OT Emerging Technologies & SCADA Digital Innovation-Discipline Leader

OT Emerging Technologies & SCADA Digital Innovation-Discipline Leader

CDM Smith is seeking an innovative, highly collaborative, 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 :

Technical Leadership :

• 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 : We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. 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. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.