Position Open: Wednesday, November 25, 2015    
Position Close: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 5:00 PM

Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.  AAP. Drug -free workplace. E-verify. Applicant must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen Inc. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H-1B or any other work visa petitions​.

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description

Clark Nexsen is an international full service architectural and engineering design firm that is deeply committed to providing design excellence to U.S. and global clients. Clark Nexsen was ranked 11th on the 2013 Architect 50, a list of top firms in the U.S., and in the Top 20 Architecture/Engineering firms in Building Design + Construction’s 2014 Giants 300 Report. The firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 475 employees in 10 additional office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Our employees enjoy competitive compensation and benefits, an upbeat and professional work environment, and numerous opportunities for career development, and have been recognized locally as one of the “Best Places to Work”. We promote strong ties with the communities in which we live and work - our employees are involved in countless community service projects.

Generous benefits:  Health, Dental, 401k, Short and Long term Disability, Vacation/Sick leave, Aflac, Flexible benefits, and Legal Resources benefits are available. 

Job Description

We seek to hire an Automation Controls Integrator in our Macon, GA office who will be responsible for performing numerous Controls Engineering-related tasks, including but not limited to assisting with the assessment, development, installation, implementation, commissioning, monitoring, and maintenance of custom control systems in heavy industrial or manufacturing facilities. 
 
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing various aspects of automation controls design including the understanding, use, and development of automation/control logic, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) programs, and graphics for human-machine interface (HMI), electrical schematics, Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID’s), and wiring diagrams.
• Designing and programming industrial control systems (ICS) including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), remote I/O systems, remote terminal units (RTUs), and human-machine interface (HMI) components.
• Working collaboratively within project teams including electrical engineers, control system programmers, information system programmers, manufacturing representatives, suppliers, purchasers and other client representatives to design, develop, manufacture, install, and deliver integrated automation controls solutions and processes.
• Assisting, as directed, with the management of the mechanical portion of projects, and working with assigned project managers, to meet client’s budget, contract fees, goals, objectives, and deadlines.
• Providing check-out, operational testing, commissioning, start-up, and calibration of controls systems at customer sites, coordinating with the firm’s building commissioning services as appropriate.
• Providing assessments, troubleshooting, maintenance, redesign, and end-user training services to assist client in reaching equipment utilization and operational goals.
• Recommending equipment operational parameters, technical specifications, calibration requirements, and spare parts recommendations. 
• Preparing, reviewing, and updating Standard Operating Procedures for the automated equipment and systems.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety regulations and Clark Nexsen’s quality control policies and procedures
• Performing construction phase services including representing the firm on-site, answering RFI’s, reviewing shop drawings, preparing as-builts, etc., as directed.
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from project managers, PICs, Operations Directors, and Senior Management
• Ability to travel is required 

 
 
Education and Experience
 
A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required and 1-4+ years of specific project experience in the design of Automation Control systems and knowledge of applicable codes and standards.
 
OR
 
A bachelor’s degree in one of the following disciplines (preferred) and 0-4+ years of specific project experience in the design of Automation Control systems and knowledge of applicable codes and standards:
 

• Electrical or Electronics Engineering 
• Electrical or Electronics Engineering Technology
• Electromechanical Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineering Technology

 
Additional consideration will be given to candidates with 1-4+ years of Automation Controls design experience in one or more of the following types of design projects:

• Design Build projects
• Industrial facilities
• DOD and Military facilities
• Projects exceeding $20 million in construction value

 
 
Licenses, Certifications, and Accreditations
 
The following certifications’ or accreditations’ are desirable:

• CAP – Certified Automation Professional
• CCST – Certified Control Systems Technician
• CIMM – Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanics
• NICET certificate for Industrial Instrumentation
• Passing FE exam or otherwise qualified as an EIT
• Membership in ISA (International Society of Automation)

 Software Skills
 
An Automation Controls Integrator should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing, e-mail, accounting, and information management. 
 
Working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to understand the capabilities and limitations of the programs and interact with the support staff in their use of the software is highly desirable.
 
Typical software programs currently being utilized are as follows:
 

• MS Office
• Outlook
• Visual Basic
• Rockwell Automation’s Allen-Bradley RSLogix programming software (RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500, and RSLogix 5000)
• Siemens Simatic Step 7 engineering software (S7-300, S7-200, and S7-1200 series modular controllers programming)
• Other programming software for Human-Machine Interface (HMI) modules and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• CIP-based programming protocols for networks including ControlNet, DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP
• Modbus-based communications protocols
• Other Industrial Control Systems (ICS) software
• AutoCAD
• Autodesk Plant Design Suite Standard
• AutoCAD P&ID
• AutoCAD Electrical
• Autodesk Revit
• Bentley MicroStation
• Bentley BIM
• Bentley MEP
• Other Building Information Modeling and 3D modeling software

 
 
 Other Criteria
 

• Ability to prepare effective and concise documents and correspondence
• Ability to make presentations to a variety of groups up to and including large public meetings
• Have a client-oriented, can-do attitude with a desire to provide outstanding professional services
• Be dedicated to his or her professional development as well as the success of colleagues and the firm as a whole