Senior Electrical I&C Engineer - Water; Richmond & Norfolk
Listed on 2026-07-28
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer
Senior Electrical I&C Engineer - Water (Richmond & Norfolk)
Richmond, VA
Job:
Electrical Engineering
Primary
Location:
Richmond, VA
Schedule:
Full-time
Travel:
Yes, 25 % of the Time
Req
The Senior Instrument & Controls (I&C) Engineer will work on design teams to create world class designs for green field and brown field municipal water and wastewater projects. The Senior I&C Engineer will work with the design team throughout the Engineering/design, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) process, adapting I&C plans according to assigned budget, schedule, engineering/design standards, and client requirements. The Senior I&C Engineer will assist in providing deliverables for basis of design, design, and support construction phases.
What you will do
- Prepare or review instrumentation engineering/design deliverables, including P&IDs, Instrument Location Plans, and Wiring Diagrams.
- Prepare or review controls design deliverables, including I/O list, Process Control Narratives, and manage third party control system suppliers to comply with the control system design requirements, including participating in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
- Work with Assistant and Staff engineers as well as designers to efficiently develop all documentation above.
- Review bids, make technical recommendations and oversee purchase, review of I&C packages, and review of vendor documentation.
- Responsible for applying knowledge of commonly used I&C engineering/design concepts, principles, practices, codes, and procedures within the engineering services industry.
- Provide leadership and guidance for less experienced engineers.
- Responsible for compliance with company and project site safety policies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and 7 years electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.
- Bachelor Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and 7 years electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.
- Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and 6 years electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.
- Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures. Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
- Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
- Ability to travel.
- Professional Engineer (PE) License Preferred
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