Experienced Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

WSP in the U.S.; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 83,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an Experienced Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to join our Power Generation Team in Overland Park, KS. You will develop instrumentation and control design documents for power generation projects and coordinate with electrical, mechanical, and civil disciplines to meet project objectives.

The role involves coordinating with clients and vendors, supporting field commissioning, and ensuring safety policies are followed. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering in a relevant discipline.
• 3+ years of power generation instrumentation and controls experience.
• Ability to coordinate subcontractors and other teams safely and efficiently.
• Commitment to workplace safety and company policies.
• Flexible to varying schedules and able to adapt to change under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Develop instrumentation and control design documents for power generation projects.
• Coordinate with disciplines on multi-discipline projects and with clients/vendors.
• Provide instrumentation and control engineering support, develop criteria and specifications.
• Review subcontractor documents, monitor construction progress and field start-up support.

Skills

Coordination

Subcontractor oversight

Adaptability under pressure

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering

Tools

SCADA Design

SmartPlant Instrumentation

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Experienced Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to join our team in one of the following locations: Oradell, NJ, Mt. Laurel, NJ and Overland Park, KS.

The candidate will be involved in projects with our Power Generation Team and be part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP now brings world-class expertise in power delivery, power generation, and project management with the recent acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. Our vision is to be the preeminent global consulting firm for the world’s energy transition. And we need your help.

With over 73,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide, we collaborate daily to create positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity and inclusion. In the U.S, WSP was recognized onTIME ’ s list of the world ’ s best companies and Fortune ’ s Change the World list.

As part of our team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.

Your Impact

• Development of instrumentation and control design documents for power generation projects
• Coordination with colleagues in other engineering disciplines on multi-discipline projects
• Coordination with clients, equipment vendors, and contractors on projects
• Provision of instrumentation and control engineering support to clients in the form of developing criteria and specifications for their new power projects, reviewing documents generated by sub-contractors and equipment vendors, monitoring construction progress and responding to questions from construction contractors
• Field commissioning support on project start-up efforts

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering
• 3+ years of Power Generation Instrumentation and Controls experience
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience leading a team of engineers is a plus
• Network and SCADA Design
• Experience working in SmartPlant Instrumentation databases
• Professional Engineer Licensure
• Microsoft Office Suite – Excel, Visio, Access, etc.

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $82,800 - $132,400

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

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