Lead Controls Engineer in Telford
Company: Energy Jobline CVL
Location: Telford
Posted: May 9th, 2026
Lead Engineer
Permanent. UK based; office and project travel.
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
Benefits
- Excellent Salary
- £6,000 car allowance
- 10% bonus
- 5% pension
- Life assurance 3x salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Private medical
- Flexible working and development programme
Requirements
- BEng, BSE or Level 6 apprenticeship in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
- At least 7 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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