Senior Controls Engineer

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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.