Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer

at  Enmax

Current ENMAX employees are encouraged to apply through their internal Workday access.
Posted: October 25, 2024
Closing Date: November 10, 2024
Position Type: Permanent
Union: Exempt (MP)
ENMAX Values – Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Service, Teamwork, Agility, Innovation
Reporting to Manager, Automation Engineering, the Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineer will work in a focused team environment providing discipline specific engineering and technical support for generation projects encompassing operations and maintenance of existing assets, sustaining capital and efficiency projects.
This individual would take a key role in providing discipline specific technical support and commissioning oversight, technical requirements / directions related to field instrumentation, project execution management, engineering procedures, analytical systems and plant control systems within power generating facilities and evaluate new and emerging technologies for possible use within ENMAX’s generating assets.

Major Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of instrumentation, analytical, process control support systems including calibration management and field device asset management systems for existing and new operating plants
• Provide detailed technical support to operating assets, engineering change requests and oversee development and execution of sustaining capital enhancement programs
• Project process control application support and system commissioning for Instrumentation and Control Systems
• Field Instrumentation, Analytical Systems, valve and actuators, Operational Technology cyber-security elements, and automation field bus and networking technologies
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and associated application knowledge of key process areas within fired heaters / package boilers, natural gas fired simple and combined cycle power generating facilities

Education Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Process Control Engineering from an accredited institution
• P.Eng status with The Association of Professionals in Engineering and Geoscientists in Alberta (APEGA), or eligible for immediate Professional registration

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in instrumentation and control systems for power (or thermal) generation plants, or equivalent related process industries
• Experience in an operational environment or in an operating facility is an asset
• Direct experience with operational knowledge of gas fired industrial / utility boilers and supporting processes; waste heat recovery; simple and combined cycle power plants
• Instrumentation & control system project execution / field commissioning / operational facility experience
• Thorough practical knowledge of field instrumentation, valves & actuators, automation field bus networking, operational technology cyber security best practices and associated systems
• Thorough working and practical knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Distributed Control System (DCS) technologies, support systems and associated configuration / maintenance tools
• Experience in drafting technical procedure documents

Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to build key relationships with stakeholders and operating personnel
• High sense of professional satisfaction is derived from challenging the status quo – good enough never is
• Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Utilizes collaboration with colleagues of varying disciplines to foster a professional, positive and fun environment
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment and works well under pressure
• Must be able to make decisions quickly and adapt with ease to changing priorities

Did we mention the ENMAX Advantage?
We offer competitive compensation including a comprehensive flexible benefits program, non-downtown location that includes great building amenities such as free onsite fitness facility with programming geared to employee’s needs, onsite childcare centre (upon availability, offered from our ENMAX Place location 141 – 50 Ave. SE), free parking and much more. If you share our values and would like to make a difference with your career, join the team and see where the ENMAX possibilities can take you.
Location: This role will be part of our hybrid (home and office) work force with office workspace located at ENMAX Place (141 - 50 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB). You will work from home on Mondays and Fridays and work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Note:

• Initial interviews may be done virtually as well as parts of our on-boarding and job training may be completed remotely.
• If we can provide an accommodation or adjustment to make the process more accessible for you, please let us know. ENMAX welcomes all qualified applicants to apply and is committed to a safe and respectful workplace. It is our aim to have a workplace which is inclusive and values safety, diversity, personal integrity, respect for individual differences, and encourages ownership and accountability for our actions.
• Every ENMAX employee is responsible to take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of themselves, of all other workers, and of the public. Each employee must become familiar with safety procedures and rules applicable to their job and are required to follow them while working at ENMAX.
• Must be legal to work in Canada and requires the successful completion of a criminal background check. Two pieces of valid Government issued ID will be required.

In the spirit of reconciliation, we respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples. ENMAX headquarters is in Calgary, Alberta, the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikuni Nations; the Tsuut’ina Nation; and the îyârhe Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney, and home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, as well as many diverse Indigenous people who have made the city their home. We are committed to strengthening relationships with Indigenous Nations and peoples in all communities where we operate, through respect and collaboration.
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• Support the development and implementation of instrumentation, analytical, process control support systems including calibration management and field device asset management systems for existing and new operating plants
• Provide detailed technical support to operating assets, engineering change requests and oversee development and execution of sustaining capital enhancement programs
• Project process control application support and system commissioning for Instrumentation and Control Systems
• Field Instrumentation, Analytical Systems, valve and actuators, Operational Technology cyber-security elements, and automation field bus and networking technologies
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and associated application knowledge of key process areas within fired heaters / package boilers, natural gas fired simple and combined cycle power generating facilitie