
Senior Control Systems Engineer
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HDR seeks a Senior Control Systems Engineer to lead and support control-system planning, design, and project delivery. The role develops construction documents and engineering studies, coordinates with clients and multidisciplinary teams, and may supervise staff. It also includes construction administration, field assessments, testing and commissioning, quality reviews, and participation in applied technology planning.
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At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. In the role of Senior Control Systems Engineer, we'll count on you to: Planning and Design Roles: Perform complex assignments exercising judgment in evaluation, selection and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures Coordinate control system discipline staff workload through design development and construction document phases to complete documents on schedule Review control systems documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines Write and edit instrumentation and controls systems specifications, and select equipment and monitoring/control devices Develop biddable and technically accurate SCADA / Control Systems construction documents including P&IDs, network architecture diagrams, control panel layouts and wiring diagrams, installation details, loop drawings, and technical specifications. Coordinate with and assist affected disciplines with addenda, RFIs, CPRs and change orders, and take responsibility to incorporate agreed-upon changes into the project documents Make decisions on significant design and engineering procedures as needed Supervise and develop a small staff of professionals and technicians as needed Provide construction contract administration as needed Lead or support SCADA and network Master Planning projects as needed Travel to client facilities to participate in field activities to assess and document the current state of installed control systems. Participate in and lead design review and planning meetings with the client. Lead the development of preliminary engineering reports and studies focused on recommending and developing solutions for improvements to client control systems. Serve as Engineer of Record in responsible charge for the development of biddable and technically accurate control system construction documents. Interface with Electrical, Process, and Cybersecurity specialists to fully coordinate design requirements for network, power, control, and instrumentation. Lead the selection and specification of facility and process instrumentation, control panels, and network equipment. Lead the development of biddable and technically accurate control system construction documents including P&IDs, process flow diagrams, network architecture diagrams, control panel layouts and wiring diagrams, installation details, loop drawings, and technical specifications. Participate in system testing and commissioning activities. Coordinate with project manager and section manager to update workplans for control systems staff assigned to your project, and to track budget and schedule performance for the control systems team. Participate in joint scoping and proposal development working with clients and marketing staff. Participate in the planning and specification of applied technology solutions including instrumentation and control, advanced automation and control, artificial intelligence, networking, data management & analytics, augmented reality, and vision control. Provide Quality Control (QC) reviews of control system designs. Contribute to Co
How this job compares
Set against the 304 open Control Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$104–153K/yr179 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 304 open Control Systems Engineer jobs across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- M. C. Dean47 open
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- Experience
- Control Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (260 postings).
- Education
- 212 of the 304 open Control Systems Engineer jobs (70%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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