The posting
Responsibilities : -
- Works with project manager and clients
- Develops scopes of work for I&C systems, networks and projects
- Leads I&C design teams for medium and large projects
- Designs PLC SCADA networks for medium and large systems
- Specifies industrial fiber optic networks, systems and components
- Designs SCADA network block diagrams
- Selects instrumentation
- Develops P&IDs
- Develops control strategies
- Designs control panel layouts
- Prepares ISA data sheets and instrument sites
- Develops input/output point lists
- Reviews submittals
- Prepares specifications for instruments, computers, networking equipment, PLCs and associated components
- Develops preliminary and final construction cost estimates for I&C
- Meets with clients for design-related workshops, including instrument preferences, HMI graphics design and standard development
- Designs radio telemetry SCADA systems using microwave, spread spectrum, licensed MAS, cellular or other radio technologies
- Mentors and trains Staff Instrumentation Engineers
- Prepares technical memorandums and reports
- Manages the instrumentation portion of medium to large sized instrumentation and control projects for water and wastewater treatment facilities
- Conducts quality management reviews of instrumentation and control designs
- Participates in continuing editing and development of I&C master specifications
- Develops project specific specifications for unusual or unique instrumentation applications
- Prioritizes and balances competing project demands and conflicting project requirements
- Manages other instrumentation and control engineers and CADD technicians to effectively complete work with attention to detail
- Delegates tasks to others and follows ups on completion and quality of work
- Identifies and consults with others on solutions to unusual, difficult, or complex tasks
- Effectively participates in client contacts and business development efforts
- Identifies alternatives, evaluates each, and determines appropriate actions to move forward
- Makes solid and implementable decisions in a timely manner
- Reduces complex aspects of instrumentation and control engineering to terms understandable to others
- Attends to details in preparation or review of calculations, drawings, and specifications
- Monitors scope, schedule, and budget and controls the work to the project plan
- Understands, implements, and enforces company and client technical standards on projects
- Travel required when requested
- Makes site visits to observe during construction and operation
Qualifications: -
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; Instrumentation and Control Engineering; Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering
- 10-15 years experience in instrumentation and control systems in water and wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations and associated facilities
- Registration as a Professional Engineer
- Expert in the design of industrial instrumentation and control systems, selection and specification of instruments, and design of industrial communication networks for water and wastewater facilities
- Expert in developing, reading and understanding P&IDs and control schematics
- Expert in design and development of industrial communication control networks
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work with minimum supervision on medium to large instrumentation and control systems for water and wastewater treatment facilities
- Understands projects at the conceptual level, and develops corresponding instrumentation and control engineering scope of work, budget and schedule
- Ability to work independently to effectively complete routine or moderately complex tasks
- Ability to simultaneously think beyond past approaches and propose practical approaches to instrumentation and control design and construction
- Listens and understands the concerns and needs of other project team members
- Ability to control behavior under situations involving pressure, conflict and uncertainty
- Communicate clearly and concisely in speech, writing, and contract documents
- Presents communications in an organized fashion and with appropriate level of detail
- Positively influences both peers and subordinates to move toward overall project goals
- Actively looks ahead to plan for and respond to project challenges
- Seeks long term benefits to the overall project when determining instrumentation and control design approach
- Sensitive to political issues and client preferences in determining instrumentation and control engineering approach
- Aware of the "business" of instrumentation and control engineering as well as the technical design issues
- Strong verbal and written communications skills that are well organized and persuasive
- Proficient in public speaking roles
- Proficient in MS Word, Access, and Excel
Preferred Qualifications : -
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering; Instrumentation and Control Engineering; Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering
- Experience with Microstation or Autocad
