American Water · 8 hours ago
Industrial Automation Technologist
Camden, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$85K/yr - $115K/yr
3+ years expAmerican Water is a leading provider of water and wastewater services, and they are seeking an Industrial Automation Technologist to join their team. The role involves designing and standardizing operational technologies, ensuring adherence to automation and controls standards, and supporting the strategic Operational Technology plan.
ConsumerWaste ManagementWater
Responsibilities
Work as a corporate team member in designing and standardizing the various Operational Technologies utilized to support the delivery of water and wastewater services
Ensure automation and controls projects adhere to standards
Help establish the architecture and strategies that support the lifecycle management of industrial control systems, approach for replacing or upgrading systems, flow and management of data, enterprise standards, and disaster recovery of operational technology systems
Interface with automation engineers, external consulting firms, and business leadership
Support the development and execution of the strategic Operational Technology plan to achieve short- and long-term business objectives
Support the Enterprise Portal and HMI SCADA Template rollout projects. Provide oversight and guidance for supporting vendor community activities
Maintaining the AW standards for Operational Technology
Design, architecture, and engineering of systems and solutions
Development and governance of enterprise-wide standards and programs (HMI/SCADA, PLC, lifecycle management, engineering standards)
Collaboration with other departments and core functional areas
Maintain strong, effective Team partnerships with integrators, manufacturers to help promote industry leadership
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Over 3+ years of experience / knowledge in Operational Technology with an emphasis on system architecture, infrastructure, industrial control systems, and/or cyber security
PLC Controllers; Allen-Bradley/Rockwell required
HMI/SCADA systems; Ignition - Perspective required
Good presentation and communication skills. Ability to influence your peers
Good project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Established knowledge of operational technologies and applicability for the water and wastewater industries
Established working knowledge of modern process control systems and technology
Strong and working knowledge of modern and High-Performance HMI design
ISA standards & IT/OT convergence fundamentals
Foster a collaborative team environment
Leading assigned projects throughout the project lifecycle
Strong analytic work methodology and problem-solving skills
Position is designated as a position-of-trust; therefore, candidate must submit to and successfully pass a background investigation
Preferred
DB Integration; MSSQL preferred
Experience with programming languages, Python/Jython preferred
Familiarity with containerization, virtualization, DevOps
Public Utility experience a plus
Benefits
401(k)
Defined Contribution Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Medical
Prescription
Dental and vision coverage
Disability
Paid time off
Life insurance
Voluntary benefits
Health and wellness programs
Company
American Water
American Water is a waste water utility company.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900.57MKey Investors
Water Research Foundation
2024-02-21Grant· $0.57M
2023-06-27Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2017-11-29Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
John Griffith
President and Chief Executive Officer
Susan N. Story
President & Chief Executive Officer
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