Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O U.

Your Opportunity

You will work independently on projects, and lead a team of engineers and designers acting as a Discipline Lead for larger or more complex projects. The Engineer should be able to evaluate, select, specify, and engineer I&C systems for a project. A Senior I&C Engineer will perform a variety of tasks which may include calculations, and field work. The projects that a Senior I&C Engineer may be assigned to, may have complex features that will require the application of mature knowledge.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for large projects of high complexity.
• Evaluates, selects, specifies, and engineers all I&C systems or products for a project
• Engages in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats
• Prepares and revises documentation in various phases including site plans, floor plans, diagrams, schematics, and details
• Leads project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors
• Participates in client project requirement meetings, value analysis, and basic cost estimating
• Develops and manages the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule
• Leads the preparation and coordination of the project specifications with construction documents.
• Participates in constructability review
• Conducts quality assurance and quality control on own projects and projects of peers
• Assists in the development of new standards and specifications for the electrical group
• Develops project scope, budgets, and design approach for all size projects
• Assists with the development of proposal for smaller, less complex projects
• Oversees and manages multiple projects
• Serves as Engineer of Record
• Maintains knowledge of I&C water industry trends for application on projects
• Design of facility or geographical area wide DCS, SCADA and PLC process automation, data acquisition, trending, and alarming systems
• Prepare reports, studies, specifications, drawings and other design or engineering documents
• Complete field reviews of designs under construction. and prepare construction review documentation
• Participate in commissioning-related activities and provide direction to the commissioning team
• Prepare process control descriptions for use by the system integrator

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering is required, MS preferred, with a minimum of 15 years of experience in instrumentation and controls.
• PE license in Controls Systems or Electrical Engineering in the State of Arizona OR the ability to obtain reciprocity OR the ability to obtain within 18 months of hire date is required.
• Possess solid interpersonal skills for working in a team environment (virtual or in-person)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to convey project I&C needs to the project managers and clients and to formulate those needs into comprehensive plans and specifications.
• Ability to mentor junior staff and work with disparately located project team members
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Willing and able to travel. Occasional international travel may be required.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

Primary Location: United States | AZ | Chandler

Organization: BC-2243 Water-US Delivery

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: Yes

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 16/06/2025 05:06:49

Req ID: REQ25000194

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