Controls Engineering Manager

Description
Position Details:
Title: Software Engineering Manager
Location: Houston, TX
Shift: Monday - Friday | 1st Shift
Compensation: $150K - $185K annually (depending on experience)
Benefits: Company offers a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Life and Disability Insurance, as well as generous PTO and paid holidays.
Travel: 40% travel to job-sites to evaluate projects and define scope in order to develop proposals as well as support commissioning and startup activities

Position Description | Software Engineering Manager
The Senior Automation Engineer shall specify, design, program, and test automation and control systems. Responsible for assisting customers in the Oil & Natural Gas, Petrochemical, Chemical, Food and Beverage, Steel, Water/Waste Water, Power Generation, Marine, Dredging and/or Specialty industries. Duties will include developing new customer relationships and expanding current relationships.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities Include:
• Visit job-sites to evaluate projects and define scope in order to develop proposals
• Develop and support proposal development according to scope definition.
• Responsible for the specification, programming, integration, and implementation of various control systems including DCS/PLC/HMI/SCADA platforms and applications.
• Recognize and define scope changes that should result into Change Orders
• Lead projects from conception through commissioning and startup.
• Lead a team of engineers to execute scope within budget and delivery commitments.
• Visit job-sites to do and support commissioning and startup activities
• Support techs in the field including providing progress reports, meetings, and punch-lists.
• Review vendor drawings for compliance with project specifications.
• Read, understand, and translate P&ID's and electrical drawings into a DCS/PLC/HMI application.
• Interact and communicate effectively with customers, vendors, engineers, and management.
• Interact with other engineering departments to develop and review drawings, specifications, and scope.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate possesses at least 5 years' experience in a leadership role on Automation and Controls projects, including commissioning and startup. You should also have a familiarity to specify, design, program, and test Automation Systems, not limited to, but including PLC: SIEMENS, ALLEN-BRADLEY, EMERSON ROC, MODICON, TRICONEX, GE, DCS: CENTUM VP, PCS7, DeltaV, ABB 800, HONEYWELL, PlantPAx, HMI: WinCC, Cimplicity, Wonderware/Archestra, Ignition, Beijer, FactoryTal.
• Automation System training/certification a plus
• Ability to execute and lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to generate and maintain a schedule for projects.
• Experience configuring control systems for various industries and facilities.
• Understands many other aspects of Industrial Automation, including roles of BPCS and SIS, Instrumentation, Communication protocols, and Networking and Cybersecurity
• Ability to lead in a team-oriented environment.
• Willingness to learn new platforms and new technologies.
• Demonstrated field troubleshooting ability, both electrically (panel) and logically (PLC/DCS)