Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer -- Energy & Industrial Group
$118,023–$180,313 year
HybridTampa, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer designs new power plants, modifies existing facilities, and prepares specifications for instrumentation procurement. You coordinate multi-discipline project teams for power plant design, engineering calculations, and electrical control circuit design while reading logic diagrams and creating control narratives. This role involves mentoring junior engineers through technical sessions and on-the-job training, with potential travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and field verification. You will lead others in applying modern tools and automation to improve workflows and reduce rework. Hybrid work requires three days in-office.
Required Qualifications
- A BS or MS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering (from an ABET accredited program) with a strong academic background and coursework in analog and digital control systems
- Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and designation as an Engineer in Training
- 12+ years of relevant power plant and heavy industrial control systems experience
- Power or industrial controls experience
- An understanding of the practical application of instrumentation and controls engineering and technology including applying systems, principles, techniques, and procedures to a project design
- Experience reading and creating logic diagrams and control narratives
- Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, drawings, and models
- Proficiency with MS Office applications, with emphasis on MS Excel and Access
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Effective experience working in a collaborative team environment
- Exceptional work habits
- Resourceful and enthusiastic attitude
- This position is based on a hybrid work schedule and will require in-office work 3 days per week
- This position may require occasional travel
Desired Qualifications
- PE License, preferred
- Experience with DCS, TCS, and/or PLCs programming
- Experience performing field work (i.e. control system upgrades, commission, start-up)
- Engineering consulting experience and strong client relationships with Florida clients
- Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
- We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows
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