Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Job Summary
The Controls Engineer will be a critical member of the Company’s Engineering & Construction team,
reporting directly to the Director, Platform Instrumentation & Controls.
The successful candidate will also be expected to be responsible for assisting in the repair, maintenance,
and retrofit of all instrumentation and controls which includes designing and maintaining of systems for
district energy plants producing hot water, chilled water and steam and its energy transfer stations. Will
be responsible for process control instrumentation maintenance and programming of the distributed
control system and its peripherals. Will work extensively with Emerson DeltaV, Allen-Bradley PLCs and
other types of logic controllers. Must be able to program, troubleshoot and maintain all instruments and
logic controllers which utilizes programming languages: plain English structured text, sequential function
chart, function block diagram and ladder logic.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, strong
commitment to deadlines and team, is process oriented with a high sense of ownership in their work,
possesses a high degree of intellectual curiosity, and has a superior controls and instrumentation
foundation.
JD Updated January 2024
Duties & Responsibilities

• Work independently and guide operations staff team members.
• Provide up-to-date knowledge for various types of instruments and its appropriate applications.
• Specify, review and selection of various types of instrumentation and control systems for control

and monitoring of process equipment.

• Collaborate with engineering firms to design electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
• Design, review and integrate process instrumentation, controls systems, electrical equipment,

and other plant components.

• Design review and integrate electrical, control and instrumentation documents such as loop

diagrams, control panel design and electrical installation details.

• Design and program process control loops, tune control loops and have familiarity with PIDs.
• Create process support documentation.
• Create standard operating procedures.
• Instrumentation and Controls support to operations.
• Repair and maintenance of fiber optic network systems.
• Inspects, tests, calibrate, adjusts, and repairs electric, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic

instruments and systems used to indicate, record, and control.

• Inspects meters, indicators, and gauges to detect failures and process defects.
• Calibration of accuracy of flowmeters, pressure transmitters, temperature transmitters,

controllers, and other recording devices. Additionally, including indicating instruments used to
locate defective components in the process system such as pressure gauges, mercury
manometers, potentiometers, pulse and signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, and power
meters.

• Plan and schedule corrective and preventive maintenance work orders for all types of

instruments.

• Work with operations and maintenance personnel to complete work orders on all types and

levels of instrumentation and controls.

• Will work with management to create reports from the process control DeltaV historian.

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
The Business has a consistent and dedicated focus on a proactive safety culture. HSE is the
responsibility of everyone in the organization. Your accountability for HSE also includes:

• Promote, ensure, and maintain a safe and healthy environment for your fellow workers and

yourself so that everyone goes home injury-free,

• Work in compliance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Industrial

Regulations, Environmental Protection Act and Regulations and HSE policies, programs, and
procedures,

• Responsible for identifying and reporting workplace HSE hazards and concerns to your

supervisor immediately and providing solutions (if aware of any) to address these concerns as
requested, and

• Immediate reporting of all work-related injuries/illness to your supervisor

Skills & Qualifications

• A minimum 4-year bachelor’s degree in engineering such as electrical, controls or

instrumentation engineering.

• Must have knowledge of PLC/HMI/SCADA/DCS hardware and software.
• Strong knowledge of various instrumentation including flow, temperature, pressure and valves.
• Must have experience with development and integration of various communication protocols

such as CIP, Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP/IP.

• Be able to read and understand P&ID and PFD diagrams.
• Be able to read and understand loop diagrams, electrical schematics and one-line diagrams.
• Plan, manage and coordinate Instrumentation and Controls activities.
• Must be able to perform work in a safe manner; overhead, climb ladders, squat, bend, perform

in a confined space, dusty and noisy environment, work outdoors, plenum spaces, hot and cold
environments.

• Must be willing to work through all holidays, weekends and over-time.
• Must be willing to work during all types of weather events including hurricanes and storms.
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Will work closely with the operations and maintenance lead personnel along with the Plant

Director.

• Highly analytical with great attention to detail.
• Demonstrated strong written and communication skills.
• Exemplifies the right motivation by aspiring to achieve collective goals.
• Collaborative and interpersonal skills.
• A process-focused individual with a passion to drive and deliver effective change.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with respect to both managing workload and professional

development.

• Ability to work in a dynamic, complex, fast-paced environment, to adapt quickly and to manage

changing priorities.