Senior Engineer, Asset Engineering

Role:
Control Systems Engineer

Location:

St Fergus Gas Terminal SN1 – Peterhead

Salary: £53,461 to £62,895 and range of benefits

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need. We are the national gas network, providing secure energy to power Britain, achieve net zero, and maintain our industrial competitiveness.

The Controls System Engineer is responsible for the design, standardisation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of control systems across St Fergus and SN1. The role oversees and manages compliance against regulations to ensure all works meet specification requirements, optimises operational technology interfaces and supports continuous improvement in control system reliability and performance.

Maintain and demonstrate compliance with IEC 61511 across all works and projects within St Fergus and SN1.

• Assess, monitor, and maintain site specific requirements to meet applicable legislation and regulatory standards.
• Undertake and review risk assessments associated with control system changes and promote awareness of safe working practices.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a structured plan for the standardisation of control system construction, maintenance, and documentation.
• Define, implement, and govern guidelines for control system related works, including training requirements, documentation standards, and local work instructions (LWIs).
• Establish, implement, and maintain standardised password management and backup storage protocols across the OT network.
• Contribute to and support the design, implementation, testing, and commissioning (FAT/SAT) of new and modified control systems.
• Oversee and authorise software changes to critical systems, maintaining comprehensive software change logs for DCS, SCADA, PLCs, and associated controllers (e.g. Governors, CCC).
• Review, redefine, and maintain OT backup strategies, including backup frequency, storage locations, integrity checks, and documentation requirements.
• Review, update, and optimise maintenance procedures for control systems, ensuring accurate documentation and timely execution of maintenance activities.
• Act as the local focal point for arranging specialist vendor support and manage associated service level agreements.
• Monitor and maintain the overall health and integrity of control systems, including review of software changes for compliance, risk mitigation, and operational integrity.
• Develop and implement competency frameworks for operators and technicians involved in the operation and maintenance of control systems.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and knowledge sharing to support basic operations, fault finding, and troubleshooting activities.
• Control, maintain, and review critical documentation, including software licences, software change records, configuration files, and network architecture diagrams.

Create, maintain, and periodically review local work instructions to support technicians during callouts, fault resolution, and maintenance activities.

You’re an experienced Control Systems Engineer with an HNC (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline and proven experience with DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems in safety‑critical or COMAH‑regulated environments.

You have hands‑on experience delivering control system changes, including FAT/SAT, commissioning, and working within MOC and risk assessment processes. With strong knowledge of IEC 61511, you take a structured, detail‑focused approach to documentation, backups, and working with OEMs to ensure safe, compliant operations.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

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