VINCI Energies UK & RoI

Actemium Automation Hampshire - Schneider Controls Engineer

VINCI Energies UK & RoI  •  Waterlooville, GB (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

Software Controls Engineer – Schneider Electric Specialist

Actemium Automation Hampshire | Full‑Time | Industrial Automation

Actemium Automation Hampshire, part of VINCI Energies, is seeking a Software Controls Engineer with experience programming Schneider Electric PLCs and working with Schneider SCADA and HMI systems. You’ll deliver automation and digital transformation projects across the water, energy and process sectors, contributing to essential UK infrastructure.

You will be responsible for programming Schneider Electric PLCs, configuring SCADA/HMI systems, and delivering full‑lifecycle automation solutions.

Travel: Around 10–15%, with most client sites within a 2‑hour drive of the Hampshire office.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

  • Program Schneider Electric PLCs (Modicon, EcoStruxure, Unity Pro).

  • Configure and commission SCADA and HMI systems (AVEVA/Wonderware).

  • Deliver PLC, SCADA and HMI solutions for water and process industry clients.

  • Produce technical documentation (FDS, specifications, control philosophies).

  • Support full lifecycle delivery: design, FAT/SAT, commissioning, handover.

  • Conduct site surveys, upgrades and troubleshooting.

  • Collaborate with clients and internal engineering teams.

🎯 Essential Skills

  • Ideally degree/HNC/HND in Electrical, Controls, Automation or Software Engineering.

  • Strong experience programming Schneider Electric PLCs and working with Schneider SCADA/HMI platforms.

  • Solid automation engineering and troubleshooting skills.

  • Clear communicator and effective team collaborator.

  • Full UK driving licence, with flexibility for occasional travel.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of industrial networking or cyber security.

🌟 Why Actemium?

  • Work on impactful automation projects that support vital UK infrastructure.

  • Excellent development opportunities: training, mentoring and career progression.

  • Supportive engineering culture with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.

🏢 About VINCI Energies

Actemium is part of VINCI Energies, a global engineering group operating in 50+ countries and specialising in automation, energy and digital transformation.

Joining VINCI Energies provides:

  • Long‑term career stability

  • Access to global expertise and innovative technologies

  • Opportunities for internal mobility across the worldwide network

  • A strong people‑focused culture with continuous investment in development

💼 What We Offer

  • Competitive salary + annual bonus

  • Pension scheme

  • EV car scheme

  • Private Healthcare

  • Health Shield healthcare

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays

  • Share scheme (qualifying period)

  • Death in service benefit

  • Flexible working & professional development

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If you're an experienced Schneider Electric PLC programmer and Controls Engineer, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and shape the future of sustainable automation.

VINCI Energies UK & RoI

About VINCI Energies UK & RoI

VINCI Energies UK & RoI is a community of incredible people empowered to deliver the promises of the digital and energy revolutions. It is part of VINCI Energies, the VINCI's Energy business line. It is a major player in the world, offering its customers a comprehensive range of high value-added services in energy and information technologies and covering four lines of business:

- Industry,

- The service sector,

- Infrastructure,

- Telecommunications.

With its 2,100 closely networked business units and four network brands deployed throughout the world, VINCI Energies provides a wide range of services, offering solutions that are both local and global. The Group employ 102,600 employees in over 60 countries and generates a turnover exceeding €20.4 billion.

In the UK and RoI, VINCI Energies employs over 1,500 people and operates via different brand names:

- Actemium

- Omexom

- Axians

- Twyver Switchgear

- Kelvin Power

- Kigtek

- Eltek Systems

- HAC

- NorPower

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Birmingham, GB
Year Founded
1907
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