Senior Control Systems Engineer

3 months ago


Perth, Australia WSP Full time

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

This role will see you enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP’sMining & Energy Major Projects team. You will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

As a Senior Control Systems Engineer, you will join our multidisciplinary project team working on an iconic long-term major mining project. As a valued member of the team, you will contribute to the delivery of a wet processing facility for our client's Western Australian Iron Ore Operations. This will be their first major wet processing facility in 40 years, allowing you to be part of rare and exciting project.

 At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Our global team of over 5,200 dedicated mining professionals are supporting the industry to decarbonise mining operations in the accelerating green transition. Working collaboratively across borders and disciplines, you’ll join a leading team working on interesting and complex projects. We are experts in our field, and we are passionate about mining.

What you’ll do:

  • Creating project delivery documentation for project standards, project requirement specifications, functional specifications, systems architecture, test and validation, commissioning, and change management.
  • Responsible for performing PLC software development, undertaking interface testing, on-site commissioning and completing commissioning records.
  • Ensuring all Control System engineering project work complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and company policies and practices.
  • Supervising the preparation of preliminary and detailed designs of Control System engineering projects and ensuring project work complies with conditions and parameters set out in the project scope of works.
  • Assist in coordinating the preparation of the project deliverables including documents for various project phases and tender documentation as required.

About You

You’re likely to have demonstrated experience working within mining and minerals processing. In addition, you will bring the following skills and attributes:

  • Bachelor of Engineering Degree, and +8 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Familiarity with PLC platforms and SCADA HMI platforms (Allen-Bradley and AVEVA Plant SCADA/Citect preferred).
  • Familiarity with process control communications protocols including EtherNet/IP, Modbus, OPC, ProfNet.
  • Experience in control system design and documentation.
  • Competency with PLC software development such as ladder logic and Function Block Diagram, preferably RS Logix & Unity.
  • Familiarity with electrical LV design, drawings and related electrical documentation.
  • Experience with Iron Ore Wet Plant, or similar, design and/or operations preferred, but not essential.
  • Experience with functional safety systems preferred, but not essential.
  • Competency with instrument selection including primary element specification preferred, but not essential
  • Experience with other PLCs such as Schneider, GE and Siemens are preferred, but not essential.

About WSP | Calibre:

WSP | Calibre is a leading global engineering and project delivery business to the mining sector. Our capacity and capability to deliver scaled, global projects and world-leading design, engineering, advisory and environmental services across the entire mine life cycle is unrivalled.

We engineer Future ReadyTM projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. 

Together, we bring approximately 6,000 talented people across 15 offices in Australia and 67,000 professionals worldwide, giving you access to the brightest minds in the field to make the best work of your life.

At WSP | Calibre, we want you to embrace your curiosity and work in a culture celebrating different perspectives. We believe that in imagining a better future for us all, you’ll imagine a better future for you. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Benefits page.



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