Senior Automation Engineer (Project Manager)

Your future role on our team

To pursue project and client development in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, BBA wants to bolster its local multidisciplinary team. Working closely with our offices in Québec City, Montréal and Mont-Saint-Hilaire, this team is actively involved in developing the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region and in executing various projects in the aluminium, mining and metals, and energy sectors. BBA's automation, instrumentation and control teams stand out with local clients by combining cutting-edge technical expertise with unrivalled commitment and a strong understanding of the challenges involved in operating and maintaining industrial power systems.

By joining our team, you’ll support our industrial clients in the aluminium, energy and mining sectors with their operations as well as their maintenance and growth projects. As an engineer, you’ll lead and deliver engineering mandates in automation, instrumentation and control. Your role will be to contribute to various phases of engineering and site work. You’ll also be responsible for preparing proposals, selecting technologies and proposing solutions to clients.

Additionally, you’ll be mentored by various experienced engineers and benefit from BBA’s network of recognized experts to support you in completing mandates and in fostering your professional development.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to:

• Plan, organize, lead and oversee automation and control projects
  
• Support initiatives to develop the discipline within the office
  
• Manage and supervise the work of colleagues in the same discipline
  
• Interact with clients and provide technical support to the business development team
  
• Build and maintain client relationships
  
• Identify client needs and emerging needs during projects
  
• Help prepare plans and specifications as well as detailed engineering deliverables (piping and instrumentation diagrams, location drawings, I/O, loop and motor control diagrams, lists of cables and instruments, installation details)
  
• Draft reports, plans and specifications, construction and purchasing specifications, and calls for tenders
  
• Prepare technical data sheets and select instruments (flow, pressure, levels) and control valves
  
• Provide technical assistance during construction work (electrical/instrumentation)
  
• Perform inspections and technical surveys
  
• Help program PLCs, DCSs and human-machine interfaces
  
• Help prepare technical and commercial proposals