Staff Engineer - I&C

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Black & Veatch is seeking a Staff Engineer - I&C to support water and wastewater utility projects in the Texas area. The role creates client relationships and serves as a liaison among local design teams, clients, and design center teams. It manages and coordinates marketing, planning, design, and construction-phase services for automation, instrumentation, control, and SCADA projects. The engineer leads execution and takes overall responsibility for I&C design projects, coordinates I&C engineering for large multidisciplinary projects, and provides a local interface through client and contractor meetings, field investigations, factory acceptance testing, and resolution of client and construction issues. The role also monitors project schedules and budgets, supports proposals and presentations for sales opportunities, and provides advanced engineering solutions for projects across the Water and Wastewater and other market sectors. The position is part of BV Operations and the global Instrumentation & Control department, which provides services spanning consulting, planning, assessment, conceptual and detailed design, EPC, design-build, construction support, field services, testing, commissioning, resident engineering, staff augmentation, training, on-call services, and system implementation, configuration, and programming. Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days, based on manager discretion, job performance, and work assignments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognized accredited program in the applicant's home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated management capabilities, I&C design experience, and broad I&C technical knowledge.
Experience with project management and business development.
Experience selecting and applying control system components for distributed control or SCADA systems, such as Allen-Bradley PLC, Modicon Schneider Electric, Emerson Ovation, ABB 800xA, or similar.
Experience with network diagrams, instrument device schedules, P&IDs, instrument schedules, input/output lists, instrument installation details, instrument loop diagrams, control narratives, and technical specifications.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary workflow to meet budget and schedule goals.
Strong problem-solving, leadership, and team management abilities.
Ability to complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include background checks, a drug screen, and a motor vehicle records search.

Nice To Haves

11 years of experience in instrumentation, control, and automation design consulting.
7 years of experience in the water/wastewater industry.

Responsibilities

Create client relationships in the Texas area and act as a liaison among local design teams, clients, and design center teams.
Manage and coordinate marketing, planning, design, and construction-phase services for automation, instrumentation, control, and SCADA projects for water and wastewater utilities.
Lead execution and take overall responsibility for I&C design projects.
Coordinate I&C engineering efforts for large multidisciplinary projects.
Attend client and contractor meetings, perform field investigations, attend factory acceptance testing, and help resolve I&C client and construction issues.
Monitor and control project schedules and budgets.
Assist with proposals and presentations in response to sales opportunities.
Support Water and Wastewater and other market-sector projects with advanced engineering solutions and technical problem-solving.