ICA Field Engineer

at  Coffey

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

You will provide an efficient ICA maintenance and installation service in order to achieve the quality, performance and safety standards of the Company by analysing faults and rectifying to ensure correct operation of ICA equipment, thereby optimising the availability of water and wastewater assets. You will also:

• Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety regulations and internal company policies.
• Carry out a programme of planned maintenance such as the timely replacement of PLC backup batteries and PLC software.
• Ensure all automation and control equipment with a software configuration or applications are securely backed up on a centralised corporate system.
• Assist in the optimisation of control systems and improving control system performance.
• Issuing and the administration of the ICA authorisation permits.
• Ensure the safety and quality of your own work and that provided by external contractors in the ICA field meets the required standards.
• Train and assess other Field Service Engineers and Apprentices thus enhancing the overall levels of technical expertise available to the Company.
• Provide reliable, accurate and complete asset performance and repair information for entry into corporate systems to support analysis and improved asset performance.
• Assist in the analysis and recommend solutions to recurring ICA problems, therefore ensuring that the treatment processes are operated with optimised efficiency.
• Ensure any identified critical or strategic spares are identified, maintained and available for use.
• Identify investment needs and input into Problem Notes and relevant tier meetings.
• Ensure that throughout your career the required skills, competences, are current in all required subject matters relevant to the role are maintained.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

You will have served a formal electrical or instrumentation apprenticeship and be qualified to cert/diploma level in Instrumentation, Control and Automation disciplines you will also have

• Good understanding of Fieldbus and IP based communication networks and topologies.
• Good understanding of the operation and programming tools for multiple Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) used by the company, both legacy and current framework.
• Working knowledge of SCADA, HMI, Client operating application systems and both current framework and legacy systems.
• Good knowledge of the point to point and multi point radio systems.
• Working knowledge of Telemetry devices and wide area communications basics.
• Working knowledge of Information Security good practice.
• Good knowledge with hardwired analogue and digital control systems.
• Excellent Team working skills
• Experience and training on SAP, Click and Asset Registration and De-registration (ARDR) is preferable.
• Significant experience in a similar role with sound theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the field of Instrumentation, Control and Automation
• Full Irish driving licence.
• Knowledge of ICONICS would be an advantage.

ABOUT US

Coffey is a family-owned water infrastructure and civil engineering specialist established in 1974. We are passionate about safety and have been delivering critical infrastructure projects on time and within budget for nearly 50 years. The hallmarks of our contracts are innovative solutions, engineering ingenuity, professional construction management and adherence to the highest safety and quality standards.
At Coffey, we value the importance of maintaining efficient recruitment process. As part of our commitment to this, we do not accept unsolicited CVS from Recruitment Agencies. Recruitment agencies are kindly requested not to submit CVs without prior engagement and written agreement. Any CVs received in violated of this policy will be considered the property of Coffey

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Control and Automation Field Engineer to join the Operational Technology Team. Reporting to the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Manager your role will be to provide Industrial Control and Automation (ICA) maintenance and engineering support to the Water & Wastewater O&M teams to maintain security of supplies and deliver the best quality water and waste water services to our customers.
The role forms part of a team providing an effective and efficient maintenance and repair service, thus ensuring the optimal availability of operational assets, whilst at the same time keeping within operational budget and quality performance parameters.