Instrumentation & Controls Engineer Jobs

• Full Time Permanent / Contract/Temp-Hourly
• Location: BC, AB, / Remote

Company Description
Sacré-Davey is a privately held, multi-disciplinary engineering and project management firm that services the mining, energy, and general industrial sectors. With offices in Canada, the United States, and the Philippines, we offer our clients professional services and global technical expertise to de-risk and maximize the value of their projects.
The diverse range of projects that we deliver includes mineral processing plants, green and blue hydrogen production facilities, wastewater treatment plants, technology scale-up, renewable fuels, GHG reduction, power generation facilities, bulk material terminals and food processing plants.
We strive to deliver projects with excellence and help our clients grow and succeed with a focus on sustainability and responsible development. We are on a mission to create a more sustainable future for us all and need talented professionals to help us reach our goals.

We have an opportunity for an experienced Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to provide technical support in power systems, electrical design, and instrumentation for our heavy industrial projects. Creative and out-of-the-box thinkers are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities

• Complete control architecture drawings, PLC, cabinet and loop drawings.
• Work independently and take the initiative to research information to complete assignments within the budgeted time.
• Reviewing P&IDs and ensuring instrumentation is correct.
• Overseeing the quality of engineering documentation, equipment and installation related to the detailed design and engineering of industrial electrical power systems and controls.
• Develop shutdown keys and control narratives.
• Instrument list, I/O List and Instrument Loop Drawings
• Develop design criteria and standardized specifications.
• Providing feasibility assessment and preliminary / detailed design for a variety of industrial facilities and commercial buildings
• Control Panel Design (PLC/DCS) and Junction Box layouts
• Control and telecommunications architecture
• Work will include power and control schemes, cable schedules, cable and conduit routings, equipment and cable tray layouts, protective relaying design and configuration.
• Performing FAT, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
• Preparing or supporting the development of proposals and project cost estimates, including assigning / managing workload, and balancing internal and client priorities.
• Developing control strategies, provide input to P&IDs, control system specifications, termination diagrams, commissioning plans.
• Work with designers in other disciplines in the overall assignment to coordinate designs.
• Design, specification, and integration of complete automation systems including PLC, HMI, DCS, and communication networks.
• Work as an instrumentation and controls member of a multi-discipline design team with project teams in multiple offices.
• Mechanical Package Interconnection Drawings
• Liaising with clients, contractors, and senior management members.
• Ensuring completion of deliverables, including travel to our clients’ work sites
• Sizing of control valves and flow devices
• Specify instrumentation and control hardware ensuring functionality, material selection, and safety.
• Prepare various design calculations used in the discipline.
• Build instrument indexes.
• Participation in control panel design and generation of bill of materials, cabling, PLC and HMI programming, and commissioning for commercial and industrial facilities.
• Design and review engineering work packages, loop diagrams, wiring diagrams, data sheets and P & ID mark-ups.
• Review and check calculations, design models and drawings and design documents prepared by others in the group and by material suppliers, as assigned.
• Write Functional Description/Control Philosophy Document Cost estimating.
• Develop Datasheets and Material requisition packages for control systems and instrumentation.
• Instrument Datasheets, instrument selection, review of vendor submissions

Qualifications

• Knowledge of interfacing with DCS and PLC systems
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly in Excel
• Experience in Wireless Mesh Network design is considered an asset.
• Experience in HMI development is considered an asset.
• General knowledge of instrumentation and controls standards (CEC, NEC, NFPA, CSA Z-462, IEEE, NACE, ISA, PIP and API)
• Fluency in one or more control system languages will be considered an asset.
• Good working knowledge of AutoCAD preferred.
• A recognized degree in Engineering with professional registration within any provincial jurisdiction in Canada
• Minimum of 8 years’ progressive experience as a Controls and instrument engineer in heavy industry, mining, oil & gas and or renewable energy projects. Experience in Pulp & Paper is considered an asset.
• Good working knowledge of control wirings, loop diagrams and control system architecture
• Experience in manhour estimate, budget monitoring and progress reporting would be a strong asset.
• Experience with industrial network design and implementation including Ethernet/IP, DeviceNet, and Modbus
• Experience with ABB, Honeywell, or Emerson DCS and/or Schneider/Modicon or Rockwell PLC products is considered an asset.

Additional information
Sacré-Davey offers a competitive compensation package, as well as a creative, cohesive work environment and continuous opportunity for development. If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter, including a description of projects and accomplishments relevant to the position.
Sacré-Davey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected status. If you have any accessibility or special requirements, please let us know and we will do our utmost to accommodate, in accordance with applicable local legislation.
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