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As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?\nWatch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'\nEach and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.\nIn the role of Senior Control Systems Engineer, we'll count on you to:\nPlanning and Design Roles:\nPerform complex assignments exercising judgment in evaluation, selection and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures\nCoordinate control system discipline staff workload through design development and construction document phases to complete documents on schedule\nReview control systems documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines\nWrite and edit instrumentation and controls systems specifications, and select equipment and monitoring/control devices\nDevelop biddable and technically accurate SCADA / Control Systems construction documents including P&IDs, network architecture diagrams, control panel layouts and wiring diagrams, installation details, loop drawings, and technical specifications.\nCoordinate with and assist affected disciplines with addenda, RFIs, CPRs and change orders, and take responsibility to incorporate agreed-upon changes into the project documents\nMake decisions on significant design and engineering procedures as needed\nSupervise and develop a small staff of professionals and technicians as needed\nProvide construction contract administration as needed\nLead or support SCADA and network Master Planning projects as needed\nTravel to client facilities to participate in field activities to assess and document the current state of installed control systems.\nParticipate in and lead design review and planning meetings with the client.\nLead the development of preliminary engineering reports and studies focused on recommending and developing solutions for improvements to client control systems.\nServe as Engineer of Record in responsible charge for the development of biddable and technically accurate control system construction documents.\nInterface with Electrical, Process, and Cybersecurity specialists to fully coordinate design requirements for network, power, control, and instrumentation.\nLead the selection and specification of facility and process instrumentation, control panels, and network equipment.\nLead 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.\nParticipate in system testing and commissioning activities.\nCoordinate 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.\nParticipate in joint scoping and proposal development working with clients and marketing staff.\nParticipate 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.\nProvide Quality Control (QC) reviews of control system designs.\nContribute to Control System Technical Leadership Team and drive corporate initiatives for quality and strategic growth within the Control Systems Discipline.\nActive participation 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.\nSystems Integration {Use for SI / Application Programming Roles}:\nPerform complex assignments exercising judgment in evaluation, selection and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures\nCoordinate workload through development, testing, and construction phases to complete integration tasks on schedule\nConduct systems integration of the SCADA systems, including programming of PLCs/PCs and HMI customizing for various control software programs\nReview electrical documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines\nBuilding Automation Roles:\nThis role will be primarily focused on building management (BMS) and automated facility support systems in coordination with clients and multidiscipline teams to deliver full-service control systems solutions for construction and implementation in multiple market sectors including tech, media & telecom; healthcare, research, and life sciences. Primary responsibilities include:\nLeading control systems design teams to produce deliverable packages for several concurrent projects including writing/editing instrumentation and controls specifications, selecting instrumentation, developing sequence of operations, create control system drawings.\nCoordinating the work of the control system engineers with the balance of multi-disciplined team throughout a project's design development and construction including power coordination, panel locations, remote equipment monitoring, integration to 3rd party systems, networking, and device locations.\nCoordinating workload to complete documents on schedule.\nTracking financial aspects of projects, coordinating, and adjusting the work effort with the team to ensure that the work is completed within budget.\nConducting schematic; design development, and contract document working sessions with clients.\nEstablishing and maintaining client relationships, participate in marketing, design and production meetings with regard to instrumentation and control systems.\nActing as a mentor for junior staff members.\nSupporting Section Manager is preparing Proposals\nProvide Quality Control reviews of Control system designs\nReporting project status, performance, and quality updates to the Control Systems Section Manager.\nStrong Leadership and presentation skills.\nControl Systems Cyber Engineer Roles:\nProvide network and system specification documentation deliverables to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities and the security controls necessary to mitigate the vulnerabilities to an acceptable level of risk\nParticipate in project meetings and provide specification deliverables in coordination with other HDR team designers, programmers, implementers, architects, and engineers\nMentor internal and external clients on networking topics\nParticipate in control systems master planning efforts\nParticipate in construction administration services including contractor submittal review\nLead ICS network assessment tasks including network mapping and asset inventories\nServe as a cross-sector ICS resource for HDR engineering project teams servicing critical infrastructure. This capability requires expertise in ICS design, development, deployment, and commissioning in a virtual/cloud environment\nMaintain a working knowledge of secure networking standards to include NIST-800, ISA-62443, UFC-4-010-06 and others as required by client\nCertifications Pursuit and Maintenance: Cybersecurity and IT network related CISSP, CISM, or GICSP. DoD IAM or IAT Level 2\nParticipate in pre-project system/network cybersecurity risk assessment\nParticipate in and/or validate cybersecurity commissioning (CFAT/CSAT) or audits of ICS networks/systems\nPreferred Qualifications\nPlanning and Design {Use for Design and Planning Roles}:\nA minimum of 10 years experience designing Control Systems, including schematics and loops. \nPrevious work experience with an A&E/Consulting Engineering firm.\nSystems Integration {Use for Systems Integration / Application Programming Roles}:\nMaster's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.\nHands-on experience designing SCADA systems, including schematics and loops.\nExperience with control panel design and panel wiring.\nExperience with instrumentation setup, configuration and calibration.\nA minimum of 10 years of control systems programming experience.\nExperience managing control systems tasks, projects and teams.\nExperience with startup and commissioning.\nKnowledge of automation hardware including but not limited to Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Emerson/GE, Foxboro, Modicon/Schneider-Electric, and Siemens. \nKnowledge of HMI software including but not limited to Wonderware/AVEVA, iFix, FactoryTalk, VTScada, Ignition, Emerson Ovation, Delta V, etc.\nKnowledge of industrial network equipment such as network switches, industrial firewalls, radio/RTU communication, cellular modems. \nPrevious work experience with a Systems Integration firm.\nBuilding Automation Engineer {Use for BAS/BMS roles}\nMaster's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. \nA minimum of 10 years experience designing building automation or building management systems, including schematics and loops. \nExperience managing control systems projects. \nPrevious work experience with an A&E/Consulting Engineering firm.\nHands on experience designing BMS systems.\nMust be knowledgeable of control systems and sequence of operations for building systems including Mechanical/HVAC, Electrical/Power Monitoring, Lighting, etc.\nMust be knowledgeable of multiple communication platforms and protocols including but not limited to BACnet, LonWorks, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, Ethernet-I/P.\nMust be knowledgeable of cybersecurity considerations in control systems.\nMust be knowledgeable of networks, DDC hardware/software, and HMI software used in Building Management System applications.\nData Center experience a plus.\nDirect Digital Control (DDC) programming experience a plus.\nInternet of Things (IoT) knowledge and experience a plus.\nControl Systems Cybersecurity Engineer Roles:\nMaster's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. \nA minimum of 10 years experience designing cybersecurity mitigations for Operational Technology Systems\nExperience leading control systems vulnerability assessments \nPrevious work experience with an A&E/Consulting Engineering firm.\n10+ years of experience working in critical infrastructure (Federal/DoD, Oil & Gas, Chemical, Water/Wastewater, Power Generation, etc.)\n10+ years of experience in network design and system configuration to include firewalls, protocols, ports, VLANs, VMs, and route configuration\nData analysis experience: Wireshark PCAPs, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)\nHVAC Control Systems experience to include BACnet and IP protocols\nMultiple control system types (PLC based, DCS, BMS, and SIS) \nIT experience/certifications in networking, encryption, programming, scripting, database design, \nCybersecurity Standards experience (ISA 62443, DoD RMF, ISO, NERC/FERC, etc.)\nCertified GICSP, CISSP, CISM or equivalent\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field. \nProfessional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. \nProficiency with Microsoft Office products. \nAn attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must\nA minimum of 10 years applicable experience\nWhat We Believe\nHDR is our company. 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