Job Information
Anvil Corporation Sr. Control Systems Engineer in Bellingham, Washington
JOB SUMMARY
This is a senior level control systems and instrumentation engineer position. The position requires strong technical ability to both perform engineering tasks and lead others, ability to work independently with minimal guidance, strong working knowledge and understanding of stage-gated industrial projects, and strong communication skills in written, spoken, and personal formats. Our senior engineers are typically involved in front-end project development, as well as guiding designers and younger engineers in detailed design phases. On all projects, the senior or lead engineer is ultimately responsible for the performance of his/her team regarding scope, schedule, budget, and quality of our products.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Provide SME-level instrument engineering for small to large capital and maintenance projects
- Develop and establish scope for all phases of projects and produce project plans and deliverable lists
- Coordinate with project team to develop basic to complex schedules
- Develop project P&IDs
- Develop procurement specifications, documentation, data sheets, and bid tabulations
- Perform detailed vendor document reviews
- Establish engineering budgets,
- Develop basic to complex Total Installed Cost (TIC) estimate Material Take-Offs (MTO)
- Work within an engineering budget, forecast work, manage scope and budget
- Develop definition and detailed specifications and construction packages
- Write detailed construction scope of work documents for basic to complex projects
- Perform Factory and Site Acceptance tests (FAT/SAT) on vendor equipment. Travel may be required.
- Perform quality checks on ones' own work, as well as independent checks for co-workers
- Ensure projects and work processes adhere to Anvil's Project Services Quality System (PSQS) for one's own work as well as a small team
- Perform work with minimal supervision and guidance
- Oversee and direct a small team of mid and junior level engineers and designers; guide and direct design team in development of construction work packages
- Work with other technical resource groups and project management to meet the requirements of a given project
Develop and foster working relationships with vendor and client representatives
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES - TECHNICAL
Read and develop basic to complex Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
As-build control and instrument systems in the field, producing accurate markups of documents and drawings
Specify and size instrumentation in all applications of industrial control: flow, pressure, level, temperature
Able to recommend specific solutions for instrumentation and control items in difficult or unique services
Specify and size control valves, pressure safety valves (PSVs) and regulators: self-contained, pneumatic and motor-operated, sliding stem and rotary
Specify and design installation of analyzers for various purposes, both in-situ and extractive
Understand and apply material and alloy considerations for instruments in various industrial process media
Specify and design infrastructure for industrial communication and control networks
Specify and design wiring, conduit, and cable tray methods for NEC-hazardous classified areas
Prepare detailed design of projects in compliance with governing codes, regulations, and client standards
Interpret and design ladder logic, both for hardwired relay systems and software
Integrate control strategies and wiring with electrical motor controls related to motor starters, VFDs, electrical safety relays, electrical monitoring networks, etc.
Specify HMI, PLC, and DCS hardware and wiring; working knowledge of PLC and