Controls System Owner

ACTalent; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave

Job summary

Actalent in Boise, ID seeks a Controls System Owner for a 12- to 12.5-month project on a major semiconductor facility. You will serve as the technical owner for automation, leading PLC, HMI, SCADA, and field devices, coordinating with engineering, operations, and contractors in a travel-heavy role.

This onsite role covers design, commissioning, integration, documentation, and turnover across construction, startup, and operations, with FAT/SAT and rigorous testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, system integration, or commissioning.
• Strong experience with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks, instrumentation, and control panels.
• Proficiency in PLC programming and troubleshooting in industrial environments.
• Experience with platforms such as Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Ignition, or similar controls technologies.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, control drawings, electrical schematics, and sequence-of-operations documents.
• Understanding of industrial Ethernet and controls network architecture.
• Experience with FAT, SAT, and commissioning processes.
• Knowledge of instrumentation, including sensors, transmitters, valves, and other control devices.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities in complex, mission-critical environments.
• Ability to oversee controls contractors and system integrators while providing technical direction.
• Strong documentation, change-management, and system turnover skills.
• Comfort managing subcontractors and integrators while remaining technically hands-on in the field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical owner for automation and control systems in a large-scale facility.
• Travel to project sites and work with engineers, operations, contractors, and integrators.
• Ensure PLC, HMI, SCADA systems are designed, commissioned, integrated, documented, and maintained.
• Oversee FAT/SAT and commissioning activities and field testing.
• Provide technical direction to subcontractors and system integrators.
• Maintain thorough documentation and change-management records.
• Hands-on leadership of controls contractors in the field.

Skills

Industrial automation

Controls engineering

System integration

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Instrumentation

Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Documentation & turnover

Tools

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Ignition

Job description

Job Title: Controls System Owner

This is a 12-12.5 month+ project and opp to rack in major OVT!

Job Description

The Controls System Owner serves as the technical owner and lead for automation and control systems supporting a large-scale semiconductor manufacturing facility. In this traveling role, you work closely with engineering, operations, contractors, and system integrators to ensure that PLC, HMI, SCADA, and facility control systems are properly designed, commissioned, integrated, documented, and maintained throughout construction, startup, and ongoing operations.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, system integration, or commissioning.
• Strong experience with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks, instrumentation, and control panels.
• Proficiency in PLC programming, PLC troubleshooting, and automation in industrial environments.
• Experience with platforms such as Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Ignition, or similar controls technologies.
• Knowledge of PLC, HMI, SCADA, and industrial control systems used in large-scale facilities.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, control drawings, electrical schematics, and sequence-of-operations documents.
• Understanding of industrial Ethernet and controls network architecture.
• Experience with I/O checkout, loop checks, functional testing, FAT, SAT, and commissioning processes.
• Knowledge of instrumentation, including sensors, transmitters, valves, and other control devices.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities in complex, mission-critical environments.
• Ability to oversee controls contractors and system integrators while providing technical direction.
• Strong documentation, change-management, and system turnover skills.
• Comfort managing subcontractors and integrators while remaining technically hands-on in the field.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor, data center, pharmaceutical, advanced manufacturing, or other high-tech or mission-critical facilities is strongly preferred.
• Experience working as an owner representative or technical lead for controls systems on construction sites.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with facilities, operations, engineering, construction, and commissioning teams.
• Comfort working in environments that include cleanrooms, mechanical and electrical spaces, central utility plants, and active construction areas.
• Strong communication skills to serve as the primary technical point of contact for controls-related issues.
• Organized and detail-oriented approach to managing multiple systems, documentation sets, and project stakeholders.

Work Environment

This role is primarily onsite within a large semiconductor manufacturing facility that is undergoing active construction, commissioning, startup, and operational activities. You will work in a variety of areas, including cleanrooms, mechanical and electrical spaces, central utility plants, and active construction zones. The position requires regular interaction with engineers, contractors, commissioning teams, and controls integrators, as well as frequent walking of the facility and hands-on work around operating equipment. Appropriate personal protective equipment is required in construction and plant areas. This is a traveling role, and you will move on to another project location once the current project is completed. The work schedule typically follows a 60/60/50-hour structure, reflecting the demands of construction, commissioning, and system turnover activities in a mission-critical manufacturing environment

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Boise, ID.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $90.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Boise, ID.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 26, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Boise,ID.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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