Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Systems Engineer

Hazen Canada is seeking an Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer to join our Calgary, Alberta office. This role will serve as a Discipline Lead on water and wastewater projects across Canada and the United States, providing technical leadership and project delivery support. The successful candidate will work independently on projects, be a part of multidisciplinary teams, and act as a trusted technical advisor to clients. This position offers the opportunity to support I&C standards, project delivery approaches, and the evolution of OT and automation systems across the firm.

Why Hazen and Sawyer:

• Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), Hazen is an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."
• Water management consulting company WaterSMART Solutions was founded in Calgary in 2006. WaterSMART was acquired by Hazen and Sawyer (“Hazen”) in 2024 and is now known as Hazen Canada.
• Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
• We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.
• We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.
• We currently have over 2,400 employees in 100+ offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Design

• Serve as Lead for I&C systems on medium to large, complex water and wastewater projects
• Evaluate, select, specify, and engineer I&C systems including PLC, SCADA, DCS, networking, data acquisition, trending, and alarm management systems
• Develop I&C designs using sketches, P&IDs, control narratives, architecture diagrams, schematics, and installation details
• Prepare technical memoranda, reports, studies, specifications, drawings, and construction documents
• Develop process control descriptions for use by system integrators
• Prepare and review cost estimates and participate in value analysis

Project & Client Management

• Lead project coordination meetings with internal teams, external consultants, contractors, vendors, and owners
• Participate in client requirement meetings and provide technical guidance throughout project execution
• Develop and manage project scope, budget, staffing, schedules, and design approach
• Oversee and manage multiple projects concurrently

Construction, Commissioning & QA/QC

• Conduct constructability reviews and quality assurance/quality control reviews on own and peer projects
• Review and approve contractor submittals and documentation
• Perform field reviews during construction and prepare construction review documentation
• Participate in factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), startup, and commissioning activities, providing direction to commissioning team

Business Development

• Contribute I&C scopes, control narratives, and cost estimates for water and wastewater proposal
• Translate utility operational needs into practical SCADA, PLC, and instrumentation solutions
• Support client meetings and site assessments to identify control system modernization opportunities
• Develop proposal and marketing content highlighting automation strategy and lifecycle value

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
• Approximately 7-10 years of experience in Instrumentation & Controls design for water and wastewater facilities
• Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng.) license, or ability to obtain reciprocity within a defined timeframe
• Strong working knowledge of applicable codes and standards (NEC, NFPA, and related standards)
• Experience developing P&IDs, specifications, control system architectures, and construction documents
• Ability to convey I&C requirements clearly to project managers, clients, and multidisciplinary teams
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or AutoCAD Plant 3D (or willingness to learn)
• Experience with PLC, SCADA, DCS and HMI configuration or programming preferred

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation based on skills, experience and education
• Superior employer-matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan and additional financial planning support
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance
• Vacation time commensurate with industry experience
• Professional growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and reimbursement for professional registration and professional organization memberships