Senior Controls Engineer — Campus Automation & OT Leader

ENGIE

Iowa

On-site

USD 102,000 - 156,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

ESPP

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

ENGIE North America seeks a Lead Controls Engineer to serve as the senior technical resource for campus utility operations in Iowa. You will lead a growing controls team, drive reliability, safety, and modernization across ICS, SCADA, PLC, and HMI platforms.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with ENGIE IT and university stakeholders, and ensure operational readiness while improving cybersecurity practices. Regular on-site work and travel will be required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or associate degree with required controls/ICS experience as stated.
Minimum two years of supervisory or team leadership experience.
Experience with industrial control systems, automation platforms, and OT cybersecurity practices.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of controls engineers and interns across campus.
Senior technical resource for ICS, SCADA, PLC, HMI, data historian, metering, and OT platforms.
Maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize control system hardware, software, networks, servers, and applications; provide guidance and training.
Evaluate existing control systems and develop roadmaps for upgrades, standardization, and lifecycle management.
Develop and maintain technical docs, diagrams, maintenance plans, and engineering standards.
Partner with ENGIE IT, cybersecurity teams, operations, and University stakeholders for reliability and compliance.
Support capital projects and identify opportunities to improve reliability and future system performance.