Position Summary:

The Senior Automation Engineer shall specify, design, program, and test automation and control systems. Responsible for assisting customers in the Oil & Natural Gas, Petrochemical, Chemical, Food and Beverage, Steel, Water/Waste Water, Power Generation, Marine, Dredging and/or Specialty industries. Duties will include developing new customer relationships and expanding current relationships.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Visit job-sites to evaluate projects and define scope in order to develop proposals
Develop and support proposal development according to scope definition.
Responsible for the specification, programming, integration, and implementation of various control systems including DCS/PLC/HMI/SCADA platforms and applications.
Recognize and define scope changes that should result into Change Orders
Lead projects from conception through commissioning and startup.
Lead a team of engineers to execute scope within budget and delivery commitments.
Visit job-sites to do and support commissioning and startup activities
Support techs in the field including providing progress reports, meetings, and punch-lists.
Review vendor drawings for compliance with project specifications.
Read, understand, and translate P&ID’s and electrical drawings into a DCS/PLC/HMI application.
Interact and communicate effectively with customers, vendors, engineers, and management.
Interact with other engineering departments to develop and review drawings, specifications, and scope.
Familiarity to specify, design, program, and test Automation Systems, not limited to, but including: PLC: SIEMENS, ALLEN-BRADLEY, EMERSON ROC, MODICON, TRICONEX, GE, DCS: CENTUM VP, PCS7, DeltaV, ABB 800, HONEYWELL, PlantPAx, HMI: WinCC, Cimplicity, Wonderware/Archestra, Ignition, Beijer, FactoryTal.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
Minimum 5+ years in a leadership role on Automation and Controls projects, including Commissioning and Startup
PE or Master’s degree in related Engineering field a plus
Automation System training/certification a plus
Ability to execute and lead multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to generate and maintain a schedule for projects.
Experience configuring control systems for various industries and facilities.
Understands many other aspects of Industrial Automation, including roles of BPCS and SIS, Instrumentation, Communication protocols, and Networking and Cybersecurity
Ability to lead in a team-oriented environment.
Excellent grammar, punctuation, and etiquette desired
Willingness to learn new platforms and new technologies.
Must be very organized, detail oriented, with the ability to identify outliers quickly.
Demonstrated field troubleshooting ability, both electrically (panel) and logically (PLC/DCS)
Ability to follow and perform work in accordance with company and customer HSE policy.
Ability to travel to customer sites as required, with travel expectations averaging around 40%

Physical Demands:

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
Ability to hear telephone conversations and speak clearly
Ability to travel domestically

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

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