Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer- Industrial & Water Division

Full-time - Senior

Lone Tree, CO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Our Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering is growing across North America, and we are adding a Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineers to join our growing team. We are an innovative team of engineers and designers that support Industrial and Water projects throughout the company. Our staff leads and collaborates with Kiewit's module fabrication and construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit's legacy of excellence. Our industrial and water market will continue to expand into new industries which means opportunities to grow your career, enjoying a stable backlog of work in a growing EPC company. We offer a variety of projects to work on, a team of experts to help develop your career, excellent benefits, and competitive salaries.

Responsibilities

• Conduct engineering cost, feasibility and planning studies analyzing customer needs and data including researching, investigate and coordinate with other engineers, and providing recommendations to the customer.
• Administer contracts for instrumentation and control equipment, especially the Distributed Control System (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC).
• Monitor and plan for required submittal dates.
• Respond to questions and Requests for Interpretation (RFIs) from the construction contractor dealing with applicable instrumentation and control systems, equipment, operations, and startup.
• Perform intermediate calculations and solve problems using well established scientific principles.
• Perform instrument air consumption, voltage drop.
• Conduct routine technical assignments and develop small to mid-size project or proposals.
• Work with designers to develop engineering and design documents as needed for the project.
• Consider multiple solutions and make good decisions based on good data analysis.
• Recognize, troubleshoot and resolve design constraints and issues. Apply economic analysis to determine best cost solutions.
• Have good understanding of the complete design and have good input into ways of improving the design and lowering costs with little to no supervision.
• Utilize codes and standards to complete assignments.
• Identify changes in the scope of work during a small project and produce design changes as needed to stay within budget and schedule.
• Perform assigned work efficiently and effectively to maximize person productivity.
• Lead quality checks of the design and engineering of a small to mid-size project to ensure accuracy.
• Establish credibility in terms of technical competency.
• Review OEM vendor packages for technical compliance to specifications.
• Develop I&C design deliverables including Instrument List, Instrument Data Sheets, IO List, Network Architecture, Loop Drawings, and Control Narratives.
• Review and manage I&C aspects of P&IDs.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in engineering in an instrumentation controls, electrical, mechanical, chemical, physics, or equivalent engineering program from an ABET-accredited four-year college or university program.
• At least 8 years' experience performing engineering-related duties in I&C systems design.
• Professional Engineer license preferred.
• Must have familiarity with control system programming and fluency in reading logic diagrams.
• Intermediate and advanced programming experience, especially with regard to DCS and/or Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming.
• Experience in field construction, industrial, power or start-up work is desirable.

Benefits

• Top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents.
• Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs.
• Life insurance.
• Disability.
• Retirement plans with matching.
• Generous paid time off.