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Senior Automation Engineer

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Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
Senior level
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
Senior level
The Senior Automation Engineer manages BAS/BMS/PLC projects, overseeing design, quality assurance, and mentoring the technical team while ensuring client satisfaction and compliance with engineering standards.
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Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.  

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

The Senior Automation Engineer for BAS/BMS/PLC systems, guides the technical design of projects as subject matter expert, mentor, and resource to the technical team. Position delegates, leads, and directs work of Project Engineers and Designers. Role will conceptualize, execute, and ensure quality throughout the design process to meet our clients’ needs and expectations.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Comprehensive knowledge of engineering practices and principles in own discipline and basic knowledge of practices and principals in other disciplines. 
  • Manage the complete design and scope of services for each project; review the timeline and hours budgeted; identify any inconsistencies and address them with the client and Project Manager 
  • Delegate the designing of engineering subsystems to team members in their discipline
  • Manage and deliver the detailed design of the entire engineering system; apply extensive knowledge of building codes and standards; perform equipment selection
  • Manage technical risk, quality, and avoid redesign.
  • Coordinate with other disciplines ensuring all automation and controls-related work is incorporated into the design. 
  • Follows Stantec’s quality management process; conducts project reviews and approvals before all QA/QC reviews done by the technical authority.
  • Adept at writing comprehensive reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.
  • Equipped to analyze, problem solve, and train others; organized and attentive to detail; flexible and collaborative.
  • Participate in the preparation, review, and approval of RFPs response content and pricing.
  • Able to independently resolve complex problems within the engineer’s discipline.
  • Acts as supervisor and resource to technical design team; supports and assists staff education and development.
  • Actively participates in the engineering/professional community to build personal knowledge and professional growth (e.g. attends meetings / seminars / conferences and/or write articles for trade magazines.)
Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

  • Comprehensive knowledge of engineering practices and principles in own discipline and basic knowledge of practices and principals in other disciplines. 
  • Able to conceptualize and develop solutions for multifaceted systems and interactions with varied disparate components. 
  • Strong communicator who effectively conveys scope, schedule, and budget to clients, co-workers, and technical teams (e.g. work plan, statement of work, and 2-way communication.) 
  • Adept at writing comprehensive reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.
  • Equipped to analyze, problem solve, and train others; organized and attentive to detail; flexible and collaborative.
  • Able to independently resolve complex problems within the engineer’s discipline.

Education and Experience

  • Accredited engineering degree or equivalent experience required. 
  • Minimum 10 years related industry experience 
  • Registered professional engineer (PE) license or other professional certification based on expertise preferred.
  • Experience in engineering design, consulting, or other facets of DDC or PLC industry for tenant improvement projects, new construction buildings, central plant work, existing facility upgrades or related markets.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec 

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible. 

About the Team
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

Top Skills

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Bms
Ddc
Engineering Design
Plc

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