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Controls and Instrumentation Engineer

Enwave Energy Corporation
Toronto, ON
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Remote
Full-time
Experienced

About the Role

The Instrumentation & Control Engineer will be a key member of the Operational Excellence team,

responsible for monitoring the performance of various control systems and ensuring proper operations.

They will support in-house operations staff on control and instrumentation troubleshooting, and provide

assistance to the Engineering and Project Management teams in project development, commissioning

and integration. The Instrumentation & Control Engineer will demonstrate a strong ability to learn and

understand process controls, hydraulic, electrical and mechanical systems. We are seeking a

hardworking individual who is passionate about decarbonization and has a desire to play an active role in the transition to clean energy.

Duties & Responsibilities

New Projects:

  • Evaluate and provide feedback on control and instrumentation design
  • Integrate and commission new infrastructures to the live operating systems

Distribution:

  • Manage across the network all Data Acquisition Units (DAU) for remote monitoring and control purposes
  • Conduct instrumentation integration, calibration and verification
  • Troubleshoot onsite any network issues with the communication service providers and building operators
  • Troubleshoot onsite energy metering issues at customer sites
  • Certify hot water and chilled water billable meters following the Measurement Canada standards

Plants:

  • Manage inventory of critical control spare parts for both plants and distribution system
  • Ensure proper operations in the power generation control systems at all Enwave sites
  • Standardize control system interfaces among all facilities
  • Support the annual electrical protection and control relay maintenances

System Ops:

  • Ensure proper operations in all remote control systems and iFix real time monitoring system
  • Monitor customer consumption data and flag and troubleshoot proactively for instrumentation checks before month-ends
  • Migrate and integrate various control systems into a new digitalized platform
  • Leverage available tools from various control systems to develop KPI metrics for management reporting

General:

  • Negotiate and manage control system service contracts
  • Coordinate control system firmware upgrade
  • Complete detailed analysis with recommendations in all technical control instrumentation troubleshooting and investigations

Relationships (Internal/External Stakeholders)

  • Manage vendor, service/equipment providers relationship such as (Siemens, Johnson Controls, Automated Logic, etc.).
  • Communicate with customers and utility providers for any metering issues.
  • Work closely with the internal IT/OT team for any network upgrades and common systems.
  • Work with the Solution and innovation (S&I) and Development teams for all instrumentation design and new system integrations.
  • Communicate with consultants, and delivery partners to ensure operational requirements are met and integration plans are in place.

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Experience

  • The successful candidate should come with a strong control instrumentation engineering background with 4-6 years of experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in control systems engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering, or advanced Control Systems (PLC) Technician with extensive experience in HVAC controls programming and design.
  • Strong understanding of Electrical & Instrumentation and/or Mechanical discipline, and demonstrate a good understanding of control systems.
  • Must demonstrate ability to learn multiple control systems.
  • Familiarity with high voltage equipment.
  • Experience in Siemens, Automatic Logic, Johnson, Delta V, ESC, Gray Matters iFix systems in utility generating facilities will be considered an asset.
  • Experience in distributed control system, PLC data, SCADA and P&ID control logics.
  • Fluent in various network systems, such as BACNET, Modbus, Profinet, Profibus.
  • Strong English communication skills (written and verbal).
  • Proficient computer skills with MS Word, Excel and Database.
  • Organized and detail oriented.
  • Ability to multi-task with a desire to learn.
  • Demonstrate strong troubleshooting and supervision capability.
  • Must be able to respond and prioritize to meet tight deadlines during regular and peak periods and to last minute demands and requirements.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic environment which requires a high level of flexibility and adaptability.

Enwave is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. We will accommodate applicants

with disabilities in our recruitment processes.

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