Senior Automation Engineer

Colgate-Palmolive; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CNFiTech Engineering in Sydney is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to design, program, test, commission, and support PLC and SCADA systems on industrial and utility projects. You will lead project delivery from design to handover, coordinate FAT/SAT activities, and work with multi-disciplinary teams to achieve reliability, safety and performance goals.

Regular site attendance for commissioning, inspections, and performance assessments will be required, with emphasis on stakeholder

Qualifications

• Experience designing, building, testing, and commissioning PLC/SCADA systems on industrial projects.
• Strong knowledge of Siemens S7 (Step7, TIA Portal) and Schneider M580 platforms.
• Experience with ClearSCADA / GeoSCADA and reading electrical drawings.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, test, commission, and support PLC and SCADA systems.
• Manage automation projects from design through commissioning and handover.
• Develop control system designs, specifications, requirements, and documentation.
• Analyse plant performance to identify improvements in automation and reliability.
• Coordinate FAT, SAT, testing, commissioning, and site activities.
• Provide technical leadership and support project delivery from concept to operation.

Skills

PLC/SCADA project delivery

Site commissioning

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens S7

Step 7

TIA Portal

Schneider M580

ClearSCADA

GeoSCADA

Electrical drawings

Job description

Shape the future with CNFiTech Engineering
At CNFiTech Engineering, we design, build, test, commission, and support PLC and SCADA systems for major utility, industrial, manufacturing and treatment plants, and government clients. Our projects involve working alongside leading contractors on complex infrastructure and industrial facilities, where reliability, safety, and operational performance are critical.

The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to join our growing team and experience in Sydney water industry will be highly regarded. The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise in PLC and SCADA systems working on industrial and infrastructure projects, excellent interpersonal skills, and a proven ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams.

This role will require regular site attendance, including commissioning activities, stakeholder engagement, inspections, and system performance assessments to meet client and project requirements.

• Design, program, test, commission, and support PLC and SCADA systems.
• Manage automation and control projects from design through to commissioning and handover.
• Develop control system designs, specifications, requirements, and technical documentation.
• Analyse plant and equipment performance to identify automation, reliability, and efficiency improvements.
• Work with electrical, mechanical, process engineers, contractors, and clients to deliver projects and resolve technical issues.
• Plan and coordinate FAT, SAT, testing, commissioning, and site activities.
• Define equipment, instrumentation, network, and control system requirements.
• Ensure systems meet engineering, safety, quality, and client standards.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and performance reviews.
• Support maintenance, upgrades, modifications, asset lifecycle management, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership and support project delivery from concept through to operation.
• Prepare operations, maintenance, testing, commissioning, and handover documentation.

About You
Experience designing, building, testing, and commissioning PLC and SCADA systems on industrial and utility projects, together with strong technical and project delivery capabilities, with:

• Demonstrated experience with Siemens S7 platforms, including Step 7 and TIA Portal.
• Experience configuring Schneider Electric M580 PLC platforms.
• Experience with ClearSCADA / GeoSCADA systems.
• Sound understanding of industrial electrical systems and the ability to read and interpret electrical drawings.
• Bachelor's degree recognised by Engineers Australia in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.

Highly Regarded

• Experience delivering PLC and SCADA solutions for water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Familiarity with Sydney Water automation standards, CASE tools, and project delivery frameworks.
• Experience supporting asset optimisation, operational performance improvements, and lifecycle management of industrial automation systems.
• Exposure to plant design, process control systems, industrial communications networks, and infrastructure projects.