Senior Controls Engineer – Power Plant Upgrades Lead

NAES; The Woodlands (TX); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

NAES seeks a Senior Controls Engineer to serve as a corporate‑level technical leader across a fleet of power generation and industrial facilities. You will deliver hands‑on control system engineering, oversee complex projects, mentor engineers, and provide field support during outages and commissioning.

Based in the United States, you will travel to sites as needed (up to ~50–70%), lead technical discussions, coordinate with vendors and site personnel, and ensure high‑quality, safe execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education or equivalent.
• 10 years of controls engineering experience.
• Experience with live plant control systems troubleshooting, logic analysis, system modifications, and commissioning activities.
• Experience with control system architecture, including HMIs, historians, field instrumentation integration, and industrial networking.
• Demonstrated experience leading control system upgrades, migrations, or major maintenance efforts.
• Proven ability to independently execute and direct work in high-risk environments.
• Experience mentoring or providing technical leadership to other engineers.
• Strong experience coordinating multi-party efforts (site, vendor, corporate).
• ISA Certified Automation Professional and ISA/IEC 62443/SANS GICSP certifications are preferred.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with clear verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex control system efforts, including major upgrades and migrations.
• Mentor and support Controls Engineers, guiding troubleshooting and project execution.
• Perform hands-on control system engineering, troubleshooting, modifications, commissioning support.
• Provide field support to power plants with minimal supervision and sound technical judgment.
• Develop and execute pre-activity and outage plans for control system upgrades and maintenance.
• Coordinate with site personnel, corporate engineering, and vendors to ensure safe execution.
• Lead technical discussions, track action items, and resolve control system issues.
• Review scope and translate requirements into executable engineering tasks.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Field operations

Project execution

Risk management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Siemens TXP/T3000

GE Mark

Emerson Ovation

Rockwell

ABB

Job description

NAES seeks a Senior Controls Engineer to serve as a corporate‑level technical leader across a fleet of power generation and industrial facilities. You will deliver hands‑on control system engineering, oversee complex projects, mentor engineers, and provide field support during outages and commissioning.

Based in the United States, you will travel to sites as needed (up to ~50–70%), lead technical discussions, coordinate with vendors and site personnel, and ensure high‑quality, safe execution