Senior Control Systems Engineer

City of San Diego, CA - San Diego, CA

Full-time

San Diego, CA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

Senior Control Systems Engineer positions administer and supervise the Automation and Process Control group for the Public Utilities Department; operate and maintain the Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Department Information Network (DIN), Facility Information Network (FIN), and the Process Information Network (PIN); review designs and standardization of the control systems within and between facilities; evaluate and oversee the design, development, implementation, and testing of systems related to area of responsibility; develop and implement system enhancements to improve reliability and performance; prepare reports and correspondence; interview, train, evaluate, and rate subordinates; and perform other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Administer and supervise the Automation and Process Control group for the Public Utilities Department.
• Operate and maintain the Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Department Information Network (DIN), Facility Information Network (FIN), and the Process Information Network (PIN).
• Review designs and standardization of the control systems within and between facilities.
• Evaluate and oversee the design, development, implementation, and testing of systems related to area of responsibility.
• Develop and implement system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Prepare reports and correspondence.
• Interview, train, evaluate, and rate subordinates.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Four years of full-time professional industrial engineering project management experience which MUST include supervisory and managerial duties.
• Registration as a Professional Control Systems Engineer with the State of California.

Nice-to-haves

• One year of full-time professional experience in a water/wastewater control system environment such as design, construction, facility start up, systems operation, or maintenance.
• Experience with the Emerson Ovation, AVEVA Wonderware, or WDPF DCS technologies, application hardware/software.
• Experience with PLC, SCADA, and PC technologies.
• Experience with and knowledge of Industrial Controls CyberSecurity procedures and NIST Standards.

Benefits

• 2% wage increase effective 1/1/25
• 5% wage increase effective 7/1/25
• 31% additional pay for Senior Control Systems Engineer employees with valid State of California registration as a Professional Control Systems Engineer.