Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Sargent & Lundy Consulting works on behalf of clients to support electric power projects, evaluating and optimizing various aspects. The Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer will provide development support, conceptual design, and owner’s engineer services, focusing on technical evaluations and project support for electric power generation projects.

Responsibilities:

• In this role, you will provide development support, conceptual design and owner’s engineer services to clients including performing technical evaluations of electric power generation projects and facilities
• You will also have the opportunity to support project economic and cost analysis, risk assessments, and contract development
• Your responsibilities will include engineering design reviews, technical due diligence, project development support, and conceptual design
• Particular experience in design of conventional power projects is desired
• You will have the opportunity to travel within the United States as well as internationally

Requirements:

• This position requires a BS in mechanical or electrical engineering from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program with a strong academic background
• 10 or more years of relevant power plant and heavy industrial control systems experience, specifically: Simple cycle gas turbines, Combined cycle projects, Coal fired generation, or Reciprocating engines (RICE)
• An understanding of the practical application of instrumentation and controls engineering and technology including applying systems, principles, techniques, and procedures to a project design
• Experience with DCS, TCS, and/or PLCs programming
• Experience reading and creating logic diagrams and control narratives
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, drawings, and models
• Proficiency with MS Office applications
• Excellent technical communication and writing skills are required
• Experience in technical due diligence and owner's engineering design reviews of conventional power projects is a plus
• General understanding of power station operations and performance reviews is a plus
• General understanding of process design at electric power generation facilities is a plus
• Economic, cost analysis, and contract development experience is a plus
• Experience performing field work (i.e. control system upgrades, commission, start-up) is a plus
• PE license or ability to earn PE licenses