Water/Wasterwater jobs in Washington State

The Talley Group has several urgent needs for Electrical and Control Systems Engineers with experience in the Water/Wastewater industry for its Washington State locations.  Current job titles include: Project Manager, Project Engineer, Sr. Electrical Engineer and Sr. Controls Systems Engineer.  All are direct placement positions with well established companies offering competitive salary ranges, outstanding benefits and relocation assistance.  If interested in learning more about these opportunities, please contact Matt Sawicki at Sawickim@thetalleygroup.com.  Job details are as follows:

SR. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience with 4.16kV and 12.47kV substation power systems equipment including transformers, circuit breakers, conductors, protective relays, substation automation (SCADA) and power system analysis software such as SKM.
• Water/waste-water experience and a power and control background below 600V is a strong plus.
• Minimum requirements include a BSEE
• 10 years of related industry experience
• Washington State PE license a plus
• Strong project management, business development, leadership, communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

SR. CONTROLS ENGINEER

REQUIREMENTS:

• Industrial power and controls experience preferably with water/waste water systems
• experience with 480V power distribution; motor control including VFD’s; lighting; PLC’s; SCADA; relay control logic; and process instrumentation.
• Minimum requirements include BSEE degree
• 10+ years of related consulting experience developing design plans and specifications.
• WA PE license (or ability to obtain within 6- months)
• Strong control system focus, troubleshooting, communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

PROJECT MANAGER

REQUIREMENTS

• BS in engineering related to Electrical, Control Systems, Chemical or related field.
• 7-10 years working as a Project Manager in an Electrical Controls environment.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects at one time.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work with internal teams and external customer.
• Well rounded technically to understand the software, hardware and programming requirements of the work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Effectively manage the complete project lifecycle for 10-15 electrical controls projects at any one given time.

Once project is assigned, handle the following:

• Meet with estimators and learn the scope and definition of the work to be done.
• Handle all contract administration with the customer.  Get customer all necessary PO’s, contracts, credentials of engineers, etc.
• Build project plans and put together forecasts.  Completely lay out the job based on fixed dates and timelines and review overall scope of the job of the job as to how many hours will be involved in each department to finalize the ship date of the project.
• Complete a budget forecast assessing all the quotes made and what the actual will be.
• Define schedule and tasks for project teams to execute on.  Work with sales/estimating team to understand their bid and who they had in mind to assign to the project.
• Work with engineering team to help, create the BOM’s and instruments design.
• Participate in bi-weekly updates analysis of dollars out on a job.
• Manage the schedule of each job.
• Provide monthly updated forecast & actuals to COO.
• Manage the HW submittal design process with the client.  Respond to questions or projections from reviewing engineer.
• Manage expectations of the customer and their interpretation of outlined specifications created in the original estimate.
• Manage the purchase process.  Assist in purchasing negotiations. Transmit all necessary data to vendors when making purchases.
• Write letters of intent to lock in pricing for delivery timeline of the job.
• Review materials received and get necessary documentation into shop for fabrication.
• Oversee the creation of documents necessary to ship out final product.  Manage the production of OEM manuals for customer.
• Coordinate with service group to get the project up and running.  Handle any issues that come up onsite at time of delivery and install.

PROJECT ENGINEER

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Project Engineer is responsible for the engineering, design, integration, programming, and troubleshooting of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Process Instrumentation, Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), SCADA & Telemetry Systems, and Industrial Networks for systems controlling a wide variety of industrial applications including; water and wastewater plants, fish hatcheries, public transit systems, and power plants. This person will also ensure accuracy and completeness of associated technical documentation and support custom panel fabrication and field startup and commissioning processes.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree and three or more years’ experience designing, installing, commissioning, and troubleshooting industrial controls systems to include PLCs, OIT/HMI’s, VFD’s, and industrial networks (specifically Ethernet, Controlnet, Devicenet, and Modbus/Modbus+) preferred.
• Strong working knowledge with control system troubleshooting and tuning skills, experience with Ladder Logic and IEC programming of PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), and knowledge of Process Control.
• Ability to use electrical test equipment, troubleshoot electrical problems, and be familiar with National Electrical Code (NEC), UL508A design and construction, wiring in Hazardous Areas and related regulations, standards and practices.
• Experience with iFix, Wonderware, Panelview, RS logix, RS View, AutoCAD, Visual Basic, Allen-Bradley Controllogix and Modicon Quantum PLC hardware is preferred.
• Ability to plan, implement and document structured programming is essential.
• Knowledge of process instrumentation, control theory and various types of control systems, data acquisition, and industrial data communication coupled with experience working with industrial process controls, IT / networking processes and general analog and digital electronics required.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication skills and teamwork skills required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop electrical controls design by researching, analyzing, selecting, and applying electric controls engineering concepts, approaches, techniques, and criteria including panel layouts, distributed control systems, Operator Interface Terminals (OITs), Programmable Logic
• Controllers (PLCs), Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)
• Adapting and modifying electrical controls engineering options
• Developing and evaluating new electrical controls engineering architectures and algorithms
• Preparing layout drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams; collaborating with related engineering design teams
• Evaluating components, materials, and suppliers; identifying and resolving design integration/interface issues
• Determining and establishing design specifications.
• Develop PLC and SCADA programming with an emphasis on Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Modicon and Siemens in an industrial automation environment. This includes; documentation of programs, implementation, start-up and support.

CONTACT:

Matt Sawicki

Sawickim@thetalleygroup.com

(425)753-5061