Job Description

Role: Senior Software Controls Systems Engineer

Location: Billingham, Stockton on Tees

Hours: 37.5hrs per week - Office based

Salary range: 50,000 - 55,000

About the role

The role will see you tasked with Project delivery and PLC/DCS programming. The ideal candidate will have experience of PLC/DCS Programming for a Systems Integrator.


The position requires a sound understanding of control engineering principles and being involved in the full project life cycle.

Main Responsibilities

Actively participates in the whole life cycle of delivering projects, from start to finish. Foster great relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues. Produce design and test documentation. Develop PLC, DCS, HMI and SCADA software Perform testing with customers. Carry out on-site commissioning. Compile training manuals and run customer training sessions.

The Person

Intermediate-level experience with major brands of PLC, DCS and SCADA/HMI platforms, with an appetite to learn new technologies. Experience writing software and working with customers delivery projects. Good understanding of setting up, commissioning, and fault finding of industrial networks (Profibus, ProfiNet, Ethernet) preferred, but not essential. Experience working in an engineering environment.

Benefits Package

What we can offer in return:

Base salary between 50,000 - 55,000 (experience dependent) Discretionary bonus Holidays - 25 days plus bank holidays Health Shield - Employee Assistance Scheme Vinci Share Scheme (6 Month LOS qualifying period) EV Car Purchase Scheme (1 Year LOS qualifying period) Company Pension Scheme. Disability Benefit Scheme and Death in Service Insurance.

Who are Actemium Automation Teesside?

Actemium Automation Teesside specialize in the design, implementation and maintenance of control and software automation systems in the north of England.


Engineering areas include:

Conceptual Design and Consultancy System Design & Manufacture Software Engineering Project Management

We work with a variety of key customers across different sectors including Nuclear and life science.

The VINCI Group

Actemium Automation Teesside are part of the VINCI Energies UK and ROI operating within Actemium Automation. Actemium have been providing high quality engineering solutions and services in the UK since 1907.


VINCI's de-centralised business model allows us to provide our customers with the resources, vitality and strength of a large global company, while still delivering local personalised service. Along with the other business units in the Actemium Automation family, we employ over 250 people at 14 locations across the UK.


VINCI are a world leader in engineering and construction with 220,000 employees operating out of 3,000 offices in 120 countries across the globe