Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Brown and Caldwell (BC), a leading employee-owned environmental engineering firm, is currently seeking an Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer to collaborate with our local and national teams. In this role, your responsibilities will include developing I&C designs (specifications, wiring diagrams, and P&IDs), conducting control system startups for industrial and municipal projects, and partnering with client development teams with the goal of supporting proposal development.

We are looking for candidates who have a proven track record of design, testing, and starting up industrial control systems for municipal water/wastewater work. The role requires the ability to integrate and apply BC's service offerings and talent to help our clients solve their most challenging issues.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Serve as an I&C Engineer under guidance of Lead I&C Engineer in stand-alone design projects and in support of multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Develop P&IDs, wiring schematics, and control system architecture design documents for industrial automation projects.
• Develop control strategies that are used as the basis for automation controls.
• Discipline support of PLC and HMI automation projects - including oversight of the modification, development, testing, and startup of the automation programming work.
• Perform submittal reviews from installation contractors, equipment vendors, and system integrator-developed automation programming, acting as the owner's advisor.
• Perform discipline engineering level services during construction (SDCs), including construction submittal review, responses to requests for information, and change order management.
• Work and communicate effectively Lead I&C Engineer, with other disciplines, task leaders, project managers, and teams in local and remote (virtual) environments.
• Produce effective and accurate written documents, reports, and technical memorandums.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other relevant engineering degree for process automation control system work.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an instrumentation and control design engineer for government, municipal, and/or industrial water and wastewater projects, or private-sector clients in industries like pharmaceutical, chemical, food products, petrochemical, or pulp and paper.
• Experience in design, testing, and startup of industrial process automation systems.
• Experience with industrial process control networking, including Fieldbus technologies.
• Ability to work with engineers/designers in Revit/BIM environments along with AutoCAD or Bentley P&ID software.
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Candidate should be a self-starter, results oriented and be able to work under pressured deadlines.
• Travel away from the home office is anticipated from time to time given the nature of responsibilities. Anticipated Travel is 10%.
• Comfortable and effective with clients and contractors as direct interface.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong preference for water and wastewater experience.
• PE (Professional Engineer) license.
• Experience with industrial control cybersecurity is a plus.

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A: $80,000 - $109,000

Location B: $88,000 - $120,000

Location C: $96,000 - $131,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 70 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.