Senior Process Control Engineer

2 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Full time

Job Summary

Under general supervision, provides engineering services for the design, construction, improvement, modernization, and maintenance of process instrumentation and computer control systems for water reclamation plants, pumping stations, and flood control reservoirs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assigns, schedules, supervises, and reviews work relating to process instrumentation and computer control systems, including Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Supervisory Control, Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA), and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
  • Administers complex Process Control and Instrumentation projects, initiates improvements in process control systems, coordinates design work with other sections and departments.
  • Designs complex process instrumentation and computer control systems for water reclamation facilities.
  • Directs and assists in preparing cost estimates and budgets for projects involving complex process instrumentation and/or computer control systems.
  • Prepares and reviews contract specifications and plans for complex process instrumentation and computer control systems, reviews contractor submittals for compliance.
  • Investigates and analyzes contractor claims for extra work, provides resolution to post-contract award design and construction problems.
  • Maintains, troubleshoots, and manages complex process control systems, including system database, network, and security, and performs routine backup of system.
  • Creates, modifies, and maintains documentation of the process control system, including procedural guidelines, required reporting, trend analysis, and historical archives.
  • Maintains, troubleshoots, and manages cybersecurity and security in process control systems, including updating virus protection and patches on the entire DCS system.
  • Monitors and reviews emerging security alerts and issues via server logs, intrusion detection logs, and network traffic, watching for unusual or suspicious activity, interprets activity, and makes recommendations for resolution.
  • Maintains and manages all DCS spare parts related to the process control systems.
  • Maintains, manages, and updates Disaster Recovery plans.
  • Assigns, supervises, and reviews work, instructs, trains, and assists subordinate engineers and technicians, prepares work schedules, participates in the implementation and enforcement of District policies and procedures, takes necessary action or makes recommendations regarding work performance, handles employee grievances, recommends actions regarding employment status, such as hiring, transfer, suspension, or discharge.

Working Conditions

Typical office environment. May use standard office equipment and computer terminals. May involve exposure to a variety of operating mechanical equipment and loud noise and/or noxious odors. May include working in all types of weather conditions or confined space environments.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Extensive knowledge of PCs, both hardware and software.
  • Extensive knowledge of PLCs, both hardware and software.
  • Considerable knowledge of the principles and applications of process control instrumentation technology.
  • Considerable knowledge of the principles and applications of computerized process control systems.
  • Considerable knowledge of the principles and applications of process control instrumentation technology, including analog and digital signals and Proportional Integral and Derivative (PID) control loops.
  • Considerable knowledge of the principles and applications of computerized process control systems, including the application of serial and Ethernet communication.
  • Considerable knowledge of programming software, including PLC Ladder logic, OPC data exchange, and Operator Interface Unit (OIU) development.
  • Considerable knowledge of networking and database management.
  • Considerable knowledge of Microsoft software, including Operating Systems, Domain Servers, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Ability to plan and supervise the work of others in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale.
  • Ability to coordinate process control instrumentation with operation, maintenance, and construction activities.
  • Ability to supervise the field inspection of process control systems done on contract.
  • Ability to prepare cost estimates for design and construction.
  • Ability to check process control systems against plans and specifications.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from a four-year accredited college or university majoring in engineering, computer and cybersecurity engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or electronic engineering technology, and four years of experience in the design or maintenance of process control or process instrumentation systems, two years of which must have been with computer-based systems.

Promotional Requirement

  • One year of service with the District as an Associate Electrical Engineer or Associate Process Control Engineer.
  • Civil service status in one of the foregoing classifications.

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