Process Control Coordinator Jobs in Fort Mill, SC

HDR is looking for a Senior Control Systems Engineer to serve in a project leadership role in support of our national Control Systems practice which includes full-service capabilities. Our practice provides assessment, planning, design, automation programming/configuration, testing & commissioning, and maintenance for control systems in multiple industries.

The primary role of this position will involve leading the planning, design, and implementation of automated industrial control systems in coordination with clients and multidiscipline teams to develop solutions for construction and implementation in multiple market sectors including the following: food/beverage, oil/gas, logistics, manufacturing, mining, general industrial, transportation, and water/wastewater. 

This position involves exercising judgment in evaluation and selection of equipment and system components and coordinating closely with multidiscipline design teams through all stages of design including schematic, design development, and construction documents. This individual will be responsible for creating biddable and technically accurate construction documents including drawings and specifications, as well as conducting reviews of documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines. They will also be involved in coordination during construction phase activities including the review of shop drawings and construction observation. On a day-to-day basis, they'll also be expected to:

• Travel to client facilities to participate in field activities to assess and document the current state of installed control systems.
• Participate in and lead design review and planning meetings with the client.
• Lead the development of preliminary engineering reports and studies focused on recommending and developing solutions for improvements to client control systems.
• Serve as Engineer of Record in responsible charge for the development of biddable and technically accurate control system construction documents.
• Coordinate with project manager and section manager to update workplans for control systems staff assigned to your project, and to track budget and schedule performance for the control systems team.
• Interface with Electrical, Process, and Cybersecurity specialists to fully coordinate design requirements for network, power, control, and instrumentation.
• Participate in joint scoping and proposal development working with clients and marketing staff.
• Participate in the planning and specification of applied technology solutions including instrumentation and control, advanced automation and control, artificial intelligence, networking, data management & analytics, augmented reality, and vision control. 
• Lead the selection and specification of facility and process instrumentation, control panels, and network equipment.
• Lead the development of biddable and technically accurate control system construction documents including P&IDs, process flow diagrams, network architecture diagrams, control panel layouts and wiring diagrams, installation details, loop drawings, and technical specifications.
• Provide Quality Control (QC) reviews of control system designs.
• Participate in system testing and commissioning activities.
• Contribute to Control System Technical Leadership Team and drive corporate initiatives for quality and strategic growth within the Control Systems Discipline.
• Actively participate in industry professional societies to contribute to the development of standards, participate in the development and delivery of presentations and whitepapers at industry trade shows and conferences, and develop article content for general industry and market sector specific newsletters and periodicals.
• Gain exposure to multiple market sectors and core services of our global control systems program.
• Train and develop to build a skillset to serve as market sector and core service subject matter expert (SME).
• Mentor junior staff and assist section manager in identifying development opportunities to achieve team goals and objectives.
• Develop a skillset to serve as Design Manager on mid-scale, large scale, or complex control systems projects, responsible for leading day-to-day design activities to achieve project milestones.
• Develop a skillset to serve as Project Manager on control systems projects with responsibility to lead multi-discipline teams to achieve project objectives including scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Network design experience for industrial control or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems
• Knowledge of remote site telemetry communications
• Knowledge of cybersecurity considerations for industrial control or SCADA systems
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming and configuration a plus
• Distributed Control System (DCS) programming and configuration a plus
• SCADA HMI programming and configuration a plus
• Experience with data management and analytics a plus
• Experience with artificial intelligence a plus
• Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES) a plus
• Experience in water/wastewater a plus

• Experience in food & beverage, general industrial, mining, manufacturing, or logistics a plus

• Local candidates are preferred
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