Senior Control Systems Specialist / Engineer

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day.

As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves : What is our impact on the world?

HDR is currently seeking to hire a Senior Control Systems Engineer to join our Building Engineering Services (BES) Business Group in Folsom or Walnut Creek, CA.

This individual’s primary function will be to serve in a project and team leadership role in support of our national Control Systems practice which includes full-service capabilities.

Our practice provides assessment, planning, design, automation programming / configuration, testing & commissioning, and maintenance for control systems in multiple industries.

The Senior Control Systems Specialist / Engineer will work with a Control Systems Section Manager in a lead role of a team responsible for designing complex automated building / industrial control and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

• This position requires coordination with multidiscipline design teams, and participation in the development of control system construction documents for projects in multiple market sectors including oil & gas;
• food & beverage; logistics; manufacturing; mining; general industrial, transportation, technology, media & telecom, healthcare, research, life sciences;

and water / wastewater.

In the role of Senior Control Systems Engineer, we'll count on you to :

• Perform complex assignments exercising judgment in evaluation, selection and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Independently coordinate the work of the control systems design team through the design development and contract document phases of a project, and assist with capturing additional control systems design and systems integration work.
• Lead the assessment and planning of control systems improvements.
• Establish meetings and participate in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance.
• Coordinate workload through design development and construction document phases to complete the documents on schedule.
• Lead the development of preliminary engineering reports and studies focused on recommending and developing solutions for facility and process control systems.
• Conduct systems integration of the I&C system, including programming of PLCs / PCs and HMI customizing for various control software programs.
• Write and edit I&C specifications and select equipment and monitoring / control devices.
• Participate in joint scoping and proposal development working with clients and marketing staff.
• Mentor and train junior staff including Control Systems Engineers, EITs, Designers, and Interns.
• Travel to client facilities to participate in field activities to assess and document the current state of existing or installed control systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• A minimum of 10 years applicable experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
• Automation programming experience.
• Experience managing control systems projects.
• Knowledge of automation hardware including but not limited to Allen-Bradley, Emerson, Foxboro, Modicon, Siemens, and GE.
• Knowledge of automation software including but not limited to Wonderware, iFix, FactoryTalk, VTScada, Ignition.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent oral and written communication and documentation skills are essential.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

What We Believe

Skills, Experience, Qualifications, If you have the right match for this opportunity, then make sure to apply today.

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

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