OT Emerging Technologies & SCADA Digital Innovation-Discipline Leader

OT Emerging Technologies & SCADA Digital Innovation-Discipline Leader

CDM Smith is seeking an innovative and forward-looking Discipline Leader focusing on emerging water technologies and innovation within the SCADA / OT environment. This individual will lead the integration of next-generation technologies into critical water and wastewater infrastructure engineering consulting that we provide as a firm. This national technical engineering leadership role blends a deep understanding of operational technology (OT) with a knowledge of analytics to enhance the performance, reliability, and sustainability of water infrastructure system design. With a focus on future-ready systems, this leader will partner with CDM Smith's digital subsidiary, Trinnex, in developing smart water solutions that incorporate AI, machine learning, digital twins, advanced sensing, edge computing, and autonomous control into OT / SCADA environmentspositioning utilities to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

You would contribute to CDM Smith's mission by :

• Delivering modern HMI and SCADA systems using platforms such as GE iFIX, Ignition, AVEVA / Wonderware, and OSIsoft PIenhanced with digital overlays and contextual data.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams within the companyspanning automation engineering, IT, and data scienceto deliver holistic, high-value digital solutions to clients.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams within the company to provide integration of industrial control systems to client enterprise environments, preparing utilities for smart grid, net-zero, and One Water future goals.
• Leveraging historian and real-time SCADA data and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within the company for advanced analytics, decision support, and operational insights.
• Advancing cybersecure OT network designs in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams within the company, integrating modern ICS standards and real-time risk mitigation techniques.
• Maintaining direct involvement in project execution to reinforce hands-on innovation and technical excellence.
• Providing the technical leadership for our TSU staff providing automation engineering consulting to our clients.
• Partnering with Trinnex in providing the Operational Technology (OT) design and deployment of AI / ML models for applications such as process optimization, energy management, predictive maintenance, and operational forecasting in water and wastewater systems.
• Leading an integrated approach, partnering our technical engineering expertise with our digital Trinnex expertise to apply AI / ML models within the OT network to enable predictive operations, anomaly detection, dynamic optimization, and autonomous system control across treatment and distribution systems.
• Leading an integrated approach, partnering our technical engineering expertise with our digital Trinnex expertise to implement digital twins, IoT sensor frameworks, and decision intelligence platforms to improve situational awareness and operational forecasting.
• Providing technical engineering leadership in OT system design, partnering with Trinnex digital expertise to design industrial network architecture, system integration, and Industrial Control System ICS cybersecurity best practices.

Discipline Leadership :

Minimum Qualifications :

EEO Statement :

CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients.

Why CDM Smith?

Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it's a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family. Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.

Job Site Location : United States - Nationwide

Amount of Travel Required : 20%

Assignment Category : Fulltime-Regular

Visa Sponsorship Available : No

Skills and Abilities :

Demonstrated expertise in OT systems design, SCADA integration, and application software for automation platforms. Experience with AI / ML platforms (e.g., Python, TensorFlow, Azure, AWS) and automation tools (e.g., GE iFIX, Ignition, OSIsoft PI). Knowledge of industrial control system (ICS) network architectures, cybersecurity practices, and system interoperability. Strong strategic thinking, technical engineering leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.

Background Check and Drug Testing Information :

CDM Smith reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check.

Pay Range Minimum : $104,229

Pay Range Maximum : $182,374

Additional Compensation : All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.

Work Location Options : Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.

Driver's License Requirements : An appropriate and valid driver's license is required.

Massachusetts Applicants : It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.