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CDM Smith · 19 hours ago

Senior Automation and Controls Engineer

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

CDM Smith is a company committed to offering an unmatched employee experience and is seeking a Senior Automation and Controls Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will be involved in creating complex designs for instrumentation and controls, mentoring junior staff, and building client relationships.

Civil EngineeringConstructionEnergyTransportationWater

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Leigh Ann Penn

Responsibilities

With high-level goals provided, creating basic to highly complex instrumentation, controls and related systems designs by developing Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and giving direction to junior staff who utilize 3D and 4D drafting programs . Developing basic technical memoranda related to design issues for clients. Preparing preliminary design reports (PDRs) under limited supervision. Working with clients to define user requirements and preparing and documenting technical requirements to be used by programmers

Reviewing basic to highly complex component level shop drawings. Providing responses to requests for information (RFIs) under supervision. Performing witnessed factory testing (WFTs), field acceptance testing (FATs) and field inspections

With high-level goals provided, creating basic to highly complex designs that utilize human-machine interface (HMI)software, SCADA hardware (servers, workstations), network equipment (firewalls, routers, switches), programmable logic controllers (PLC), reporting software, historians and historical data collection, etc. Preparing level of effort estimates (LOEs)

Network design, utilizing control system architecture diagrams/drawings to convey network requirements for CAT6 and Fiber Optic Ethernet connections to HMI/SCADA equipment, PLCs, power monitors, VFDs, networked field instruments, etc

Leading testing and startup team for basic to moderately complex instrumentation, controls and related systems independently with minimal supervision. Being responsible for testing and startup documentation completion and quality assurance filing

Independently developing basic to highly complex Operations & Maintenance manuals for designed instrumentation, controls and related systems

Independently developing systems training for end users. Developing training plans for all level of client's organization

Leading teams of more junior staff and provides direction and mentoring. Reviewing the work of junior staff as necessary. Providing feedback on client relationships and career issues

Leading the development of proposals and client presentations. Developing opportunities to expand contracts with existing clients

Performs other duties as required

Qualification

Instrumentation designControls systems designHMI softwareSCADA hardwareNetwork designProject managementMicrosoft OfficeCommunicationTeam leadershipMentoring