Metering Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Searchability NS&D
£50 Per hour
Inside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Metering Solutions Engineer will lead the design and deployment of industrial utilities metering solutions across multiple sites, ensuring compliance with international standards. This role involves conducting site assessments, selecting meters, and integrating systems while collaborating with various stakeholders. The position is remote with site surveys required and is part of a long-term contract extending through Summer 2027. The engineer will also ensure cybersecurity compliance and maintain technical documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting on-site infrastructure assessments for utilities metering installations
- Reviewing P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and electrical schematics
- Defining metering strategies, technologies, and installation approaches
- Designing connectivity architecture integrating PLCs, gateways, SCADA, and PME platforms
- Working with site engineering, OT/IT, OEMs, and installation partners
- Producing and maintaining structured technical documentation and design records
Key Skills:
- Proven experience with industrial utilities metering (electricity, gas, steam, water, wastewater)
- Experience with floor walks, technical metering assessments (hands on) and offering solutions for metering skills
- Ability to lead site-level technical coordination for metering deployments
- Strong understanding of flow measurement principles and metering technologies
- Experience with industrial communication protocols (Modbus TCP/RTU, Ethernet/IP, RS-485)
- Familiarity designing and validating connectivity architecture with PLCs, gateways, SCADA systems, and PME integration
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and produce structured documentation
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Experience overseeing configuration, commissioning, and interface validation
- Ensures cybersecurity compliance with the support of the Cyber SME in the central team
Salary (Rate): £50.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
METERING SOLUTIONS ENGINEER
ABOUT THE CLIENT
Our client operates within a complex, global industrial environment, delivering large-scale programmes focused on efficiency, sustainability, and operational excellence. Their engineering teams work across multiple sites, deploying standardised, compliant solutions to support energy and utilities monitoring. Due to ongoing programme demand, they are seeking an experienced Metering Solutions Engineer to lead design and deployment activities.
THE HIGHLIGHTS
Circa £50 per hour via Umbrella
Initial 6-month contract with long-term scope through Summer 2027
Remote where possible but site surveys required
Eligibility for BPSS clearance
Technical Engineer role leading industrial utilities metering solutions
METERING SOLUTIONS ENGINEER
As a Metering Solutions Engineer, you will lead the design and deployment of industrial utilities metering solutions across multiple sites. You will be responsible for site assessments, meter selection, system design, and OT/IT integration, ensuring all solutions align with international standards and client engineering frameworks.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting on-site infrastructure assessments for utilities metering installations
- Reviewing P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and electrical schematics
- Defining metering strategies, technologies, and installation approaches
- Designing connectivity architecture integrating PLCs, gateways, SCADA, and PME platforms
- Working with site engineering, OT/IT, OEMs, and installation partners
- Producing and maintaining structured technical documentation and design records
METERING SOLUTIONS ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Proven experience with industrial utilities metering (electricity, gas, steam, water, wastewater)
Experience with floor walks, technical metering assessments (hands on) and offering solutions for metering skills
Ability to leads site-level technical coordination for metering deployments
Strong understanding of flow measurement principles and metering technologies
Experience with industrial communication protocols (Modbus TCP/RTU, Ethernet/IP, RS-485)
Familiarity designing and validating connectivity architecture with PLCs, gateways, SCADA systems, and PME integration
Ability to interpret technical drawings and produce structured documentation
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Experience overseeing configuration, commissioning, and interface validation
Ensures cybersecurity compliance with the support of the Cyber SME in the central team
TO BE CONSIDERED
Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly via ryan.baker@searchability.com. For further information please call me: 0203 854 0120 . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.