Project Controls Engineer in Stallingborough, North East Lincolnshire

Overview

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.

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.

• 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.

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience with the Emerson DeltaV 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.

• Experience working on Top Tier COMAH sites, chemical processing, petrochemical or similar high‑hazard environments.

• Vendor certification (Emerson DeltaV)

• 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.

• Right to work in the UK and ability to work on-site