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Control System Senior Design Engineer - Warrington

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics

Control System Senior Design Engineer - Warrington

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Contract type:

Freelance / Contract

Location:

Warrington, UK

Work mode:

Onsite

Published on:

31 August 2026

What they need


Altrad are currently looking for an experienced Control System Senior Design Engineer to join the Silos MSSS SEP1&2 CE&I design team at Warrington.

The successful candidate will lead a team of Programmable Electronic System (PES) based Control System Design Engineers, delivering, supporting and checking design packages and updates to meet functional and business requirements.

Key Deliverables

  • Lead a team of Programmable Electronic System (PES) based Control System Design Engineers.
  • Deliver, support and check control system design packages and updates to meet functional and business requirements.
  • Ensure control system requirements are aligned with design intent.
  • Ensure system modifications are appropriately specified and tested.
  • Apply a strong working knowledge of relevant control system design standards.
  • Provide design support during commissioning activities.
  • Develop programmes and estimates to support project and task planning.
  • Prioritise and assign work to other team members.
  • Support and develop early career Engineers.
  • Deliver work to challenging targets and agreed timescales.
  • Report progress effectively to relevant stakeholders and project teams.
  • Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a range of individuals and teams.
  • Apply a strong working knowledge of SCADA, PLC and Network Systems.

Key Requirements / Qualifications

  • HNC academic qualification.
  • Incorporated Engineer professional qualification.
  • BPSS clearance, with SC clearance to be gained to allow access to the plant on the Sellafield site.
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience successfully delivering either a Control System Senior Design Engineer role, with strong working knowledge of relevant design standards, or a Control System Senior Implementation Engineer role with experience of the Sellafield Limited design specification tool, CONCISE.
  • Strong working knowledge of SCADA, PLC and Network Systems.
  • Proven experience of developing early career Engineers.
  • Experience developing programmes and estimates to support project and task planning.
  • Experience prioritising and assigning work to others.
  • Proven ability to deliver to challenging targets and report progress effectively.
  • Experience providing design support during commissioning.
  • BEng academic qualification.
  • Chartered Engineer professional qualification.
  • Strong working knowledge of PES-based Control System/servo drive interfaces.

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