Controls Engineering Team Lead - Kalamazoo, Michigan

A Great Opportunity for Growth Within A Successful Company!

Join one of the United States' most progressive and innovative construction, automation and engineering firms. EAD supports clients' projects on hundreds of systems in industrial manufacturing facilities specializing in food, pharmaceutical and parcel. This opportunity will enable you to enjoy a fast-paced environment working on projects of all sizes and complexities!

EAD Controls is looking for an experienced Controls Engineering Team Lead to oversee the specific team they are assigned to while playing a lead role in the scope, definition, and design of control systems and instrument design per Client's requirements. Manages the day-to-day operation of a team, including the scheduling of routine functions and coordination with the Controls Engineering Director for team project implementations, and assessing the quality and quantity of work.

Responsibilities

• Performs leadership functions on a team, including mentoring of team members and dissemination of pertinent information to the team
• Coordinates the day-to-day operation of the integration team, including the scheduling of work, prioritizing of work assignments, implementation of projects, and assigning of projects
• Performs leadership on a team, including corrective action of team members, completion of performance evaluations with leadership members, participation in the hiring process, and mentoring of team members
• Acts as a liaison between the team and the leadership team, keeping management informed of task accomplishment, issues and status of team activities against the program or schedule
• Serve as a focal point to communicate and resolve interface and integration issues with other teams to improve department operations
• Uses data indicators to schedule workload, schedule maintenance, improve operations, and identify system problems/trends while escalating issues which cannot be resolved by the team
• Works in close cooperation with other team/project leaders to develop cost, schedule and performance requirements for projects
• Play a leading role in scope definition and design with primary responsibilities of PLC/DCS based control system and instrument design per client requirements
• Perform all programming of the control system as required
• Interface with clients, vendors, construction administrators, and project team
• Perform and document technical design reviews with other disciplines on the project team to produce the highest level of quality
• Capable of being the lead on projects over $5M
• Capable and experienced in managing and performing projects in a fast-paced environment
• Time manage and prioritize tasks to achieve results within cost and schedule constraints
• Perform other related duties as assigned
  
  

Requirements

• PE, PMP, CAP, CCST, or CCST II/III certified
• 6 years of experience working in Controls Field as a Service Engineer or Controls Design Engineer, designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting PLC/DCS based control systems
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills to provide effective leadership for scheduling and technical operations coordination
• Demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation and performs in a highly independent manner with minimal supervision
• Skilled at performing and providing leadership during routine and stressful situations
• Skilled at managing technical projects
• Demonstrate strong analytical and organizational abilities in order to make effective decisions in an expedient manner, while maintaining high quality standards
• Ability to teach and mentor other Controls Engineers and supervise the activities of a technical team
• Ability to prioritize resources based upon needs and establish protocols
• Proven experience in PLC logic and programming with Allen Bradley
• Proven experience in HMI or SCADA programming and configuration of any of the following software packages: Wonderware, Rockwell, Siemens etc.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA and U.L. codes
• Experience with MS Windows based operating systems and applications
• Strong attention to detail
• Possess and able to maintain a valid driver's license
• Ability to multi-task while working on numerous projects simultaneously
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
  
  

Preferred Certifications And Skills

• Bachelor's Degree, equivalent combination of education, related experience, four years of service with the military, and training.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Office environment
• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time
• Ability to walk up numerous flights of stairs and/or work in confined spaces in extreme conditions
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Periodic weekend or evening work as needed
• Travel may be required
  
  

We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better workplace for our employees and a better product for our customers.

EAD is an Equal Opportunity Employer