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Stantec • Chicago, Illinois, United States
Salary: 10 and 20 days per year
Role & seniority: Senior Automation Engineer (BAS/BMS/PLC)
Stack/tools: BAS/BMS/PLC systems; building codes and standards; QA/QC processes; engineering reports, business correspondence, procedural manuals; RFP preparation and pricing
Manage complete design and scope of services for projects; monitor timeline and budget; coordinate with client/PM
Lead, delegate, and supervise subsystems design; ensure integration with other disciplines
Manage technical risk, quality, and avoid redesign; oversee QA/QC approvals and design reviews
Deep engineering knowledge in automation, BAS/BMS/PLC
Strong leadership, mentoring, and team-management capability
Problem-solving, cross-discipline coordination, and effective communication
Active participation in the professional community (meetings, seminars, articles)
Experience training staff and developing junior engineers
Location not specified
Regular full-time and part-time roles available
Benefits indicate eligibility for standard corporate programs (health, retirement, paid leave)
Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world. Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design. Join us and design your place with Stantec. Your Opportunity The Senior Automation Engineer for BAS/BMS/PLC systems, guides the technical design of projects as subject matter expert, mentor, and resource to the technical team. Position delegates, leads, and directs work of Project Engineers and Designers. Role will conceptualize, execute, and ensure quality throughout the design process to meet our clients’ needs and expectations. Your Key Responsibilities Comprehensive knowledge of engineering practices and principles in own discipline and basic knowledge of practices and principals in other disciplines. Manage the complete design and scope of services for each project; review the timeline and hours budgeted; identify any inconsistencies and address them with the client and Project Manager Delegate the designing of engineering subsystems to team members in their discipline Manage and deliver the detailed design of the entire engineering system; apply extensive knowledge of building codes and standards; perform equipment selection Manage technical risk, quality, and avoid redesign. Coordinate with other disciplines ensuring all automation and controls-related work is incorporated into the design. Follows Stantec’s quality management process; conducts project reviews and approvals before all QA/QC reviews done by the technical authority. Adept at writing comprehensive reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals. Equipped to analyze, problem solve, and train others; organized and attentive to detail; flexible and collaborative. Participate in the preparation, review, and approval of RFPs response content and pricing. Able to independently resolve complex problems within the engineer’s discipline. Acts as supervisor and resource to technical design team; supports and assists staff education and development. Actively participates in the engineering/professional community to build personal knowledge and professional growth (e.g. attends meetings / seminars / conferences and/or write articles for trade magazines.)
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements