Senior Project Engineer - Instrumentation & Controls

Overview

About Us : Bartlett & West is an engineering, architecture, technology, and other professional services firm headquartered in Topeka, KS with 19 offices in seven states throughout the Midwest.

As a completely employee-owned company, Bartlett & West has a We Before Me mentality. We prioritize service to our clients, communities, and each other.

We’re less concerned about titles and more concerned about how each person can be supported to make the greatest impact.

Position Summary :

This position is responsible for design and construction related tasks associated with instrumentation and control systems associated with Bartlett & West projects.

Veterans encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions & Responsibilities :

Preliminary and Design

• Prepares Instrumentation & Control System (I&C) section of project reports.
• Work with process engineers to develop P&ID drawings.
• Able to lead P&ID development for I&C Scope
• Oversee instrumentation plan sheet design
• Oversee instrumentation specifications / ISA datasheets
• Work with a designer to create instrument install details and location plans
• Coordination with project Owner’s integrator if there is one.
• Prepare I&C operating description / control narrative.
• Coordination with electrical designer on conduit and wiring for Instrument & Controls
• Develop I&C Lists : Instrument List, I / O List, Cable Schedule
• Develop Control Architecture Drawings or Network Block Diagrams
• Review Equipment Specifications for I&C related requirements
• Coordination and lead effort to define who is providing and installing field devices
• Develop all I&C related project deliverables
• Cost estimates associated with I&C system
• Monitors scope, schedule, and budget and controls the work to the project plan

Bidding

• Respond to questions related to I&C
• Develop scope of work bid packages which include I&C deliverables

Construction Admin

• Review I&C submittals
• Review Equipment Vendor Packages for I&C Related documents
• Respond to RFI’s related to I&C
• Record changes on P&ID’s and other I&C related documents.

Start Up and Commissioning

Be available for startup phase to answer any I&C related questions for the system integrator, and coordinate with process design team.

Other duties :

• Look at previous documents, and possibly the programming to help make changes
• Help with field trouble shooting
• Participate in Business Development efforts related to Instrumentation & Control services including : attend conferences and promoting Bartlett & West, assist with preparation of project proposals, and participate in project interviews.
• Participate in development of scope of work on projects related to I&C, assists in developing project fees related to I&C, monitors actual effort compared to budget.
• Meets with clients for design-related workshops, including instrument preferences, HMI graphics design and standard development
• Participates in continuing editing and development of I&C master specifications

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills &Abilities :

• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain client and employee relationships.
• Self-awareness : Knowing one’s strengths and limits with a strong sense of one’s self-worth and capabilities.
• Self-regulation : Keeping emotions in check; trustworthy; taking responsibility for personal performance; flexibility; innovative.
• Motivation : Strives to improve; aligns with company’s divisions’ goals; initiative
• Empathy : Senses other’s feelings and perspectives and takes an interest in their concerns.
• Customer service orientation
• Political awareness : Reads a group’s emotional current and power relationships.
• Influential; analytical; problem solver
• Conflict management
• Change agent
• Collaborative
• Team oriented
• Ability to negotiate
• Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing and problem analysis and resolution.
• Revu Bluebeam Software experience
• Aware of the "business" of instrumentation and control engineering as well as the technical design issues
• Microsoft programs (MS Word, Access, Excel, Outlook, Teams,

Education :

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering

Experience :

2-5 years’ experience in Instrumentation and Control Systems specializing in water and wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations and RNG facilities.

Experienced in design, and startup and commissioning for instrumentation and control systems. 2+ years’ experience in preparation of I&C plans and specifications, P&ID drawings, software packages, panel design, and HMI equipment required.

Must have experience in reviewing system integrator shop drawings / submittals, working with system integrators and plant operators, and experience in water / wastewater systems, process facilities, and industrial processes.

required, . preferred. Must obtain professional licensure in the states required by company as soon as possible.

Travel Expectations :

Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time. Travel between the employee’s home base and Topeka, other company locations, client locations, business meetings, industry conferences and trade shows as needed.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a listing of all functions and responsibilities that are required of this position.

Employee owners are expected to take on additional responsibilities as requested.

Bartlett & West is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with disability.

An offer is contingent upon successfully passing the pre-employment drug screen. Drug screen will need to complete within 48 hours of being contacted.

Nearly all positions at Bartlett & West can require employee-owners to operate a motor vehicle on public roads in the course of their duties.

Accordingly, all employees may be required to have acceptable driving records and to provide an authorization to the Company to periodically obtain MVR reports .

Bartlett & West partners with businesses and communities to build smarter, stronger, more connected infrastructure. From railroad GIS to industrial parks and city planning, we provide innovative technology and engineering solutions to clients worldwide.

With deep industry knowledge and a passion for creative problem solving, we engineer better tomorrows.

Bartlett & West is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with disability.