[Hiring] Lead Engineer - Instrumentation & Controls @Blattner

Role Description

As a Lead Engineer – Instrumentation & Controls within the Gas Power Generation Team, you will serve as the subject matter expert for instrumentation and controls design for the gas plant (reciprocating engines and gas turbines) and associated Balance of Plant (BOP) Systems and Equipment. A typical day involves:

• Developing or reviewing instrumentation and controls design.
• Collaborating with OEM and Owners on design.
• Designing controls for BOP systems.
• Mentoring junior engineers.
• Collaborating with internal project teams, utilities, vendors, and third-party engineering firms to deliver safe, reliable, and compliant designs.

The Lead Engineer will develop metrics and set objectives related to equipment protection and controls engineering obligations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in instrumentation and controls design for industrial projects, with strong preference for power generation.
• 5+ years experience with instrumentation/controls/communications specification, procurement, install, and commissioning.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related field, from an ABET-accredited college required, or relevant equivalent industry experience.
• A Professional Engineering (PE) license is preferred but not required.

Requirements

• Understand client design criteria and intent, and determine how clients and the energy market are evolving on design trends.
• Travel to Client office and/or project sites as required to foster client relationships, idea propagation, and problem solving.
• Root cause analysis support for Engineering and Instrumentation and Controls items.
• Ensure safety standards are adhered to for the gas generation Engineering program.
• Ensure projects are implemented in compliance with all applicable and prudent industry standards.
• Verify the design basis for all power block instrumentation and controls via commissioning processes and documentation.
• Collaborate with Blattner Business Units responsible for electrical design and commissioning.
• Review electrical interface design for balance of plant equipment.
• Stay current on new technologies and industry practices.
• Support creation and maintenance of library of design basis documents.
• Be an available technical resource to support engineering leads review.
• Support constructability reviews of engine and turbine power block layouts.
• Support onsite instrumentation and controls requirements of plant startup.
• Verify complete equipment protection and controls for power block and BOP.
• Act as the escalation point for instrumentation and controls commissioning issues.
• Preliminary engineering to final review of design, installation, and commissioning.
• Review design for redundancy of instrumentation, controls hardware, and logic design.
• Review winterization for instrumentation and control devices.
• Review Control Loop Diagrams and Instrument Loop Diagrams.
• Owner of all controller communication protocol and interface implementation.
• Verification of data historian configuration and representation of available data points.
• Mentor junior engineers and support the development of internal standards.
• Develop plans incorporating redundancy, reliability, and cost efficiency into proposals.
• Provide contract and subcontract review, including suppliers.
• Adhere to the company’s cultural basics and the National Society of Professional Engineer’s code of conduct.
• Position is estimated to require travel up to 25% of the time pre-construction and 70% during construction.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• 100% employer paid HDHP insurance premiums for employees.
• 401(k) with company match.
• HSA and FSA options.
• Dental and Vision insurance.
• Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement).
• Work/Life balance.
• Employee/Family focused culture.
• Gym on site.
• And more!