Automation Engineer (SCADA, PLC, DCS)

Type of position: Régulier

Your future role on our team

To better support project and client development in the Salt Lake City area, you will work in our multidisciplinary office and will be part of a team of professionals committed to the success of our mandates. We will offer you a stimulating and friendly environment where we will entrust you with mandates that will push you to excel, both at the office and on site. You will develop an in-depth understanding of industrial operational realities and will be able to fast-track your career.
The existing team, which works closely with our offices in the greater Montréal area and Vancouver, is actively involved in developing the region and in carrying out various projects in the mining and metals sector.
By joining our team, your role as Engineer and Project Leader will be to contribute to proposals, design engineering, technological choices and proposed solutions, from design to implementation. Additionally, you will carry out technical coordination and project management, as well as programming and commissioning.

With us, you'll get the opportunity to:

• Participate in upgrading numerous control systems including the design, definition of technical characteristics and commissioning for various projects in the mining and manufacturing production industries, as well as for smelters
• Prepare reports, plans, specifications and RFPs in accordance with needs expressed by clients
• Perform inspections or technical surveys
• Plan and coordinate site follow-ups
• Solve problems using a variety of known or innovative methods and techniques, and performing comparative studies
• Assess client satisfaction and maintaining close relations with the client
  
• Supervise site work.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Independent and resourceful
• Driven toward results and client satisfaction
• Ability to adapt
• Creative and innovative in providing solutions
• Strong communication and soft skills
• Adaptable and action-oriented
  

Overview of certifications and job requirements

• University degree or technical diploma in Automated Production engineering or Electrical engineering Undergraduate degree in automated production or electrical engineering
• 10 years of relevant experience as an Automation/Instrumentation Engineer or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Experience in equipment POV and start-up
• Experience in programming control systems (SCADA, PLC, DCS)
• Automation experience in the following fields: hydroelectric generating stations, electrical substations in control and protection, and mining processes
• Proficiency in project management, technical writing and troubleshooting
• Experience in cost estimation
• Professional Engineer licensed in UTAH
• Asset: Knowledge of PID loop Tuning and process modelling
• Asset: Knowledge of PI System.

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Opportunity to mentor our next generation: we invest in our people and help them develop
• Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally
• A caring environment where everyone's ideas are listened to and there is no perception of hierarchy
• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
• Opportunity for site work: an amazing career accelerator!
• Participation in our firm's major projects up to 2030:
  - BBA's carbon neutrality
  - 30% of women on our team
  - and much more!
• Custom training and development plans.
  

About BBA
For over 40 years, we've been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.
BBA is one of Canada's leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow's industry at the local, national and international levels.
Our people's passion and excellence make BBA a Canada's Best Employer and one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.
We have unique talents, and we're committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
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