About the role
Senior Controls Engineer (DCS Commissioning & Startup)
We're looking for an experienced Controls Engineer to support the deployment, commissioning, startup, and turnover of a Distributed Control System (DCS) on a major power generation project. This individual will play a key role in coordinating with engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, and vendor teams to ensure the control system is installed, tested, and brought online safely and successfully.
What You'll Do
- Support DCS installation, hardware checkout, cabinet inspections, network verification, and system startup activities.
- Coordinate with vendors, contractors, engineering teams, and operations personnel throughout commissioning and startup.
- Perform control logic checkout, graphics verification, alarm validation, historian checks, and field device integration.
- Execute loop checks, functional testing, interlock testing, permissive testing, sequence testing, and control tuning.
- Troubleshoot DCS hardware, software, communications, instrumentation interfaces, I/O, and industrial networks.
- Review control narratives, logic diagrams, I/O lists, drawings, and commissioning documentation.
- Support FAT, SAT, commissioning procedures, deficiency tracking, and punch list resolution.
- Provide field engineering support during energization, startup, synchronization, performance testing, and turnover activities.
- Maintain startup documentation, test records, issue logs, and turnover packages.
- Manage controls-related change management processes throughout commissioning.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in controls engineering, commissioning, startup, industrial automation, power generation, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
- Experience supporting commissioning and startup activities in industrial environments.
- Hands-on troubleshooting experience with control systems, instrumentation, networks, and field devices.
- Strong communication and coordination skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Emerson Ovation, DeltaV, Honeywell Experion, ABB 800xA, or similar DCS platforms.
- Experience with loop checks, logic validation, graphics testing, and system integration.
- Experience supporting power plants, combined cycle facilities, utilities, refineries, chemical plants, or other process industries.
- Familiarity with PLCs, SCADA, industrial networking, instrumentation, and cybersecurity requirements.
- Knowledge of ISA, IEEE, NFPA, NERC CIP, or related industry standards.
Work Environment
- Hybrid schedule when project demands allow.
- Significant onsite support required during commissioning and startup phases.
- Travel typically 25-50%, with higher travel during critical project milestones.
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