Senior Automation Engineer

Requisition ID: 277169 

•  Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Knoxville, TN 

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our commitments – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

Job Summary:

The Senior Automation Engineer role is responsible for implementing, configuring, maintaining, and supporting a variety of commercial off-the-shelf engineering applications including Hexagon’s Smart Instrumentation, Smart Electrical, Bentley Microstation, and Autodesk AutoCAD, as well as the standard suite of Bechtel applications including SETROUTE, BCSTools, DataBroker and others.

This position has technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, and coordinating activities based upon Engineering requirements. This involves identifying, developing, documenting, and implementing technical innovations that add value and improve work processes.

Senior Automation Engineer position reports directly to the NS&E Assistant Chief Engineer of Engineering Automation.

The role will be based in Knoxville, TN and travel to project offices and sites may be required.  #LI-SB1

Major Responsibilities:

• Applies engineering software/data management support and integration expertise to support engineering, procurement and construction work processes
• Administers, configures and maintains design applications, both UI and backend
• Smart Instrumentation administration
• Smart Electrical administration
• SETROUTE administration
• BCS Tools administration
• Provides training and support to end-users
• Uses excellent oral and written communication skills, collaborates with GBU and Project functional representatives, and customers to elicit requirements to support implementation activities.
• Effectively influences actions and opinions of others.
• Coordinates and collaborates with product vendors to relay requirements, as needed
• Ensures automation-related procedures and work processes are maintained and followed

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience​

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of Hexagon's Smart Instrumentation application
• Working knowledge of Hexagon’s Smart Electrical application
• Significant experience with Control Systems deliverables
• Advanced knowledge of SQL and databases
• Ability to comprehend, analyze and document work processes related to Engineering
• Ability to identify cross functional and cross discipline problems and provide innovative solutions
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time and meet schedules
• Extensive experience working with users and management regarding data integration and software solutions
• Working knowledge of reviewing and executing complex automation activities and providing guidance for their solution
• Experience coaching, training, and mentoring others through demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of engineers and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at bechtel.com/total-rewards.

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.  
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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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