PLC & SCADA Engineer - Water & Wastewater

TradesApp; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

TradesApp in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) is seeking a PLC & SCADA Engineer to design, program, test, commission, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems for water and wastewater plants. You will integrate instrumentation, electrical systems, VFDs, analyzers, and field devices to ensure reliable plant operation in line with project specs.

The role covers engineering design, PLC programming, SCADA development, commissioning, instrumentation coordination, and thorough

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in automation or electrical engineering required.
• 5+ years in industrial automation and water/wastewater projects preferred.
• Strong PLC/SCADA engineering and commissioning experience.

Responsibilities

• Design PLC control systems for water and wastewater plants.
• Develop PLC software per project specs and FDS.
• Create SCADA/HMI applications for monitoring and control.
• Prepare control philosophies, I/O lists, networks, and docs.
• Review P&IDs, electrical drawings, and control panels.
• Perform FAT/SAT and site commissioning, IO testing, and loop checks.
• Coordinate instrumentation and electrical interfaces during installation.
• Document commissioning reports, oper manuals, and as-built files.
• Integrate PLCs with SCADA servers and implement security and access levels.

Skills

PLC Programming

SCADA Development

Automation System Design

Process Control

Instrumentation

Electrical Troubleshooting

Commissioning

Industrial Networking

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Automation Engineering / Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering

Tools

Siemens S7-1200/1500, TI A Portal

Allen-Bradley (Rockwell)

Schneider Electric

Mitsubishi

Omron (preferred)

Siemens WinCC TIA Portal

FactoryTalk View

WinCC Unified

Weintek

Siemens TIA Portal

WinCC

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

TradesApp in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) is seeking a PLC & SCADA Engineer to design, program, test, commission, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems for water and wastewater plants. You will integrate instrumentation, electrical systems, VFDs, analyzers, and field devices to ensure reliable plant operation in line with project specs.

The role covers engineering design, PLC programming, SCADA development, commissioning, instrumentation coordination, and thorough