Project Controls Engineer Job Description
Project controls engineer
provides advice on cost and schedule impact of changes, modifications or alternates; keep abreast of engineering, procurement and construction activities.
Project Controls Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Involvement in the development of the schedule for engineering and construction activities, but may also need to incorporate other activities associated with procurement, construction, etc
Provide engineering assistance to other plant locations as required
Projects include applications engineering, contractor and subcontractor management, programming, installation, system commissioning, checkout and troubleshooting
Interfaces with PMO, the Field, and Engineering
Raising Intend for material procurement for Projects with required approvals
Provide emergency and off-hour technical support to Maintenance departments
Assist with repair of electronic control systems at component level and development of system test capabilities
Generate, develop electrical drawings
Assist in review and analysis of Contractor’s requests for contract Time Extensions
Involve during designing, commissioning followed by execution of projects
Project Controls Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Project Controls Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, PMI, CCP, AACEI, AACE, R&D, EVMS, DOE, ISA, TUV
Education for Project Controls Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the project controls engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Technical, Electrical Engineering, Education, Project Management, Business, Construction, Science, Mechanical Engineering
Skills for Project Controls Engineer
Desired skills for project controls engineer include:
Practical experience
Engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction
Engineering
Procurement
Use of computers for executing work processes
Contracts
Construction
Startup work processes
Excel
Primavera P6 and Cobra
Desired experience for project controls engineer includes:
Must possess strong computer skills as well and have experience programming controls used in and industrial environment
A strong interest in factory automation is desired
Must demonstrate high levels of self-motivation, time management, and have the ability to function effectively within team environment
5+ years of extensive experience with industrial equipment controls, interfaces, and communication protocols
Must be proficient in PLC programming, troubleshooting, and configuration
Experience with complex servo motion control systems, integrated into PLC / Robot controls
Project Controls Engineer Examples
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Project Controls Engineer Job Description
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of project controls engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for project controls engineer
- Collaborate within an international engineering team to execute assigned projects and support sales opportunities
- Provide direct technical support to external customers, consulting engineering firms, general contractors internal departments such as service & sales
- Coordinates, reviews, and/or approves budgets, cost estimates, schedules, and related documents
- Prepare all aspects of detailed cost estimates with minimal supervision
- Prepare and manage monthly invoices, prepared in accordance with client requirements, and coordinate with subconsultants with respect to their invoices
- Follows up and reports on accounts receivables, unbilled issues, as assigned
- Conducts site visits and progress verification
- Leads teams in making complex and/or controversial decisions
- Progress and cost monitoring
- Change and deviation control
Qualifications for project controls engineer
- Experience with machine safety systems design, operation, and regulatory compliance
- Previous experience / fluency with of the following programs / software systems
- Working with functional groups on the project team
- Bachelor’s degree is required minimum for consideration
- Willing to join us immediately, he will report to Project Manager (North) directly
- Associate’s Degree AND 7 years of engineering, design, mechanical, or project management
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of project controls engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for project controls engineer
- Timely inform project management of potential problems related to cost and schedule and make recommendations for the path forward
- Driving the development, design, and implementation of instrument and controls portions of capital projects
- Developing capital and expense budget requirements related to instrumentation and controls upgrades
- Generating detailed functional requirements specifications to ensure new instruments / controls meet project requirements
- Writing and participating in Factory and Site Acceptance Testing of PLC / SCADA systems
- Supporting the effort to ensure Instrument Mechanical Integrity (MI) regulatory compliance
- Providing designs to improve instrument / controls reliability
- Instrument engineer on Capital projects instrument with contractor oversight
- Processing Hazards Analysis (PHA) / Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) support
- Performing Independent Protection Layer (IPL) Analysis and determine required upgrades to existing Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
Qualifications for project controls engineer
- Competent in technical disciplines with a broad general knowledge of engineering, design, and project or program management
- Bachelor's degree in business or accounting related field
- Willingness to learn and understand fundamentals of contracts and accounting principles
- Familiarity with client-specific contractual requirements
- Simulation and Model based design tools experience
- HTS/TU education level
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Project Controls Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of project controls engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for project controls engineer
- Provides comments and recommendations for planning and scheduling/cost engineering requirements relative to staffing and project control
- Establishes productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with Construction
- Leading the verification/commissioning of new or modified SIS
- Utilizing documentation systems and processes which maintain accurate instrument and control system specifications and drawings
- Properly document SIS and IPL’s
- Specify and procure new and replacement instruments and control hardware for PLC / SCADA systems and industrial networks using industry protocols
- Assisting with the training of Instrument Technicians thru the development of Instrument and Test Procedures
- Assisting and completing MOC’s, P&ID’s, PHA’s as they relate to Instrumentation
- Adopting and sharing instrument systems “best practices” through internal and external networking
- Providing input for Turnaround preparation
Qualifications for project controls engineer
- Strong team-building skills with ability to build teams across organizational lines
- Establishes priorities and develops critical tasks
- Will surface and resolve conflicts in a timely manner
- A proven self-starter, able to communicate effectively, both verbal and written, with a wide range of personnel, has the ability to interact and work in a team environment, and is well organized
- 1 or more years of experience with instrumentation specification through design and field installation
- Proficient with safety and mechanical integrity standards
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Project Controls Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a project controls engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for project controls engineer
- Provide data for input to construction monitoring report (QURR)
- Participating to the design of the project execution in coordination with the BAS Project Manager
- Deliverables Forecasting, On-time Invoicing, Invoice Submission and Payment Follow-up
- Programming, testing and commissioning of the complete BAS systems (Network, Controllers, Workstations, Sensors/Actuators …)
- Creation of BMS graphical-user-interfaces (GUI) from Trane Standard Library
- Maintainig Customer Relationship at site, Organizing Training, Project Close-out and Handing Over to Service Team for Warranty and AMC support
- Managing Multiple Contractors working at project, approving their measurements & validation of their Invoices based on Measurements
- May assist in modeling, setting of targets, and monitoring EMS
- May identify ECM measures and analyze energy usage to maximize energy savings
- Support project, process and maintenance activities that will lead to improved safety and production efficiencies
Qualifications for project controls engineer
- 1 or more years of experience with instrument maintenance practices
- Proficient in Smart Plant for Instrumentation (SPI) and SAP
- 1 or more years’ experience programing or modifying programming for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) for general purpose and safety applications
- 1 or more years’ experience working with instrument safety requirements, including the applicable sections of OSHA 1910.119, ANSI/ISA 84.00.01-2004 and API documents
- Experience with high-speed automation, programmable logic controllers, robotics and vision systems required
- Expertise in National Electrical Code (NEC) and Arc-Flash (NFPA-70) requirements required
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Project Controls Engineer Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of project controls engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for project controls engineer
- Perform primary project controls assignments to support Project Managers
- Coordinates and establishes scoping requirements for the overall cost estimate by discipline or other specialty, and coordinates the timely, systematic, and complete acquisition of scope definition and related data
- Plans, coordinates, and establishes level of quantification appropriate to the objectives of the effort and to the level of scope definition for each discipline or specialty, and designates reference job(s) for source data and/or reconciliations of quantities
- Takes a lead role in estimating activities
- Supervises investigating requirements for estimating and/or cost control data for specific discipline or other specialty applications
- Provides supervision and assistance to planners in the development and integration of individual schedules into the total project plan
- Supervises/directs, reviews, and evaluates schedule durations for all disciplines’ activities relative to support of project milestones
- Plans, organizes, and supervises schedule resource loading and leveling, project cost budgets
- Supervises/directs obtaining required schedule information by all disciplines
- Responsible for IBMS/BMS projects running in north India so he will have to travel also for projects outside Tamilnadu / Kerala also (Parts of Karnataka, AP/ Telengana / Srilanka)
Qualifications for project controls engineer
- Experience in regulated industry (FDA) preferred
- Integration of all 3rd party devices of global protocol (M-Bus, Modbus, BACnet MSTP, LON, BACnet I/P)
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to the EH&S agenda through exemplary personal conduct
- Analyze cost and schedule information to generate timely reports that speak to issues regarding
- Lead any corporate and/or program-wide process and/or quality improvement initiatives including but not limited to efforts in
- This position requires a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering