Controls & Automation Technician

You’ll be a motivated self-starter who enjoys solving technical challenges, working hands-on with control systems, and delivering high-quality work. You’ll take ownership of your projects, ensuring systems are tested, verified, and handed over to the client to the highest standard.

You are an experienced Controls & Automation Technician / Commissioning Engineer looking to join the team working on water and wastewater projects across Ireland and the UK based out of Co Kildare. This role offers the chance to work with a well-established contractor on exciting infrastructure projects, where you’ll play a key part in the delivery and commissioning of
automation and control systems.

Your new company are a long-established engineering and construction specialist with a strong reputation for delivering complex infrastructure projects across Ireland, the UK, and internationally. They operate across key sectors including water, energy, transportation, and natural resources, providing fully integrated design, engineering, and construction solutions. With a large team of skilled engineers, managers, and technical professionals, they combine in-house expertise with a substantial fleet of plant and equipment to deliver high-quality, sustainable projects safely and efficiently.

For those eager to learn more about this exciting opportunity, please do not hesitate to reach out to Ryan at ryan@breaghrecruitment.com / 015314345

Controls & Automation Technician Skills:

• A Level 6 National Craft Certificate (Electrical or Instrumentation).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an industrial or process commissioning role.
• Strong problem-solving ability and technical aptitude.
• Solid understanding of electrical control systems, instrumentation, and commissioning practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
• Experience in PLC & HMI programming would be an advantage.
• Previous experience in the water or wastewater sector is a distinct plus.

As a Controls & Automation Technician:

• On-site validation and commissioning of PLC-based electrical control systems and instrumentation.
• Testing and commissioning of electrical equipment on-site.
• Checking and verifying MCC panels, electrical and instrumentation wiring schematics.
• Coordinating with electrical and mechanical teams to achieve key project milestones.
• Carrying out fault diagnostics, troubleshooting, and modifying existing control and automation systems.
• Conducting Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and Site Acceptance Tests (SATs) to ensure systems meet design and client requirements.
• Monitoring and fine-tuning instrumentation, PLCs, and control systems for optimal performance.
• Preparing technical specifications, supervising subcontractors, and generating project documentation including FDS and I/O lists.
• Ensuring all electrical and instrumentation works are completed in line with relevant standards and health & safety procedures.

The Package:

Salary will be DOE, but you can expect a salary of at least €55,000 plus package to and more.

Interviews are taking place this week so if you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date CV to ryan@breaghrecruitment.com or call us now on 00353(0)15314345.

The Breagh Team:

Breagh Recruitment are the go-to specialist construction and engineering recruitment consultants, providing qualified and experienced professionals with Construction jobs across the UK and Ireland, with an ethos based on flexibility, hard work, and a bit of good old common sense. We live within these core values servicing our clients and candidates daily.

Key roles we recruit for include Health & Safety managers, M&E project managers, construction managers, M&E site engineers, M&E quantity surveyors, civil engineers, site agents, estimators, buyers, bid managers and M&E site supervisors, across Ireland and the UK.

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