Electrical Controls Engineer - Sheffield - £28k - 32k per year (889021)

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Electrical Controls Engineer
Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley
£28k - 32k per year

Client Information
My client a market leading design and manufacturing company with a global reputation for bespoke mechanical handling equipment require an experience senior Electrical Controls Engineer to join their team through a sustained period of expansion

Main Duties
The main responsibilities as the Electrical Engineering technical expert, you will have responsibilities for the Electrical Controls aspects throughout the Project and Design Process through to installation and sign off


Job description
- Produce Electrical drawings using AutoCAD packages, along with control software for proprietary plc software packages as required for the project
- Produce Variable Speed Drive software if required for the project
- Produce software for any Human Machine Interfaces (HMI's) required on projects
-Attend handover meetings with sales, as required by the project manager
- Monitor actual costs against target estimate costs and advise the project manager of any overspend or potential overspend
- Arrange mechanical/electrical design review meetings with the client and/or internally
- Produce a Functional Design Specification (FDS) for review with the project manager and/or client for comment/approval before the electrical design commences
- Produce specifications for electrical sub contract packages and ensure they are competitively tendered
- Ensure all project details are accurately entered onto the system including project drawings, software and testing documentation and sales quotations
- Health and Safety objectives must be satisfied at all times
- Check and approve all drawings produced by other Electrical Design Engineers and/or subcontractors in accordance with quality systems and customer requirements.

Key skills and experience
- The successful candidate should be qualified to degree level or equivalent in electrical engineering, or HND level
- Candidate should have strong background in Electrical or Control Systems Engineering
-Knowledge of current Electrical regulations and working practices
-Experience using AutoCAD
-Previous experience and strong background in one of the following programming packages: Simens, RSLOgix, E-Designer or Proface software

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.