Automation Engineer - PSC at Wood

Responsibilities

The key objectives for this role are: 

• Identify systems and subsystems with automation or control elements such as PLCs, HMIs, SCADA nodes, and networked instruments that require decommissioning
• Define boundaries and interfaces with systems that remain operational, including shared cabinets, networks, or interlocks
• Determine system dependencies and plan modifications needed to maintain the integrity of adjacent systems
• Participate in the site’s change management process, ensuring automation tasks are risk-assessed and tracked
• Own and execute assigned automation tasks marking changes within records, maintaining full traceability from start to finish
• Verify all prerequisites are met and assess potential impacts on other systems before initiating any modifications 
• Confirm device software and configurations against approved backups, take final backups, and archive them in compliance with data integrity policies
• Perform controlled software or configuration changes to decouple equipment, documenting all updates under approved change control
• Execute automation and control system decommissioning pre‑requisites for GxP and non‑GxP equipment, ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance
• Manage decommissioning of pharmaceutical production equipment, ancillary support systems, and facility plants (excluding HVAC/BMS), along with automated material handling systems
• Coordinate with site engineering teams to verify dependencies, complete backups/configuration checks, and document all activities in line with site procedures

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?  

Expected: 

• HNC or equivalent and apprenticeship, or site experience 
• Previous site experience, working in an operational environment  
• Previous experience and competency in Automation and Control Engineering 
• Previous experience in writing or modifying software 
• Experience of implementing system modifications or modpacks 
• A sound understanding of engineering practices, methodologies and economic principles, calculation methods, design details, international codes and standards, procedures, and specifications