OLG Recruitment are currently looking for a Process Control Engineer for our client located in Stallingborough. This is a contract opportunity for approximately 24 months, with potential extension.
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
Role Purpose
The DCS Contractor will provide specialist control system engineering support on a Top Tier COMAH site. The role involves configuration, troubleshooting, modification, and optimisation of DeltaV systems to ensure safe, reliable and compliant operation of a critical process plant. The contractor will support ongoing project work, system upgrades, lifecycle management, and day-to-day operational support.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Support
* Provide expert-level troubleshooting and fault resolution on the DeltaV DCS platform
* Support 24/7 manufacturing operations through timely response to control system issues.
* Fix, tune, or modify control loops, continuous logic, graphics, alarms, historian tags, and sequence configuration.
* Conduct system health checks, backups, patching, and routine maintenance activities.
Project Engineering
* Deliver control system changes from concept through to implementation, including design, configuration, documentation, FAT/SAT, and commissioning.
* Support with the sites migration projects from ABB System 6 to Honeywell Experion
* Collaborate with process engineering, I&E, safety, and project teams to deliver robust automation solutions.
Safety & Compliance
* Ensure all automation work meets COMAH and site safety standards.
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation, cause & effect diagrams, and functional design specifications.
* Participate in HAZOP, LOPA, alarm rationalisation system assessments.
* Implement changes under the sites Management of Change (MoC) procedures.
Continuous Improvement
* Identify opportunities to improve control strategies, reduce downtime, enhance product quality, and increase plant reliability.
Required Qualifications & Experience
Technical Skills
* Minimum 5+ years experience with the EmersonDeltaV DCS system (configuration, troubleshooting, commissioning).
* Experience using Honeywell Experion and/or ABB System 6 would be advantageous
* Strong understanding of industrial process automation, control theory, PID tuning, and batch/sequential logic.
* Experience with OPC, historians (e.g., PI), alarm management, communication protocols (Modbus) and networked control architectures.
* Ability to navigate system backups, patching, server/console management, and system security principles.
Industry Experience
* Experience working on Top Tier COMAH sites, chemical processing, petrochemical or similar high-hazard environments.
Education & Certifications
* Vendor certification (Emerson DeltaV)
Competencies
* Strong problem-solving skills under pressure in a live plant environment.
* Ability to work autonomously and manage conflicting priorities.
* Excellent communication skills with operators, engineers and contractors
* High attention to detail and commitment to safety and compliance.
* Adaptable and able to integrate quickly into an established team. xsngvjr
Additional Requirements
Right to work in the UK and ability to work on-site.