Automation and Control System Specialist
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Automation and Control System Specialist supporting Siemens PCS7 control systems for Kanadevia Inova’s waste-to-energy infrastructure projects. Providing maintenance, upgrades, commissioning, diagnostics, and customer training.
Responsibilities:
- Establish the digital services execution team
- Deliver and support digital services projects
- Provide control system support for Operation and Maintenance sites
- Provide technical support, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting for Siemens PCS7 control systems
- Configure and upgrade control systems, including hardware upgrades, software patches, and control strategy improvements
- Diagnose and resolve complex issues involving hardware, software, networks, and field instruments
- Assist with commissioning and start-up of new control systems, including hardware installation, software configuration, and system integration
- Provide customers with training and technical support on system operation, maintenance best practices, and safety protocols
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related field
- Solid experience working with industrial control systems, specifically Siemens PCS7 and TIA Portal
- Hands-on experience with control system integration, HMI/SCADA systems, and field instrumentation
- Proficiency in control logic development (PLC/DCS) and system design
- Familiarity with industry protocols such as Profibus, Modbus, OPC, and Ethernet/IP
- Strong knowledge of servers, database systems, and data historians
- Travel required to plant sites, mostly in the UK, with potential international travel
- Required to be included in the Call Out Rota
Benefits:
- Competitive basic salary plus car allowance
- Daily call out allowance on rostered days
- Overtime paid if physically required to attend site
- Reasonable subsistence expenses relating to business travel
- Accommodation lodge allowance
- Annual performance reviews and bonus awards
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Private Medical and Dental
- Tailored learning and development opportunities












