Lead AVEVA Engineer

Lead AVEVA Engineer

Our client is seeking a Lead AVEVA Engineer to support their existing team on a short-term, contract basis. The ideal candidate will be able to commute to either Coventry or Warrington 3 days per week, with the option to work from home for the remaining 2 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver digital engineering projects in line with company quality, health & safety, cybersecurity, project delivery and regulatory requirements.
• Take technical responsibility for projects, including requirements definition, system architecture, configuration, programming, testing, installation and commissioning.
• Provide ongoing technical support for AVEVA-based and third-party solutions, helping customers adopt modernisation and digitalisation best practices.
• Review engineering deliverables and coordinate structured testing with internal teams, customers and third-party stakeholders.
• Produce and review technical documentation, including system specifications, test documentation, operating procedures and support manuals.
• Ensure technical solutions are delivered against agreed time, cost and quality requirements.
• Identify technical, delivery and commercial risks and opportunities, communicating these clearly to project and customer-facing stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers.
• Work closely with service teams to support effective technical delivery and timely resolution of customer issues.
• Provide technical input into bids and proposals, including estimates, delivery planning and solution development.
• Represent the engineering function in customer meetings and technical discussions where required.

Skills & Experience

• Strong practical experience with AVEVA technologies, with a good understanding of industrial digitalisation and modernisation solutions.
• Experience across SCADA, telemetry, industrial networking and software engineering.
• Exposure to industrial automation technologies.
• Experience working within project environments, either in a lead or supporting engineering capacity, across the full project lifecycle.
• Demonstrable experience delivering projects against agreed cost, quality and timescale requirements.
• Willingness and ability to work at customer sites in the UK and, where required, internationally.
• Understanding of cloud, hybrid cloud and on-premise architectures.
• Awareness of cybersecurity principles applicable to industrial control and operational technology environments.
• Experience within two or more relevant industries, such as Water & Wastewater, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Food & Beverage, Critical National Infrastructure, Renewable Energy or similar sectors.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and best practice effectively to customers and non-specialist stakeholders.
• Experience facilitating technical discovery, UX/UI or digitalisation workshops and translating customer requirements into practical solution designs.
• Knowledge of industrial communications, networking and modern integration technologies such as OPC UA, MQTT and REST APIs.
• Comfortable working with common operating systems and standard business software.
• Strong customer and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to identify, communicate and manage project risks and commercial opportunities.