At Jacobs, we do not settle, we are constantly looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge with a forward-looking mindset, driven by optimism, purpose, and a commitment to making a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.
We are seeking a Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to join our Electrical, Instrumentation & Control team. In this role, you will lead the development and delivery of sophisticated automation solutions for municipal water and wastewater treatment and distribution systems, leveraging deep expertise in the design and commissioning of field instrumentation, industrial networks, Programmable Automation Controller (PAC), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems.
As a senior technical leader, you will be responsible for performing and overseeing the design and integration of Instrumentation and Control Systems (ICS) primarily for municipal water and wastewater treatment and distribution facilities, which include the following responsibilities:
- Collaborating with engineering and project management team members and client stakeholders to prepare and lead the development of drawings detailing the ICS design for the purposes of tendering and construction, including Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), SCADA network architecture drawings, PAC design drawings, installation details, ICS cable schedules, wiring diagrams, and other drawings necessary to convey contract scope for the purposes of construction.
- Preparation and input to project technical documents such as technical reports, Process Control Narratives, ICS software testing plans, tender specifications, and Opinions of Probable Cost (OPCs) for construction work.
- Overseeing and coordinating the work of ICS design team members, and the coordination with other team disciplines in a multi-disciplinary project delivery environment to realize project objectives and schedules.
- Actively participating in Client and Contractor stakeholder meetings, representing the ICS design team, throughout all project and design phases.
- Coordinating with project and design management stakeholders, providing input to workload planning and resourcing for ICS team members for the purposes of workload management for ongoing project commitments.
- Actively participating in construction-related activities such as the review of submittals, periodic construction site inspection, attending progress and commissioning meetings, witnessing factory and site acceptance testing for ICS components and systems, and construction project closeout.
You will play a key leadership role in guiding project execution, driving technical excellence, and mentoring junior engineers and designers. This includes providing oversight during design development, conducting technical reviews, and ensuring best practices in automation, cybersecurity, and system reliability are implemented throughout the project lifecycle, to deliver high-quality, compliant designs aligned with client standards and Jacobs’ quality procedures.
