Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

About the role

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for large projects of high complexity.
• Evaluates, selects, specifies, and engineers all I&C systems or products for a project.
• Engages in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.
• Prepares and revises documentation in various phases including site plans, floor plans, diagrams, schematics, and details.
• Leads project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors.
• Participates in client project requirement meetings, value analysis, and basic cost estimating.
• Develops and manages the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
• Led the preparation and coordination of the project specifications with construction documents.
• Participates in constructability review.
• Conducts quality assurance and quality control on own projects and projects of peers.
• Develops and manages new standards and specifications for the electrical group.
• Develops project scope, budgets, and design approach for all size projects.
• Aids in the development of proposals for smaller, less complex projects.
• Serves as Engineer of Record.
• Maintains knowledge of I&C water industry trends for application on projects.
• Designs facility or geographical area wide DCS, SCADA and PLC process automation, data acquisition, trending, and alarming systems.
• Prepares reports, studies, specifications, drawings and other design or engineering documents.
• Completes field reviews of designs under construction and prepares construction review documentation.
• Participates in commissioning-related activities and provides direction to the commissioning team.
• Prepares process control descriptions for use by the system integrator.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering is required, MS preferred, with a minimum of 15 years of experience in instrumentation and controls.
• PE license in Controls Systems or Electrical Engineering in the State of Arizona OR the ability to obtain reciprocity OR the ability to obtain within 18 months of hire date is required.
• Possess solid interpersonal skills for working in a team environment (virtual or in-person).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to convey project I&C needs to the project managers and clients and to formulate those needs into comprehensive plans and specifications.
• Ability to mentor junior staff and work with disparately located project team members.
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willing and able to travel. Occasional international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering is required, MS preferred, with a minimum of 15 years of experience in instrumentation and controls.
• PE license in Controls Systems or Electrical Engineering in the State of Arizona OR the ability to obtain reciprocity OR the ability to obtain within 18 months of hire date is required.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills for working in a team environment (virtual or in-person).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to convey project I&C needs to the project managers and clients and to formulate those needs into comprehensive plans and specifications.
• Ability to mentor junior staff and work with disparately located project team members.
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willing and able to travel. Occasional international travel may be required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Wellness program.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending account.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short-term/long-term disability plans.
• Emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional membership fee coverage.
• Paid family leave.