SCADA Engineering Manager

Gilder Search Group; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plus matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Konik is seeking an experienced SCADA Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for developing and delivering SCADA systems, operator interfaces, and networking solutions for water and wastewater automation applications. This hands-on leadership role combines engineering management, project oversight, and technical guidance.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in control systems and SCADA, strong communication skills, and a track record mentoring engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience with industrial controls and SCADA systems.
• Strong experience in water/wastewater automation or related process industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of SCADA Engineers.
• Assign engineers to projects and manage priorities, workloads, and project deliverables.
• Establish and maintain SCADA programming, configuration, documentation, and version-control standards.

Skills

SCADA/controls experience

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

VTScada

Rockwell Studio 5000/ControlLogix

FactoryTalk View ME/SE

Ignition

AVEVA Wonderware InTouch

Job description

SCADA Engineering Manager – Water & Wastewater Automation

Direct Hire | Minneapolis, MN | $120k - $170k

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced SCADA Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for developing and delivering SCADA systems, operator interfaces, communications networks, and reporting solutions for water, wastewater, utility, and process automation applications.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining engineering management, project oversight, customer interaction, and technical leadership. The ideal candidate has significant controls/SCADA experience, strong communication skills, and experience mentoring and developing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of SCADA Engineers.
• Assign engineers to projects and manage priorities, workloads, and project deliverables.
• Establish and maintain SCADA programming, configuration, documentation, and version-control standards.
• Provide technical leadership on complex SCADA, controls, and networking projects.
• Oversee development of operator interfaces, real-time databases, reporting, alarming, and communications systems.
• Support configuration of industrial networks, servers, switches, and firewalls.
• Identify and resolve technical issues that may impact project schedules or performance.
• Develop training programs and provide ongoing technical mentoring to engineering staff.
• Drive the long-term roadmap and technology strategy for SCADA systems.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, performance management, and professional development of engineering team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field and 10+ years of control system programming/integration experience. Additional experience may substitute for formal education.
• 10+ years of experience with industrial controls and SCADA systems.
• Strong experience with water/wastewater automation or other process industries.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, or managing engineering personnel.
• Strong customer-facing and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experience with one or more of the following:

• VTScada
• Rockwell FactoryTalk View ME/SE
• Ignition
• AVEVA Wonderware InTouch
• Rockwell Studio 5000 / ControlLogix
• Industrial networking and communications
• SCADA databases, reporting, and remote alarming
• Servers, switches, firewalls, and network configuration

Benefits

• 401(k) plus matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program

Konik is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.

Konik has been creating impactful relationships between technical talent and employers for more than 50 years.