Senior AVEVA Engineer

Lead AVEVA PI Engineer

Location: Coventry or Warrington - Hybrid
Salary: Up to £80,000 + Benefits
Employment: Permanent

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Lead AVEVA PI Engineer to take a leading role in the design and delivery of AVEVA PI solutions across a growing portfolio of projects.
The business has a significant pipeline of AVEVA-related work and is looking to strengthen its internal technical capability. This is an opportunity to become a key technical leader, combining hands-on engineering with project leadership, consultancy and commercial input.
You will lead AVEVA PI projects from initial concept and architecture through development, delivery and handover, while helping develop the wider team's technical capability.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of AVEVA PI projects
Develop PI solutions from initial architecture and design through to implementation
Provide technical leadership across multiple projects
Produce system designs, specifications and technical project documentation
Support tendering, proposals and consultancy activities
Advise on AVEVA licensing and licence modelling, including AVEVA Flex
Provide support around System Platform and OMI
Work closely with customers to understand requirements and develop appropriate technical solutions
Guide and mentor engineers, supporting technical training and development
Help identify further opportunities within existing customer accounts
Contribute to the development of the company's wider AVEVA capability
Progress towards becoming a long-term Technical Authority within the business

About You

We are looking for someone with strong hands-on AVEVA PI expertise who is comfortable taking technical ownership of projects.
You will ideally have:

Strong experience with AVEVA PI / PI System
Experience designing and developing PI solutions from scratch
Strong understanding of PI architecture, development and system fundamentals
Knowledge of AVEVA licensing and licence modelling
Experience with AVEVA Flex
Exposure to AVEVA System Platform and OMI
Experience producing technical designs and project documentation
Previous experience leading or taking technical ownership of engineering projects
Strong customer-facing and communication skills
Commercial awareness, ideally with exposure to tenders and proposals
A proactive, self-starting approach with the ability to solve complex technical problems
An interest in mentoring others and becoming a technical authority
Experience within water & wastewater, utilities, gas distribution, food & beverage or wider process industries would be advantageous.

Location & Working Pattern

The position can be based from either Coventry or Warrington, with hybrid working available.
You should be within reasonable travelling distance of one of the offices and comfortable spending approximately 2-3 days per week working collaboratively with the wider team.
The role is predominantly focused on engineering, design and project leadership, with limited site travel.

Package

Salary up to £80,000
Competitive company benefits package
Hybrid working
Long-term technical leadership progression
Opportunity to become a recognised Technical Authority
Significant pipeline of AVEVA PI projects
Training, mentoring and wider technical development opportunities
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed