Senior Engineer; Instrumentation and Controls

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At the Orange County Sanitation District our Core Values form the framework of our organization and reinforce our professional work ethic. If the following values ring true with you, we'd love to invite you to explore our career opportunities further.

Integrity, Inclusion, Honesty, and Respect We aspire to the highest degree of integrity, inclusion, honesty, and respect in our interaction with each other, our suppliers, our customers, and our community. We strive to demonstrate these values in our actions, commitments, and service.

Leadership, Teamwork, and Problem Solving We lead by example, acknowledging the value of our resources and using them wisely to achieve our mission. We strive to reach OC San goals through cooperative efforts and collaboration with each other and our constituencies. We work to solve problems in a creative, cost-effective, and safe manner, and we acknowledge team and individual efforts.

Customer Service, Transparency, and Accountability We are committed to acting in a timely, accurate, accessible, and transparent manner through excellent customer service. We are committed to act in the best interest of our internal and external stakeholders.

Resiliency, Innovation, and Learning We continuously develop ourselves, enhancing our talents, skills, and abilities. We recognize that only through personal growth and development will we progress as an agency and as individuals.

Safety We are committed to providing a safe work environment. We will demonstrate leadership, promote individual accountability, and participate actively in the advancement of our health and safety practices.

OC San is currently looking to fill the role of a Senior Engineer (Instrumentation and Controls).

Under general direction, the Senior Engineer leads and participates in a variety of the most complex and responsible engineering assignments in the planning, design, construction, operations, and compliance of wastewater facilities, infrastructure, systems, and programs; manages major capital projects through all phases of the project management life cycle; inspects and analyzes plant operations, develops solutions, and implements process improvements; serves as subject matter expert and advisor to management staff on assigned plant systems, projects, or programs;

researches complex problems, conducts technical engineering‑related studies, and recommends operational, program, or policy solutions; provides guidance, technical direction, and training to other engineering staff; and performs duties as assigned.

Specifically, this Senior Engineer position is in the Design Division’s workgroup that is assigned to electrical, instrumentation and controls design for OC San’s wastewater treatment plants and facilities, with a specific focus on instrumentation and controls and related project commissioning.

• Providing technical leadership and expertise in the planning, design, construction, commissioning, startup, operation and maintenance of OC San’s wastewater treatment facilities and pumping stations;
• Serving as subject matter expert and advisor to management/staff; researching and evaluating complex problems and conducting involved engineering related studies;
• Providing functional and technical leadership over other engineers, as well as, technical and administrative staff;
• Performing/managing the most diverse, largest and complex assignments, projects, and analyses requiring advanced knowledge of the concepts and practices;
• Participating in the development of request for proposal, scopes of work, reviewing proposals, and selecting consulting engineers; technically leading and reviewing the consultant’s designs for compliance with the scope of work, OC San’s Engineering Design Guidelines, codes, industry standards, design quality expectations, and stakeholder needs;
• Evaluating the design of complex engineering drawings, systems, and processes and overseeing the design of engineering plans; preparing piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), loop drawings, mounting details, wiring schematics, network diagrams, control panel drawings, technical specifications, control strategies,…