Electrical Commissioning Engineer

North Yorkshire

£55,000 - £65,000 + Site Enhancement + Car Allowance

Our client are a leading provider of automation and material handling for heavy industries and in particular mining. They are seeking a PLC and drives engineer to join their growing team to lead on the commissioning and testing of their products on site.

Key Responsibilities – Electrical Commissioning Engineer

• Coordinating Electrical and Instrumentation commissioning activities with the client and the engineering team on new builds and ongoing upgrades of existing systems.
• Setting up of control panels, PLCs, HMIs, AC and DC Drives, instrumentation, etc. On and off site.
• Carry out commissioning tests, review test results and produce test reports to confirm compliance with technical specifications.
• Responding to on-call service requests, from breakdowns and faults on electrical and automation equipment remotely or on site or escalating issues to the engineering team.
• Documenting and controlling all changes including software revisions as necessary.
• Responding to breakdowns and faults on electrical and automation equipment remotely or on site.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality and Service teams to ensure continuous development of machinery and equipment, processes and assist with technical issues.
• Carry out minor installation completion works, modifications and snagging.

Qualifications & Experience – Electrical Commissioning Engineer

• Experience of commissioning machinery and equipment in a heavy industrial environment such as Mining, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Steel Production, or Rail.
• Experience working with Siemens S7-1200/1500 range of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
• Adept user of TIA Portal.
• Ability to read and interpret PLC ladder logic and function blocks within the Siemens environment.
• Full Driving License and willingness to travel to projects across the UK including North Yorkshire and Cornwall.
• Demonstratable experience in E&I application fault finding.
• Education: degree level. HND as minimum.
• Demonstratable experience in site safety procedures (LOTO, RAMS, etc)

Benefits – Electrical Commissioning Engineer

• £55,000 to £65,000 based on 40 hour week.
• Generous overtime rates.
• 10% site enhancement whilst deployed on site within the UK.
• Daily allowance for travel expenses.
• Car allowance.
• 30 days holiday + site deployment holiday accrual rate.
• On call allowance
• Shift work allowance
• Pension scheme
• Electric car and cycle to work scheme
• Perk box – reward and recognition

For more information on this role, please contact Andrew Haddon on or send a copy of your CV to

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