Associate Instrumentation & Controls Engineer - Hydropower

Job Summary

The Instrumentation & Control department at Black & Veatch specializes in instrumentation, control systems, wireless communications, networks, and cybersecurity for various market sectors including utilities, independent power producers, and new non-traditional entrants. This role involves driving technical studies and detailed design for power generation facilities, integrating into project teams, and applying expertise to support safe and reliable operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Continues to learn and remain current on departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes, and B&Ve policies and procedures.
• Applies knowledge independently and complies with B&Ve quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• Prepares a variety of increasingly complex engineering deliverables, performs research, and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work, prepares increasingly complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles, and understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Recognizes, defines, and resolves problems within assigned area and provides direction and guidance to others.
• Assigns tasks to develop entry-level professionals and interns, coordinates with project leadership and other internal/external team members on less complex projects, and interacts as needed with other disciplines on design work.
• Works to understand external client's interest and drivers through regular interaction and communication, focusing on the needs of internal clients and project leadership, and may provide support to business development or pursuit activities.
• Shares current knowledge of latest technology and processes.
• Assists with performance management process, recognition, and any corrective actions required, actively mentors entry-level professionals and interns.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prepare network block diagrams for the facility - includes unit and plant controllers, operator workstation, electrical digital protective relays and metering, satellite clock, RTAC, ethernet switches, fiber/ethernet/serial connections, interface for remote communication
• Prepare for I/O lists for unit, plant and spillway controllers
• Prepare list of network communication signals
• Determine network/protocol requirements for electrical protective relays and metering
• Prepare specifications for control systems and network communication
• Prepare operational description for facility (generating unit, plant, spillway) - identify local and remote monitoring and control requirements
• Prepare specifications for mechanical to digital governor conversions
• Prepare Piping & Instrument Diagrams - coordinate process piping/equipment with mechanical engineer, responsible to add control system interface
• Prepare Instrument List and specifications
• Conduct onsite condition assessments focusing on the existing control system and instrumentation
• Identify requirements for upgrades/automation including additional instrumentation
• Prepare startup procedures, review vendor test procedures
• Prepare schematics/elementary diagrams for the control system (and review vendor submittals)
• Prepare field wiring diagrams including port assignments for network connections
• Prepare cable and conduit schedules and routing

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience.

Certifications

Required certifications not specified in the job posting.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Competencies not specified in the job posting.

Salary Plan

Not specified in the job posting.

Job Grade

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Nearby Major Markets

• Olathe
• Kansas City

Nearby Secondary Markets

• Olathe
• Kansas City