Summary:  The Lead Controls Engineer is directly responsible for overseeing all aspects of controls design, programming, trouble shooting and start up.  Direct daily activities of Electrical Controls Designers, and PLC/HMI Programmers.
 
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prioritize, schedule and delegate work assignments, and directly supervise day-to-day controls design to ensure the meeting of revenue and profit goals.  Ensure that all groups meet their performance expectations and work within their budgetary constraints.
• Develop electrical schematics, control panels and PLC/HMI software.
• Review, check and red-line electrical schematics, control panels and PLC/HMI software to assure conformity to codes and customer specifications.
• Oversee the selection and specification of electrical controls components and work with purchasing to assure products are procured based on long lead and short lead items.
• Attend internal and external design reviews with team and clients.
• Act as the main Electrical liaison between clients and team.
• Assist in the startup and debug systems during buy off.
• Partner with field service group to ensure resolution of problems and direct initiatives to assure client satisfaction from an electrical point of view.
• Assist in the evaluation of staff’s work performance through semiannual reviews.
• Assist in establishing and implementing departmental policies, goals, objectives and procedures that will maximize revenue and increase efficiency. 
• Assist in monitoring safety procedures of facility.
• Develop standards and quality for the design and development of electrical controls systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Skills/Experience
Required:

• Minimum of ten years Electrical Engineering experience (including PLC, HMI, VFD and more)
• Two to five years supervisory experience
• Microsoft Office
• Understanding of NFPA70, NFPA79, and UL508
• Valid driver’s license and passport

Preferred:

• Basic understanding of AutoCAD and/or EPLAN