Lead/Senior Controls Engineer

Company: Russell Taylor Group
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Location: Telford
Job Description:

Lead/Senior Controls Engineer

Position type: Permanent

Location: UK based; office and project travel

Benefits

  • Excellent Salary
  • £6K car allowance
  • 10% bonus
  • 5% pension
  • Life assurance 3x salary
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Private medical
  • Flexible working and development programme

Responsibilities

  • 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

About the Company

  • You will join an established engineering and automation organisation delivering complex industrial projects across multiple sectors with a strong focus on technical standards, innovation and long term project delivery.

Requirements

  • BEng, BSE or Level 6 apprenticeship in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
  • At least 4 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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Posted: June 6th, 2026