logic.
- Experience with OPC, historians (e. g., PI), alarm management, communication protocols (Modbus) and networked control architectures.
- Ability to navigate system backups, patching, server/console management, and system security principles.
- Industry Experience
- Experience working on Top Tier COMAH sites, chemical processing, petrochemical or similar high‑hazard environments.
Education & Certifications
- Vendor certification (Emerson Delta V)
- Competencies
- Strong problem-solving skills under pressure in a live plant environment.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage conflicting priorities.
- Excellent communication skills with operators, engineers and contractors
- High attention to detail and commitment to safety and compliance.
- Adaptable and able to integrate quickly into an established team.
- Additional Requirements
- Right to work in the UK and ability to work on-site
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