Lead EI&C Engineer for Water Treatment

Brunel; Oakville; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel seeks an experienced Senior Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to design and deliver complex water treatment projects in a cross-functional team. You will lead EI&C design efforts, mentor junior engineers, and manage scope, schedule, and budgets while ensuring customer requirements and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities include developing electrical/instrumentation designs, interpreting P&IDs and specs, performing calculations, and preparing diagrams and datasheets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant electrical, instrumentation, or controls engineering experience.
• Experience designing low-voltage industrial control systems in accordance with UL and Canadian Electrical Code requirements.
• Experience designing control panels and selecting equipment for Class I, Division 2 environments.
• Strong knowledge of instrumentation selection, panel design, electrical schematics, and control-system documentation.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical reporting, documentation, coordination, and presentations.
• Ability to collaborate with and provide leadership to cross-functional project teams.
• Ability to interpret detailed customer specifications and apply established engineering procedures and standards.
• Valid passport and driver’s licence.
• Ability to travel approximately 15% for meetings, site visits, factory acceptance testing, and project support.
• Ability to work in a hybrid arrangement requiring three days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical and instrumentation designs for complex water treatment projects.
• Read, interpret, and provide input on P&IDs, general arrangements, process design guidelines, engineering standards, and best-practice documentation.
• Interpret and apply detailed contract requirements and technical specifications.
• Perform engineering calculations and select instrumentation for water treatment facilities.
• Prepare instrument lists, automatic valve lists, datasheets, termination drawings, loop diagrams, and installation details.
• Design complex low-voltage industrial control systems in accordance with UL and Canadian Electrical Code requirements.
• Develop single-line diagrams, load lists, I/O lists, control-panel schematics, network architectures, and related documentation.
• Select VFDs, starters, control-panel components, instrumentation, and equipment suitable for the application.
• Design control panels and select equipment for use in Class I, Division 2 areas.
• Manage assigned scope, budget, and schedule while proactively identifying project risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, project management, and other internal teams.
• Provide technical guidance and develop practical solutions to meet project and customer requirements.
• Support project bids and proposal development.
• Participate in customer-facing factory acceptance testing.
• Provide technical support to production facilities and assist with project commissioning.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership within the EI&C team.
• Lead EI&C engineering activities on larger or more complex projects, as required.

Skills

Electrical design

Instrumentation design

Control-system design

P&ID interpretation

Project leadership

Mentorship

Electrical codes knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA design

Electrical panel design

Job description

Brunel seeks an experienced Senior Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to design and deliver complex water treatment projects in a cross-functional team. You will lead EI&C design efforts, mentor junior engineers, and manage scope, schedule, and budgets while ensuring customer requirements and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities include developing electrical/instrumentation designs, interpreting P&IDs and specs, performing calculations, and preparing diagrams and datasheets.