Senior SCADA/ I&C Professional Engineer

We are looking for a Senior SCADA/ I&C Professional Engineer to join our Water Team to improve infrastructure across the firm. The candidate must be a licensed PE with a bachelor's degree in civil, electrical, or adjacent engineering degrees and fifteen years or more of related experience. The candidate should have experience working with various projects that may include water/wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, sewer/ combined sewer overflow, collection and conveyance systems, distribution and transmission systems, storm water, hydrologic and hydraulic models and/or other water resource projects. The candidate must also be self-motivated, work well with others, and have excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills. A flexible hybrid-remote work schedule is available after 30 days of employment.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Lead Wade Trim's SCADA and I&C work in across the discipline.
• Support the design, development, installation, and startup of SCADA & PLC-based automation and control systems for water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and facilities.
• Extensive experience designing and supporting SCADA systems for water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with municipal water/wastewater clients.
• Strong coordination skills with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and utility stakeholders.
• Experience supporting construction administration, including RFIs, submittals, field changes, and startup.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical users.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and best practices, including ISA-101 and utility-specific HMI/SCADA standards.
• Develop and maintain SCADA, PLC, and HMI standards for water and wastewater clients to ensure consistency, usability, and long-term maintainability.
• Perform quality control and peer reviews for I&C and electrical design deliverables across multiple projects.
• Support development of new SCADA products, templates, and internal tools to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians.
• Provide design reviews for I&C and electrical portions of district or firmwide projects.
• Support construction services including submittal reviews, RFIs, field inspections, testing, startup support, and change order management.
• Leads electrical and instrumentation and control (I&C) design specifications and drawings including one-line diagrams, electrical detail drawings, process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs)
• Develop and assist with electrical designs that include calculations and power distribution for mechanical equipment related to municipal water and wastewater projects
• Experience includes general electrical power distribution and supply design, lighting and receptacle plans, mechanical equipment power plans, panel board schedules, arc flash studies, and back-up power generation design for water and wastewater treatment plants, CSO facilities and pump stations.
• Travel to and attend client, staff and project meetings
• Prepare permit applications
• Assist with the preparation of cost estimates
• Review and comment on Contractor submittals
• Assist Project Managers
• Manage business development/sales activities and maintain excellent client relations
• Prepare a summary of qualifications, presentations, and proposals
• Manage financial and technical aspects of multiple projects
• Prepare proposals and presentations
• Conduct on-site inspections as needed
• Prepare project status and other reports
• Attend client, public, project, and staff meetings including client progress, plan review, pre-construction, etc.
• Maintain a safe working environment

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering or related degree

Skills/Experience:

• Professional Engineering License required
• NCEES eligible preferred
• 15+ years of related Engineering experience