Instrumentation & Controls Systems Engineer

CBRE Group, Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. seeks an Instrumentation & Controls Systems Engineer to support operation, optimization, and continuous improvement of critical infrastructure systems across airport facilities and related assets.

You will design, configure, program, and commission instrumentation and control systems; support PLC, DDC, SCADA, HMI, and BAS; collaborate with operations, maintenance personnel, contractors, and client stakeholders to deliver reliable, secure, and efficient systems.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, configuring, and commissioning instrumentation and control systems.
• Experience supporting HVAC, electrical, and building automation systems.
• Ability to work with operations teams and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and commission instrumentation and control systems for facilities.
• Support PLC, DDC, SCADA, HMI, and BAS maintenance.
• Analyze performance and identify reliability improvements.
• Troubleshoot complex controls and communication issues.
• Develop control narratives and sequences of operation.
• Perform root cause analysis on equipment failures.
• Provide engineering support for HVAC and electrical systems.
• Lead or support control upgrades and modernization projects.
• Review contractor designs and commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with codes, regulations, and cybersecurity policies.
• Participate in commissioning, testing, start-up, and acceptance.
• Collaborate on preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Maintain documentation such as P&IDs and schematics.
• Support cybersecurity best practices for industrial environments.
• Provide after-hours technical support during incidents.

Skills

Instrumentation

PLC

SCADA

HMI

BAS

Troubleshooting

Root Cause Analysis

Design & Commissioning

Cybersecurity Awareness

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

PLC hardware

SCADA software

DDC controllers

BAS hardware

Job description

Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services-led, tailored facility management solution. We self-perform hard services while partnering with best-in-class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high-level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery.

In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best-in-Class services, including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience.

About the Role:

As a Instrumentation & Controls Systems Engineer, you will support the operation, optimization, and continuous improvement of critical infrastructure systems.

This role is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient performance of automated systems across complex environments. The engineer will collaborate with operations teams, maintenance personnel, contractors, and client stakeholders to troubleshoot controls issues, implement system upgrades, and deliver engineering solutions that support operational excellence.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, configure, program, modify, and commission instrumentation and control systems for airport facilities and critical infrastructure.
• Support and maintain PLC, DDC, SCADA, HMI, and Building Automation Systems (BAS).
• Analyze system performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and operational resilience.
• Troubleshoot complex controls, instrumentation, and communication system issues.
• Develop and review control narratives, sequences of operation, engineering drawings, and system documentation.
• Perform root cause analysis on equipment and controls failures and implement corrective actions.
• Provide engineering support for HVAC systems, central utility plants, electrical systems, pumps, motors, airfield infrastructure, baggage systems, and other critical assets.
• Lead or support capital projects involving controls upgrades, automation improvements, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Review contractor designs, programming changes, system modifications, and commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, regulations, airport requirements, engineering standards, and cybersecurity policies.
• Participate in commissioning, testing, start-up activities, and acceptance procedures.
• Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Maintain accurate documentation including P&IDs, control schematics, network architecture diagrams, and asset records.
• Support cybersecurity best practices for industrial control systems and operational technology environments.
• Provide after-hours technical support during critical system incidents as required.