Engineer (Instrumentation & Controls)

Orange County Sanitation District • Fountain Valley, CA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Under direction, performs a variety of complex and responsible engineering duties in the planning, design, construction, operations, and compliance of wastewater facilities, infrastructure, systems, and programs; oversees development of engineering designs and provides project management of assigned programs and projects; inspects and analyzes plant operations and implements process improvements; enforces industrial wastewater discharge regulations and reviews, processes, and approves assigned permits; serves as a technical resource and advisor on assigned projects, programs, and systems; researches complex engineering issues and conducts engineering-related studies; and performs duties as assigned. Specifically, this Engineer position is assigned to electrical, instrumentation and controls workgroup in the Engineering Design Division for OC San’s wastewater treatment plants and facilities. The Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer performs complex engineering duties involving wastewater treatment and collection systems that may include: Providing technical leadership and expertise in design, commissioning and construction projects; being responsible for complex assignments, projects, technical analyses, and programs requiring the full spectrum of knowledge, concepts, practices, procedures, and policies of engineering; developing scopes of work and requests for proposals, reviewing proposals, and selecting consulting engineers; leading and participating in the technical review of consultants’ designs for compliance with the scope of work, Engineering Standards, codes, industry standards, design quality expectations, and stakeholder needs; evaluating the design of complex engineering drawings, systems, and processes and overseeing the design of engineering plans; preparing piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), detailed drawings, network diagrams, control panel drawings, technical specifications, and control strategies developed by design consultants. Additionally, the Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer will review construction submittmits, commissioning procedures and startup plans developed by contractors; Reviews and develops DCS’s and PLC’s input/output lists, control strategies and technical specifications for design projects by working closely with OC San’s control systems programming group; coordinating designs with operations and maintenance; attending and participating in design workshops; assist consultants with developing work sequencing and restrictions; coordinate with shutdown coordination group; developing recommendations to project problems and issues; reviewing construction submittals for compliance with technical specifications; ensuring projects are constructed in compliance with contract documents; developing recommendations to project problems and issues during construction; reviewing calibration and test reports and verifying that the equipment is acceptable; providing technical training; and ensuring that established OC San standards, policies and procedures, and engineering best practices are consistently applied.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, with major coursework in civil, mechanical, chemical, electrical, or environmental engineering, or a related field, dependent upon area of assignment.
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible professional engineering work experience.
• Possession of a valid registration as a professional engineer (P.E.) in the State of California.
• Possession of a valid California Class C Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

• P.E. emphasis in electrical engineering or control systems engineering.
• Experience working in water/wastewater design.
• Experience in the design of instrumentation systems, SCADA control and automation, network communication systems.
• Experience in developing scopes of work.
• Experience in design drawings (P&IDs, control panels, and control schematics), technical specifications, and control strategies.
• Experience in troubleshooting wastewater instrumentation systems, commissioning and startup of wastewater treatment or industrial systems, and interpreting bid plan and specification documents is highly desired.
• Experience with HMI software, ABB DCS, Modicon PLC hardware and programming, and motor control design.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of complex and responsible engineering duties in the planning, design, construction, operations, and compliance of wastewater facilities, infrastructure, systems, and programs.
• Oversees development of engineering designs and provides project management of assigned programs and projects.
• Inspects and analyzes plant operations and implements process improvements.
• Enforces industrial wastewater discharge regulations and reviews, processes, and approves assigned permits.
• Serves as a technical resource and advisor on assigned projects, programs, and systems.
• Researches complex engineering issues and conducts engineering-related studies.
• Provides technical leadership and expertise in design, commissioning and construction projects.
• Responsible for complex assignments, projects, technical analyses, and programs requiring the full spectrum of knowledge, concepts, practices, procedures, and policies of engineering.
• Develops scopes of work and requests for proposals, reviews proposals, and selects consulting engineers.
• Leads and participates in the technical review of consultants’ designs for compliance with the scope of work, Engineering Standards, codes, industry standards, design quality expectations, and stakeholder needs.
• Evaluates the design of complex engineering drawings, systems, and processes and oversees the design of engineering plans.
• Prepares piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), detailed drawings, network diagrams, control panel drawings, technical specifications, and control strategies developed by design consultants.
• Reviews construction submittals, commissioning procedures and startup plans developed by contractors.
• Reviews and develops DCS’s and PLC’s input/output lists, control strategies and technical specifications for design projects by working closely with OC San’s control systems programming group.
• Coordinates designs with operations and maintenance.
• Attends and participates in design workshops.
• Assists consultants with developing work sequencing and restrictions.
• Coordinates with shutdown coordination group.
• Develops recommendations to project problems and issues.
• Reviews construction submittals for compliance with technical specifications.
• Ensures projects are constructed in compliance with contract documents.
• Develops recommendations to project problems and issues during construction.
• Reviews calibration and test reports and verifies that the equipment is acceptable.
• Provides technical training.
• Ensures that established OC San standards, policies and procedures, and engineering best practices are consistently applied.

Benefits

• Core Values form the framework of our organization and reinforce our professional work ethic.
• Integrity, Inclusion, Honesty, and Respect
• Leadership, Teamwork, and Problem Solving
• Customer Service, Transparency, and Accountability
• Resiliency, Innovation, and Learning
• Safety: Committed to providing a safe work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior