Project Support jobs in United States

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Our Automation teams deliver projects in various industries including Nuclear, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Energy/Renewables, Data Centres and Utilities.
Our teams across Chesterfield, Fareham and Warrington deliver solutions using a wide array of technology including Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA, Zenon, Ignition and many more. These solutions include PLC, HMI, SCADA, MES, Batch, Functional Safety, OT Cyber Security and Industry 4.0. As part of our growth in Automation, we are looking for a Lead Engineer to join our team in Fareham.

The Lead Engineer will:

• Motivate and supervise the project engineering team, taking full responsibility for successful technical delivery of a complete project solution to the agreed scope in accordance with company procedures whilst meeting budgetary and time-scale targets.
• Bea committed and enthusiastic team member. Must be pro-active, and able to allocate tasks among team members and supervise, assist and monitor task progress and advise the project manager on progress, risks and issues.
• Work co-operatively with the Project Management teams across all offices and engineering teams to ensure smooth project progress in accordance with the agreed project lifecycle.

• Overall technical and engineering team leadership
• Work closely with and support the Project Manager in all aspects of project technical delivery and scope management
• Ensure project technical and quality requirements are met
• Ensure project adherence to company quality processes and procedures
• Detailed task and procurement list development and leadership
• Allocate tasks to the engineering team and monitor progress
• Identification of project opportunities and variations
• Support the Project Manager in identifying and managing risks and issues
• Support the Project Manager in the project delivery strategy development and planning
• Identification and enabling of reusable modules by standardisation and modularisation of systems where appropriate
• totyping of new technologies
• Training planning and support
• Mentoring of Engineers
• Support the Automation sales and proposals teams in business development
• Provide Health and Safety leadership by example

Lead Engineers are normally expected to undertake the following:

• Central involvement in sales to projects hand-over process
• Assist the Project Managerin the development of the projectQualityplan
• Assist the Project Managerin the development and ongoing updates of task & procurement lists
• Peer review documents created by the project team or other teams
• Act as the main contact/client interface for the project and deputise for the Project Managerwhere required
• Undertake or manage site surveys as required
• Develop FDS – with the project team as necessary
• Develop DDS – with the project as necessary
• Develop Test Specification & design testing methodology with the team
• Develop or manage development of project modules. (Modules as identified in the design – PLC code modules, SCADA scripts, Mimics, communicationdrivers, etc.)
• Undertake & record ongoing engineering reviews throughout the project
• Develop site work documentation with team input as necessary (risk assessment, method statement, site test documentation)
• Develop O & M documentation – with input from project team as necessary
• Lead or manage full integrated system testing, CFAT, SAT and installation
• Undertake or manage observations, variation and reworks
• Undertake or manage site installation & commissioning

The following experience is essential:

• Detailed experience of the full project life cycle from system specification through design, development, testing and on-site commissioning is essential
• Development & delivery of detaileddesign documentation
• Hands on delivery experience of PLC and SCADA systems
• A good appreciation of Control panels, electrical installation and Instrumentation solutions.
• A Degree or HND/HNC in Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Control Systems or relevant discipline
• Chartered Engineer or working towards professional registration

Experience of some or all of the following is desirable:

• PLC and SCADA experience with Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA, Zenon or Ignition
• MQTT & IOT Systems
• Historian systems
• Database Implementation and Management
• IT/OT Ethernet Network design and configuration
• IT hardware & Software
• Virtualised platforms such as VMware & ESXi
• OT Cyber Security
• Functional Safety

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.