Instrumentation And Controls Engineer

Civil Engineer Opportunity

Kimley-Horn's Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join their Natural Gas team! This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

1. Designing electrical power distribution, SCADA systems
2. Process & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) development, I/O list development
3. Instrumentation selection
4. Control panel layout and wiring
5. Detailed loop wiring diagrams
6. PLC equipment list development
7. Managing project tasks, project design and permitting, construction coordination, and providing regular communication and guidance with less experienced staff
8. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external clients to contribute to the successful completion of assigned projects
9. Maintain a high degree of quality sets of plans along with checking the work of others
10. Create work plans and adhere to the budget set by the client and performing strong project management knowledge
11. Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and various regulatory agencies to fulfill any regulations and requirements relating to projects
12. Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules
13. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects
14. You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
15. You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant engineering design experience
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
• Experience with instrumentation selection and specification, process control strategies and SCADA selection and specification
• Experience designing electrical SCADA systems
• Experience with PLCs and HMI programming software
• Experience with MCC and VFD control requirements
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that's why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn's placement on the Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work" list for 17 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.