Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.
Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem-solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.
About Us:
Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.
We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.
Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.
Job Summary:
The Senior Engineer candidate will work closely with other team members to provide quality project IE&C engineering for our industrial clients.
Job Responsibilities:
- Work with engineers and designers of various disciplines to ensure safe, timely, efficient designs that comply with Salas O’Brien and client policies and procedures as well as applicable codes and standards.
- Provide designs for new and modification type IE&C projects for clients in chemical processing and industrial facilities.
- Direct designers in the development of IE&C installation drawings, data sheets and specifications, to meet customer specifications and applicable codes.
- Anticipate and coordinate design details with other disciplines to produce successful overall projects.
- Serve as project manager or perform as lead discipline engineer on projects as appropriate.
- Provide project leadership to ensure communication and execution of work within scope, schedule and budget by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, resolving problems.
- Maintain schedule for multiple projects, multiple clients, and multiple resources.
- Recognize and communicate scope and design changes to client in a timely manner.
- Prepare specifications and obtain quotations for purchase of materials and equipment.
- Provide P&ID design including instrumentation and related mechanical design.
- Perform periodic design reviews; ensure designs follow specifications, codes, regulations, and contract requirements. Ensure technical and quality standards are maintained.
- Produce effective and accurate written scopes of work, technical documents, and reports.
- Prepare contractor bid packages.
- Develop project proposals for multi-discipline projects.
- Travel to various sites to gather field data and provide construction support.
- Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
- Perform startup and commissioning support.
- Build and maintain client relationships while promoting and integrating company-wide initiatives and values.
- Develop business by interfacing with existing and potential clients.
- Be a resource and provide mentoring for junior IE&C Engineers.
Experience & Education:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from ABET accredited institution.
- Professional Engineering License in the State of Alabama or ability to obtain license within 60 days of hire.
- A minimum of 5+ years’ experience in chemical, refining and/or heavy industrial facilities.
- Thorough knowledge and experience with engineering, designing and project management of IE&C projects.
- Familiarity of technical responsibilities of other disciplines associated with IE&C designs.
- Thorough knowledge of the application of the National Electrical Code.
- Ability to read and interpret PFD’s and P&ID’s.
- Previous Industrial/Plant consulting experience as an IE&C Engineer.
The Physical and Ergonomic Requirements of this position are as follows:
- Lifting/carrying: Carrying light loads related to field measurement equipment, and equipment cases weighing 15 lbs. or less.
- Dexterity: Ability to type using a keyboard with relative efficiency, ability to make handwritten notes and sketches indoors and outdoors at industrial plant and construction sites at any time of the year.
- Walking/Climbing: Ability to use multi-level stair towers and rung ladders unassisted.
- Visual Acuity: Ability to discern single line and 3-dimensional computer images representing objects being designed or drafted.
- Hearing: Ability to hear safety alarms and signals while wearing hearing protection.
- Physical exertion: Ability to walk up to one mile on industrial plants and construction sites outdoors at any time of the year. Ability to work in protective clothing which may elevate body temperatures by several degrees Fahrenheit for periods of up to 15 minutes without a break.
- Breathing: Ability to work while wearing a respirator or self-contained breathing apparatus.
Location: Decatur, AL
Travel: Up to 30% visiting client facilities.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.