Senior I&C Design Engineer

Senior I&C Design Engineer

Greenville, SC

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Senior I&C Design Engineer opportunity to support an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) project.

Work Location: Greenville, SC

Senior I&C Design Engineer-

The Senior I&C Design Engineer will provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. They will have oversight of a specific area and act as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases.

Duties:

Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as an Area Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers.

Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements.

Develop and review specifications and design criteria.

Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity.

Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients.

Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures.

Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines.

Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting.

Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts.

Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals.

Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes.

Education:

Bachelor of Science degree in Control Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related engineering field and minimum ten (10) years of work-related.

Skills/Experience:

Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards.

Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors.

Job-related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.

Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards.

Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines.

Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.

Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs.

Significant experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects. Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment.

Perform a broad range of I&C design activities, including design definition, control systems architecture and development, digital systems, PLC, DCS, network configuration, logic development, network switches, process controls, P&ID development support and review, HMI, communication protocols, routing, and layout, SIL, and procurement activities.

Prepare and modify instrument and control systems design documents (e.g., instrument datasheets, Input/Output wiring diagrams, schematics, panel layouts, logic diagrams, cable schedules, and instrument installation details).

Perform, check and audit control systems sizing calculations for control valves, relief valves, flow elements, thermowells and other instrumentation.

Develop complex control systems narrative specifications.

Prepare complex Instrument design and installation requirements.

Develop complex control systems logic diagrams and/or cause and effect diagrams.

Represent control systems in model reviews.

Closely monitor 3D modeling prepared by the design group using review software.

Develop complex specifications for Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic.

Controller (PLC) and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) hardware and software applications.

Monitor DCS/PLC/SIS design developed by the design group.

Professional Engineer license.

Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1.

Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials.

Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects.

Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out.

Practical field experience.

EPC project experience for the following industries: U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency; Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program; Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology.

Proficiency with Bentley MicroStation.

Proficiency with Autodesk AutoCAD.

Proficiency with Intergraph SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI).

Advanced knowledge of: Specifying instrumentation; Control systems procurement activities; P&ID representation; can recognize/report problems associated with control systems representation on P&ID; Developing control strategies and represent on P&ID; Loading information such as I/O assignment, I/O type, alarms and setpoints, into and extract information from Intergraph SmartPlant Instrumentation database.

Knowledge and experience developing safety requirement specifications for Safety Instrumented Systems.

Practical experience in layer of protection analysis (LOPA) and Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) reviews and safety integrity level (SIL) assignment.

Experience in SIL verification calculations.

Experience in commissioning and startup of Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable.

Logic Controller (PLC) and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).

Other Job Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers

Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater's experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.