Lead Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis, the industry leader in digital innovation, is looking for an experienced Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Systems Engineer to lead our growing SCADA/I&C practice in Texas.

As a Lead I&C Systems Engineer, you will leverage your technical expertise and experience to successfully execute and deliver I&C and SCADA projects from inception to successful startup and turnover. To be successful, you will work with multi-discipline, highly interactive teams on I&C and SCADA design, construction, and implementation projects for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment, conveyance systems, and facilities.

Role accountabilities:

As an Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Systems Engineer, you will oversee the development of technical design and construction documents including construction drawings, technical specifications, and cost estimates. Your role involves coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to create technical memoranda and design criteria, as well as developing SCADA system architecture, process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), SCADA network diagrams, process control functional narratives, control schematics, panel layout diagrams, and interconnection diagrams. You will assist project managers with tasks such as defining the scope of work, preparing budgets, estimating costs, and developing project schedules. Additionally, you will oversee the design and implementation of instrumentation and control (I&C) systems.

Your responsibilities include conducting factory testing, site acceptance testing, field checkouts, and startups for I&C and SCADA systems. You will program process control logic in PLCs and configure graphical human-machine interfaces (HMIs) for SCADA systems across various platforms. You will also manage the configuration of historical data collection, archiving, and report generation. Beyond technical work, you will supervise and mentor junior engineers and designers to support their professional growth. Finally, you will travel up to 25% of the time to client sites and other Arcadis office locations as required.

Key skills and attributes include the ability to self-direct and manage multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting project deadlines and completing task-driven objectives. Expertise encompasses advanced knowledge in applying instrumentation and controls to process and electromechanical equipment, as well as developing SCADA networks. Additional skills include designing and developing fiber optic cable networks for SCADA systems, understanding radio and cellular telemetry networks, and possessing knowledge of IT and industrial networks.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related discipline
• 10 years of I&C, Automation, and SCADA system design and implementation experience in the water/wastewater market or similar industry
• Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license or the ability to obtain a TX PE license within 12 months of hire date

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15 years of I&C, Automation, and SCADA system design and implementation experience in the water/wastewater market or similar industry
• Experience in developing bid and construction documents
• PLC/HMI programming, configuration & startup experience

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $180,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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