Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer - West Region Business Development

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Walnut Creek, CA

46d•$156,299 - $308,464•Hybrid

About The Position

As an employee-owned company, Black & Veatch puts its people at the center of everything they do, empowering them to grow, explore new possibilities, and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction, Black & Veatch is building a world of difference. This role offers the opportunity to serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor for instrumentation, controls, automation, and SCADA projects supporting water and wastewater clients in the West region. The position involves leading and delivering I&C planning, design, and SCADA master planning efforts, while supporting business development pursuits and client relationships. The role also includes taking ownership of project execution and coordination, guiding multi-discipline teams, managing scope, schedule, and budgets, and representing Black & Veatch with clients and partners.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing or equivalent experience in Engineering work.
Minimum of 11 years related work experience.
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Holds an active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record (EOR) requirements for BV projects in applicable countries, and supports where necessary.

Nice To Haves

10 years’ experience in instrumentation, control, and automation design consulting
4 years’ experience in water/wastewater industry
2 years’ experience in project management and business development.
Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated management capabilities
I&C design experience
Broad I&C technical knowledge

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor for instrumentation, controls, automation, and SCADA projects supporting water and wastewater clients in the West region.
Lead and deliver I&C planning, design, and SCADA master planning efforts, while supporting business development pursuits and client relationships.
Take ownership of project execution and coordination, guiding multi-discipline teams, managing scope, schedule, and budgets, and representing Black & Veatch with clients and partners.
Create relationships with clients and act as a liaison between the local design team, client, and remote design teams.
Lead business development efforts for I&C-related master plans and design projects, including producing marketing content, negotiating contracts, and leading projects.
Pursue and lead SCADA Assessments and Master Plans to advise utilities on how best to upgrade or replace existing SCADA systems.
Manage and coordinate marketing, planning, design, and construction phase services for automation, instrumentation, control, and SCADA projects.
Lead execution and take overall responsibility for I&C design projects as well as coordinate I&C engineering efforts for large multi-discipline projects.
Provide local interface by attending client and contractor meetings, performing field investigations, attending factory acceptance testing, and helping to resolve I&C client and construction issues.
Monitor and control project schedule and budgets and assist with proposals and presentations in response to sales opportunities.