Intermediate Engineer – Automation

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About Us

At North Star, we provide exceptional project management that sets a clear course for success. We unite the best people, processes, and technology to deliver projects safely, on-time, and on-budget. We are experts in the design, construction, and maintenance of a wide range of heavy industrial and infrastructure projects in mining, energy, road construction, and more.

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to design and implement sustainable automation projects as an integral part of the engineering team. Role will be responsible to utilize extensive knowledge and experience to lead the design in delivery of capital projects at an industrial environment. This role will be based in Labrador City, NL. This role also contributes to providing support to testing & commissioning activities as well as on an as needed basis providing technical support to operations / maintenance teams. The Sr. Automation Engineer is a role responsible for providing engineering services while considering safety, quality, cost, feasibility, and production.

• Role based in Labrador City
• Rotation: 3 weeks on 1 week off FIFO
• Travel, living allowance and shared accommodations/vehicle provided by NSA
• 40 hours per week
• Start date: immediate
• Duration: 6 month renewable contract
  
  

What You Bring

Reporting to the Superintendent Automation, Instrumentation, Control Systems you will have:

• Strong PLC programming skills, preferably experienced with Allan Bradley Control Logix and PLC5
• Strong DCS programming skills, preferably experienced with Foxboro
• Strong design knowledge of automation systems, control philosophy and applications.
• Experience developing operator interfaces, HMi
• Strong knowledge of network protocols DeviceNet, HART; working knowledge of Ethernet (TCP/IP),
• Experience in process control engineering and instrumentation
• Experience reading block flow diagrams, process flow diagrams, and P&ID’s and translating into control narratives and other associated control system documents
• Experience in reading wiring diagrams, electrical drawings
• Preferable to have knowledge about variable speed drives and motor control centers
• Knowledge of alarm rationalization, functional safety in design
• Knowledge of PLC and DCS hardware, field instruments and equipment
  
  

What Responsibilities You Will Have In This Role

• Oversee the engineering design and commissioning of industrial electrical power systems.
• Application, design, configuration, and commissioning of Automation systems
• Lead capital projects development including feasibility studies, project scope definitions, capital cost estimates, preliminary and detailed engineering designs.
• Performs PLC and DCS programming
• Determines appropriate design deliverables based on project complexity
• Leads trouble shooting of automation systems and equipment
• Improves and upgrades existing assets and applies complex problem-solving techniques;
• Holds a key understanding of the project lifecycle, facility lifecycle and the engineering process;
  
  

What You Will Need For This Role

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering – Automation, Electrical, or Electronics
• P.Eng. designation
• Minimum 7 years of automation experience
• Preferably experience working at an engineering firm, automation solutions provider, or plants engineering teams
• Applicants must have an unrestricted Canadian drivers license with a clean drivers record
• Applicants must be willing to sign a non-disclosure form
• Completion of a background check and medical assessment satisfactory to the Client may be required
  
  

Please note that you will be required to work in an industrial environment. This may include working at heights, dirty/dusty and noisy environments, and confined spaces. All personal protective equipment and site-specific training will be provided.

A negative pre-employment drug and alcohol test, along with an acceptable driving record are important parts of our safety program and are requirements for employment. Additionally, in accordance with government, company, and client requirements, employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or produce a valid exemption in compliance with public health guidelines.

North Star Associates is strongly committed to employment equity. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are eligible to work in Canada without sponsorship. We thank all candidates for their interest and wish to advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Find out more about North Star Associates by visiting our website at www.nsainc.ca. You can also check us out on LinkedIn or Facebook