[Hiring] Manager II - Engineering - Instrumentation & Controls @Blattner

Role Description

As a Manager Engineering – Instrumentation and Controls Engineering, you will be responsible for the instrumentation and controls engineering program for the company's gas generation segment; with an emphasis on reciprocating engine and aeroderivative gas turbine generating facilities and the associated balance of plant equipment. You'll act as the company program engineering representative from proposal stage through execution, helping define company engineering and gas business plans for the gas generation segment, and ensuring that all final engineering products meet client reliability, operability, and constructability requirements.

• Company program engineering representative during all phases from conception through construction completion of gas generation pursuits.
• Interact with Blattner Business Units, reciprocating engine and gas turbine generator suppliers, and balance of plant equipment providers to establish long-lasting relationships.
• Understand client design criteria and intent, and determine how clients and the energy market are evolving on design trends, philosophy, and criteria on gas generation plant design.
• Travel to Client office and/or project sites as required to foster client relationships, idea propagation, and problem solving.
• Build an understanding of the strategic dynamics essential to the gas generation market.
• Coordinate and support engineering activities, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of client and company technical activities.
• Participate in defining the Company engineering and gas business plans necessary goals and actions for the gas generation segment.
• Develop and facilitate safety standards for the gas generation Engineering program and Company.
• Ensure projects are designed and constructed in compliance with all applicable and prudent industry standards.
• Root cause analysis expert for Engineering and Instrumentation and Controls items of the Company.
• Develop and implement consistent policies, standards, and procedures for the Program management.
• Own the design basis for all power block instrumentation and controls.
• Collaborate and ensure integration with Blattner Business Units responsible for electrical design for generators and services.
• Own the design basis for all balance of plant instrumentation and controls.
• Stay current on new technologies and industry practices.
• Perform economic analysis/value engineering to determine cost-effective solutions.
• Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demands to plan and assess the feasibility of projects and engineering initiatives.
• Facilitate creation and maintain a library of design basis documents for all segments within Company.
• Support constructability reviews of engine and turbine power block layouts.
• Support the instrumentation and controls requirements of plant startup, first fire, synchronization, and performance testing.
• Verify and own complete protection and controls for power block and BOP.
• Act as the escalation point for instrumentation and controls commissioning issues.
• Conduct preliminary engineering to final review of design, installation, and commissioning for power generation block and BOP instrumentation and controls.
• Ensure redundancy of instrumentation, controls hardware, and logic design.
• Manage control loop diagrams and instrument loop diagrams.
• Own all controller communication protocol and interface design.
• Oversee data historian configuration and representation of available data points.

Qualifications

• Four-year Engineering degree in electrical or mechanical engineering from an ABET accredited college.
• 5+ years of progressive engineering experience in gas power generation, with two or more years of leadership experience.
• Registered Professional Engineering (PE) license is strongly preferred.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable motor vehicle driving record (MVR).
• Up to 25% travel required, subject to fluctuations as needs dictate.

Requirements

• Knowledge of reciprocating engine and gas turbine equipment and the associated balance of plant equipment and their applications.
• Knowledge of multiple communication protocols and integration of same – MODBUS, Profi-Bus, Foundation Field-Bus, etc.
• Civil, Mechanical-Instrumentation and Controls, and Electrical power engineering principles and familiarity with computer and analytical tools.
• Familiarity with computer tools/programs used for instrumentation and controls programming and commissioning.
• Familiarity with Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) specifications and regulatory protocols.
• Familiarity with Emissions Control Systems – primarily Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) specifications.
• Familiarity with engineering standards/best practices related to power generation.
• Interpersonal skills – ability to influence and persuade groups toward common objectives.
• Effective communication skills (oral, written, listening, presentation).

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!