Process Control Engineer Supervisor

Build Your Career. Build America's Future.

Vulcan Materials Company is the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. When you join Vulcan, it's more than starting an exciting career - you get to make a difference for millions of people every day across the country.

When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.

100% Onsite - located in Atlanta, GA

What You'll Do:

Provide Process Control Engineering and Project Management oversight for assigned personnel regarding all process control projects, repairs, and, as applicable, preventative maintenance.

Supervise process control design services at all levels of detail from conceptual design through final installation for all construction materials facilities. Supervise the development of PLC and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programs to control aggregate facilities with increasing responsibility. Assist in the installation and configuration of plant networks, wireless systems, and firewalls. Serve as Corporation's representative to interface with and provide technical guidance to system integrators and construction contractors. Supervise assigned personnel as they provide cost estimates and project schedules for capital and expense projects as needed, with increasing responsibility as experience is gained.

Supervise the support of existing facilities to maintain and upgrade existing control systems. Assess needs and internal resources available to perform the required tasks and coordinate the use of outside contractors as necessary.

Mentor/instruct the Regional electrical staff and PCEs to ensure conformance to safe and best practices in all aspects of electrical systems, including design, construction, and testing. Create and provide training for Regional Electrical Staff and PCEs to improve troubleshooting skills and construction methods.

Review and develop reports, as necessary, to show the effectiveness of process control engineering, automation optimization, or other such metrics.

Must maintain knowledge of current methods, best practices, and code standards, including NEC, NFPA, IEEE, and NEMA relating to assigned work. Develop technical specifications and purchase requisitions for process control equipment. Provide input to the creation and modification of Corporate Standards, Specifications, and Policies.

• Enforce safe operating standards, continually improving practices.

• Supervise and improve current methods for tracking software licenses, documentation, backups, project work and other similar topics.

• Cost Estimating - Provide electrical cost estimates for proposed new facilities and plant modifications. These estimates will include costs for PLC and HMI systems, related software, and installation costs.

• Engineering Design Services - Provide complete process control design for aggregate, asphalt, and ready-mix facilities. Design shall include ladder logic, HMI, plant networks, and control schematics. Provide technical supervision in formulating calculations, evaluations, feasibility studies, and optimum design criteria for plant electrical integrity, reliability, and endurance. Services provided are conceptual operating plans, detailed layouts, and equipment selections.

• Project Management - Provide project management activities on projects working with internal personnel as well as outside contractors, developing schedules and goals to meet milestone requirements.

• Project Review - Participate in the review of capital and expense projects pertaining to design correctness, feasibility, and cost for the sections of the project related to process control.

• Standardization and Innovation - Participate in the standardization of projects and databases for both engineering and estimating information. Maintain an awareness of technology trends in the electrical and instrumentation industry and the application thereof by competition and others. Analyze future plant control systems and apply new technology and original innovation to attain competitive superiority where possible.

Skills You'll Need:

• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering desired, but not required

• Professional engineering license desired, but not required.

• Other skills include identifying electrical problems, troubleshooting, and field installation experience.

• Strong skills using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.. is required.

• Experience with using AutoCad is desired, but not required.

• Knowledge of Allen Bradley, GE, Wonderware, and Historian Software systems is required. Knowledge of SQL Server and other reporting software is a plus.

• A minimum of 7+ years of experience in the design and installation of heavy industrial control systems is desired, preferably in aggregates or related industry.

• Strong knowledge of industrial controls systems, and computer, PLC, and HMI, programming.

• Knowledge of computer networking is desired, but not required.

What You'll Like About Us:

Great Company Culture. Our people share a competitive drive for excellence, in an environment of trust, teamwork, open-mindedness and communication.

Safe. Industry leader in health and safety standards. We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting all employees and customers.

Meaningful Work. What sets up apart is the work we do impacts daily lives - and every employee contributes. Our aggregates produced are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States.

Health Benefits. Medical, Dental, Vision programs, plus much more.

Rest and Relaxation. Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.

Prepare for the Future. 401(k) with company match and contribution.

Training and Development. We see our development programs, and helping our employees meet their goals, as a key part of our business.