Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer - New Gas Generation Project Execution

About Ameren Missouri

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. ​

About The Position

The Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer is responsible for overall I&C Engineering related to the execution of projects for new natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) and simple cycle gas turbine (SC) energy centers for Ameren Missouri.  This role includes providing technical expertise in I&C Engineering to help lead project development in association with Ameren Power Operations and Company-wide design and project management requirements.  The I&C Engineer will report to the Supervising Engineer – New Gas Generation Project Execution.

Key responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the team of professional / technical staff in all phases of one or more new gas generation projects by providing technical support on a variety of topics related to the I&C fields of expertise.

• Plan, schedule, prioritize and coordinate activities to assure that assignments are completed in a high quality and timely manner, as directed by the Supervising Engineer.

• Provide sound engineering recommendations and solutions for assignments taking into consideration safety, customer affordability, conservative operations, Ameren Missouri Power OPS design standards, internal Ameren stakeholders, and outside engineering expertise.

• Interface with outside engineers, vendors, contractors, suppliers, governmental and regulatory agencies, as well as other groups with the Company in performance of tasks as needed. 

• Provide guidance, review, and QA / QC of outside engineer, contractor, and vendor I&C work.  Lead by example by following and setting expectations for high quality work on critical design elements from external stakeholders.

• Provide on-site support as directed during all phases of Energy Center project design, construction, start-up, and testing. 

• Participate on and interface with Ameren teams, as required.       

• Keep abreast of state-of-the-art developments and improvements for gas turbine-generator and auxiliaries I&C technology.

• I&C engineering specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:  DCS control systems, PLC control systems, logic / programming, networking / Operational Technology interfacing, NERC CIP / Cybersecurity, RTU's, remote operations, communications, process measurement elements (flow, pressure, etc), UPS, and PID tuning.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical. Mechanical, or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.  A Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with relevant Generation I&C design experience may also be considered.  Three or more years I&C design engineering experience for Power Generation facilities in the applicable areas listed under "Key Responsibilities" is preferred.  Experience with combined and simple cycle plants, gas turbines, turbomachinery, steam generators or other energy center mechanical or environmental systems preferred.  Experience with large project execution preferred.  A Missouri Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred but not required.

Essential Functions

Time spent on site during construction and start-up will be required.  This will include exposure to heat and cold temperatures, vicinity to high energy equipment (electrical, controlled combustion, etc), dust, safe use of electrical / other PPE, and climbing of ladders and steps.  Employing safe work practices at all times is a must.

Travel to and from outside engineer, vendor, and contractor offices will be required (including overnight and international travel at times) for design review