Automation & Controls Engineer – Asset Integrity

Company: Equinor ASA
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Location: South Tyneside
Job Description:

What does the job involve?

Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm is the world’s largest offshore windfarm in construction. It is being developed in 3 phases (A, B and C) with a total of 277 turbines installed across the entire project. During the operations phase, maintenance of the wind farm will be conducted from 4 Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) each equipped with a Daughter Craft (DC). The O&M Base including the logistics warehouse is located at Port of Tyne, South Tyneside. Adjacent is Equinor’s UK Central Control Room and technical competence centre for engineering support.

Asset Integrity are looking to recruit an experienced Automation & Controls Engineer to strengthen our Dogger Bank O&M Team. By joining Asset Integrity, you will have the opportunity work with a team of discipline engineers including Turbine, HVDC, Mechanical, Electrical and Lifting specialists.

What will my tasks be?

Within this position, your key tasks will be to:

  • Be responsible forthe technical integrity of automation, telecoms, network, cybersecurity, and operational technology (OT) equipment on Dogger Bank’s operational assets.

  • Provide technical support to the Operations engineering function and evaluate modification proposals in-line with MOC process.

  • Own,maintainand develop Performance Standards related to all Automation & Control safety critical systems / equipment.

  • Deliver technical integrity evaluations of Performance Standard compliance to contribute to overall management andvisualisationof the integrity of the windfarm.

  • Own and manage technical risks for respective discipline.

  • Support development and implementation of all Automation & Control system related maintenance programs.

  • Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities for discipline.

  • Own,maintainand develop Work Requirement (WR) and Guideline (GL) documentation for discipline, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations,standardsand legislation.

  • Support Prepare for Operations (PfO) process throughout handover phase of project through technical review and approval of assets.

  • Support management of Life Cycle Information (LCI) to ensureaccurateinformation ismaintainedfor the operational assets.

  • Some infrequent offshore visits to support maintenance and fault-finding activities may berequested.

Here’s what we expect from you:

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

An excellent technical understanding of automation, controls,telecomsand operational technology equipment, preferably from an operations and maintenance background. In addition to this, the following attributes and work experience would be viewedfavorably:

  • Extensive experienceworking inautomation and control systemswithin offshore wind and / or offshore oil and gas industry.

  • Hold a minimum of a Bachelors Engineering degree (Sufficient level of experience working in a similar role may compensate for formal qualifications).

  • Wind farm control systems design and implementationexperience highly preferred. Other secure industries consideredsuchas O&G, Nuclearetc.

  • SCADA/ equivalentsystem design, specification, installation,commissioningand troubleshootingexperiencerequired.

  • Cyber security risk assessment and mitigation are an advantage.

  • Telecoms systems including analogue and digital radio, LTE, CCTV and multiplexing are an advantage.

  • Proficient English oral and written communications skills; with ability to collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders and support functions.

Please note that recent changes to theUKimmigration rules have tightened the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you require EquinorUKto act as a sponsorin order toundertake this role, please note EquinorUKcannot guarantee that the role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If, following assessment against the applicable Home Office requirements (including skill and salary thresholds,and anyrole-specificlists), it isdeterminedthat EquinorUKis not able tosponsor this role, any conditional offer of employment may be withdrawn. This does not affect candidates who already havethe right to work in theUK, without the need for visa sponsorship from EquinorUK.

What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer:

Not just a job – a career

In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal

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Posted: October 27th, 2026