Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Project Collaboration & Leadership:
- Work closely with the Project Manager and clients to define project goals and deliverables.
- Lead I&C design teams for medium to large projects, ensuring quality and timely completion.
- Conduct workshops with clients to understand instrument preferences, HMI graphics design, and development of design standards.
Design & Specification:
- Develop scopes of work for I&C systems, networks, and related projects.
- Design PLC SCADA networks for medium and large systems.
- Specify and design industrial fiber optic networks, systems, and components.
- Design SCADA network block diagrams and control panel layouts.
- Select instrumentation and prepare P&IDs (Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams).
- Develop control strategies and write control system narratives.
- Develop input/output point lists and prepare ISA data sheets and instrument site layouts.
Cost Estimation & Budgeting:
- Prepare preliminary and final construction cost estimates for I&C projects.
- Manage scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring project stays on track.
Project Management:
- Review submittals and provide technical guidance to ensure compliance with specifications.
- Manage the instrumentation portion of medium to large I&C projects, especially for water and wastewater treatment facilities.
- Delegate tasks to other engineers and CADD technicians, overseeing the quality of work and ensuring deadlines are met.
- Conduct quality management reviews of I&C designs.
- Identify solutions for complex or unique instrumentation challenges.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship:
- Mentor and train junior Instrumentation Engineers and other team members.
- Develop project-specific specifications for unconventional instrumentation applications.
- Attend to technical details in the preparation and review of calculations, drawings, and specifications.
- Participate in the editing and ongoing development of I&C master specifications.
Field & Client Interaction:
- Conduct site visits during construction and operational phases to provide support.
- Effectively communicate complex engineering concepts to clients and stakeholders in understandable terms.
- Participate in client meetings and business development efforts to expand project opportunities.
Radio Telemetry Systems Design:
- Design and implement radio telemetry SCADA systems using various radio technologies (microwave, spread spectrum, cellular, MAS).
- Make timely, practical decisions and take appropriate actions based on thorough evaluation of alternatives.
- Proactively identify issues, assess risks, and recommend corrective actions when needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
- 6-12 years of experience in electrical power and control systems for water, wastewater, and petrochemical facilities.
- Proficient in P&ID development, instrumentation selection, control panel layouts, PLCs, SCADA HMI software, and control system network design.
- Experience with radio telemetry, control schematics, logic diagrams, and field construction/start-up activities.
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) or the ability to obtain within six months.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Exceptional technical writing and communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and balance competing project demands.
- Strong knowledge of industry standards and project management principles.
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