Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are seeing a candidate to join a strong team of motivated individuals and contribute to the successful completion of instrumentation and controls (I&C) design projects for our industrial, water, wastewater, municipal, design-build, and plant operations clients on a regional and national basis. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to interface with clients, consultants, implementation staff and other design disciplines to understand their process, instrumentation and controls requirements and produce deliverables associated with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. Typical responsibilities include:

Design Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)-based SCADA control panels, understanding how the individual components are chosen, arranged and assembled to efficiently monitor and control the client’s process equipment and instruments.Select and specify instrumentation, including level, pressure, flow, temperature, process analyzers and more, understanding how each is deployed in the process for maximum effectiveness.Produce Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) in conjunction with process engineers, learning how treatment processes work and how the equipment and instruments properly monitor and control the plant, facility or system.Select and specify SCADA computer hardware and software, including Human Machine Interface (HMI) software to provide graphical representation of the client’s processes, automated reporting software, remote access systems and other critical applications and packages that comprise a robust and reliable system.Produce Network Architecture Drawings for system communications via Ethernet, Fiber, Cellular, and Wireless. Select and specify communications hardware and cabling to meet client standards, existing technology, and future growth.Produce public bidding drawings and specifications that ensure the client project needs are met while still following the municipal, state, and federal guidelines that govern fair and competitive bidding practices.Participate in site investigations to gather information about the client’s systems, equipment and instruments, to inform the concepts that will be applied to meet the client’s goals.Produce design basis reports that outline a client’s specific needs for automation and control.Produce SCADA system architecture diagrams, applying networking, industrial protocols, remote telemetry, and cybersecurity concepts in the process.

The candidate will have the opportunity to participate in construction phase activities as well, including interfacing with clients and contractors, reviewing submittals and performing site inspections. By being part of the construction phase, the candidate will have the opportunity to see the design they developed installed and commissioned, gaining valuable feedback and experience that can be applied to the next project.

To be successful as a member of our team, a candidate should be:

• Able to contribute in a team environment, but also able to work independently – we come together a lot to share ideas and ways to work efficiently, but we also must be able to work alone and bring back the results;
• Have strong communication skills (oral and written) – It doesn’t matter how great an idea you have or how smart you are, being successful is about communicating with others.
• Possess strong organizational skills – tasks and information are going to come at you fast, so you need to be able to take good notes and keep track of your assignments.
• Attention to detail – as in many engineering disciplines, paying attention to the smallest details is critical.
• Self-motivated and self-starting – a critical skill in our environment which shows a lot of maturity and desire to succeed.Not afraid to ask questions – this may seem obvious but is more difficult than many anticipate.

• AS or BS in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology or associated field.
• 0 – 3 years’ experience in an industrial or electrical environment either as an intern, engineer, or consultant.
• Specific position level, role and responsibility is flexible depending on experience of the candidate.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel).
• Experience with AutoCAD drafting software.
• Experience in technical report writing is a bonus.
• EIT preferred (passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, or commitment from new graduates to take the FE exam).
• Future Licensed Professional Engineer registration is a career development preference.

Benefits & Wellbeing

Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.

Time away from work:

• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.

• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.

• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.

• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.

Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:

Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.

Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.

WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.

LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.

Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

Woodard & Curran is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.