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Senior Project Engineer - Instrumentation & Controls Specialist (North Shore WWTP)Position Status: Full-Time RegularDepartment: Project DeliveryEmployee Group: ExemptLocation: 788 Harbourside Drive, North VancouverSalary Range/ Wage Rate: Professional / Technical, Level P3A ($123,587.51 - $ 145,395.95 annually) (2024 wage rates) Our Project Delivery Department is seeking a Senior Project Engineer - Instrumentation & Controls Specialist who will provide full-time field engineering and construction support for a major wastewater infrastructure project at the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant (NSWWTP). Maintain a continuous on-site presence and act as the primary liaison between contractors, consultants, design teams, and the client for instrumentation and controls items. Conduct field inspections, review contractor work, investigate construction issues, and ensure compliance with project specifications, contract requirements, and engineering standards. Review drawings, RFIs, submittals, and design changes, providing practical engineering solutions to support safe, efficient, and successful project delivery. You are an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer with the ability to act as the Owner?s representative providing instrumentation, controls and related electrical installations expertise. You work effectively with both senior and junior team members, contributing technical expertise, fostering collaboration and supporting knowledge transfer and professional development You excel at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment while maintaining strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.The Senior Project Engineer - Instrumentation & Controls Specialist reports to the Program Manager, North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. This role: Performs complex and varied engineering and project management work that may involve project design and management for large projects. Applies principles and practices of profession to ensure results are achieved in a sound and practical manner. Analyzes and assesses requirements and recommends optimal methods for achieving objectives. Review and interpret instrumentation and control drawings, specifications, network architectures, control narratives, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, shop drawings, and technical submittals to support construction, testing, and commissioning activities. Identify, investigate, and help resolve field-related technical issues involving instrumentation, control systems integration, PLCs, SCADA systems, communications networks, and process automation. Monitor construction activities, inspect field installations, and coordinate with contractors, consultants, and project teams to ensure work is performed in accordance with project requirements, design intent, specifications, and industry standards. Collect and communicate field information to support project reporting, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and informed decision making. Responsible for overall project budgets and monitors and controls costs ensuring the effective and efficient expenditure of allocated funds. Participates in short and long range planning. Makes decisions and provides recommendations on a variety of issues with broad policies and mandates as guidelines. Uses ingenuity to devise original, practical and economical solutions. Prepares and reviews project designs, technical reports and contract specifications for consulting services, equipment and construction. Acts as Metro Vancouver?s appointed representative in assigned matters of project and contract obligations including project initiatives, site inspections, and determination of regulatory requirements. May be required to negotiate significant technical or financial interest on behalf of Metro Vancouver. Directs the actions of consultants recommending changes to scope and negotiating new terms as required. Deals with full range of project dimensions that may include legal, pro Location North Vancouver , BC Work location On site Salary $ 123,587.51 YEAR annually Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time Starts as soon as possible vacancies 1 vacancy Source CivicJobs.ca #115413 Various locations North Vancouver, BC
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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