Burns & McDonnell ยท 1 day ago
Senior Automation & Controls Engineer - Food & Beverage (Atlanta)
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expBurns & McDonnell is a leading engineering, procurement, and construction firm, and they are seeking a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer to lead and execute design activities for various projects. The role involves overseeing automation and controls deliverables, managing a team, and ensuring compliance with safety policies throughout the project lifecycle.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for compliance with company and project site safety policies
Design responsibility for all Automation and Controls scope on the project
Leads a team of Automation and Controls Engineers, Specialists, and Designers in the execution of design
Interfaces with a multi-faceted project team internally consisting of project manager, electrical, controls, estimating, procurement, construction, and other engineering disciplines
Responsible for leading and developing software design deliverables including PLC and HMI programming design deliverables as well as Batch, MES, servers and virtualization
Responsible for commissioning and startup of those design deliverables
Lead and prepare controls design deliverables, including instrument/device list, I/O list, controls narratives, control panel and controls hardware design, device location plan drawings and installation details
Lead the specification, design, and procurement activities for control panel and equipment vendors, manage vendor progression, and lead the Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs)
Lead and prepare electrical design deliverables including 480VAC and below equipment and motor power design, installation plan drawings, and conductor schedules
Determine process instrument measurements protocols, such as temperature, pressure, flow, level, analyzers, and control valves
Utilize knowledge of various technologies for selecting the appropriate controls application
Experienced in reviewing P&IDs and working with process engineers to define and show proper controls scope of the project
Develop and manage verification of design, calculations, project studies and report preparation
Interfaces directly with offsite design office and coordinates and tracks execution of controls deliverables to that office
Responsible for leading and performing quality reviews of project design submittals and coordinating those reviews within the department
Responsible for applying knowledge of commonly used automation and controls engineering/design concepts, principles, practices, codes, and procedures within the engineering services industry
Interfaces directly with construction personnel in development of contracts and execution of work
Develops project estimates at each project phase through various software such as Proposal works, Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB), SIL Solver, Bluebeam, Excel, and Visio
Supports project manager in the development and tracking of automation and controls project budgets and expected progress
Works with clients and vendors directly in developing design
Builds effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities
Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met
Has a list of clients that frequently request them for projects or assistance
Provides leadership, technical direction and development to Automation and Controls team members
Assists in the day to day allocation of resources to their projects
Coordinate with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of controls systems
Responsible for leading the technical execution and team during onsite start-up and commissioning activities
Responsible for developing and submitting discipline change notices as needed to the project management team
Fully understands and can execute the EPC project approach
This position will require making trips to job sites to survey, support installations, and lead startups (travel about 30%)
Work with our business development team to identify and develop key project and customer pursuits
Frequently attends and hosts client events
Develops business strategies for future projects
Understands business needs and profitability factors
Reviews and develops engineering hour estimates and proposals for all phases of the project
Supports interviewing and hiring process for new team members
Coordinates workload with Automation and Controls Department Manager
Complies with all company policies and standards
All other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor Degree in Controls, Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and 7 years electrical engineering experience
Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and 6 years electrical engineering experience
Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures
Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards
Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members
Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment
Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment
Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills
Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications
Ability to travel
Must have or be able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)
Preferred
Professional Engineer (PE) License
This position requires an individual capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignment
Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered
Knowledge of applicable design standards covering Automation & Controls Design/Engineering such as NFPA, ISA, IEC, IEEE, ISA/IEC 61511, ISO13849, UL508A
Experienced with variety of control and safety systems (PLC, SCADA, SIS, BMS, DCS)
Experience in Rockwell and Siemens PLC platform
Experience in GE, Modicon, Opto22, Mitsubishi, and Triconex PLC platforms a plus
SCADA experience with Factory Talk and Wonderware local and distributed systems, Ignition Software is a plus
MES Design and Implementation Experience a Plus, PTC ThingWorx, Ignition/Sepasoft, Parsec TrakSYS
Machine safety risk assessment and required PL design compliance to ISO13849 is a plus
Process safety SIF/SIS design compliance to ISA/IEC 61511 is a plus
Experience with PlantPAX and PackML is preferred
Familiarity with tools like SISTEMA, CCW, IAB, BatchSIM, and PlantSIM is desired
Company
Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell is an engineering design firm and it provides engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting services.
10001+ employees
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Chief Financial Officer
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