Electrical Project Lead - Controls & Automation Engineer

Ilocatum; Circleville (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% bonus

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Ilocatum in Circleville, Ohio is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Control Engineer to lead electrical and process control projects from concept through commissioning. You will manage budgets, schedules, and vendor bids while coordinating with operations, maintenance, and EHS to ensure safe, compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes hands‑on engineering with scoping, design and installation of electrical systems, PLCs, SCADA/HMI, and plant infrastructure, ensuring technical solutions meet

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years’ controls, DCS or PLC experience in industrial settings.
• Experience delivering electrical, controls or capital projects.
• Experience with Allen‑Bradley PLC programming or willingness to develop.
• Strong understanding of process control systems and power distribution.
• Ability to manage scopes, budgets, schedules and cost controls.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering projects across the facility from concept to commissioning.
• Develop project concepts, scopes and engineering plans for electrical and process control projects.
• Prepare scope docs and obtain bids for engineering, equipment and construction.
• Develop and control budgets, schedules and expenditures.
• Coordinate construction activities, plant shutdowns and system outages.
• Support start-up, commissioning and handover to operations.

Skills

Electrical/Controls Engineering

Allen‑Bradley PLC

Project management

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder communication

Contractors coordination

Safety/regulatory

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

GE Proficy iFIX

Job description

Ilocatum in Circleville, Ohio is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Control Engineer to lead electrical and process control projects from concept through commissioning. You will manage budgets, schedules, and vendor bids while coordinating with operations, maintenance, and EHS to ensure safe, compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes hands‑on engineering with scoping, design and installation of electrical systems, PLCs, SCADA/HMI, and plant infrastructure, ensuring technical solutions meet