OTCR Technical Specialist IV (Controls & Automation

Who we are:

We are a water-focused engineering consulting firm, certified as a Great Place to Work® based on feedback from our community of over 265 team members. We ranked top three in the AEC Advisors 2021 and 2022 Diversity Index Top Firms and have been recognized as one of Fortune’s® Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services from 2023 – 2025. Since 1990, our mission has been to be the water firm of choice for both our clients and our team.

Over the years we have built upon that mission and now integrate a host of high-quality services in groundwater, water supply, water and wastewater treatment, water and wastewater infrastructure, stormwater, recycled water, construction management, and operations technology from our multiple locations in the west. As a team, we work with our clients to understand their true needs. Our long-term relationships are based on integrity, partnership, and high-value solutions.

In 2026 and beyond, West Yost is advancing water resources for future generations and living our core values every day.

Compensation range: $90,000 - $128,000. Based on our Lake Oswego, OR office location. (West Yost uses geographic salary differentials that would apply for candidates in other regions).

Status:
Full-time, Exempt

LOCATION:
Lake Oswego, OR ( ).

** This is a Hybrid role with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.**

The OTCR Technical Specialist IV leads the planning, design, programming, and delivery of industrial control systems. This position provides advanced expertise in PLC and SCADA systems, control strategy development, SCADA standards and master planning, and the application of Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) principles. The role provides technical and project leadership, mentors technical staff, and serves as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams while supporting business development and critical infrastructure resilience initiatives.

• Develops, tests,maintains, and updates SCADA and PLC programs that provide monitoring and control of plant and process systems.
• Designs and configures PLC logic and HMI applications for water and wastewater processes. Develops and maintains SCADA standards to promote consistency, scalability, cybersecurity, and reliability.  ueries databases and historians for historical data to facilitate report development by utilities.
• Applies advanced knowledge of instrumentation and automatic control of dynamic processes to promote safe, reliable, and efficient operability.
• Designs advanced control strategies including PID control, sequencing, interlocks, redundancy schemes, and fail-safe systems.
• Designs and develops control systems including instrumentation, panels, field devices, and associated equipment.
• Develops Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), control narratives, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and technical specifications.
• Provides controls and instrumentation expertise in multidisciplinary EI&C design and review activities.
• Coordinates with electrical engineers to promote alignment between instrumentation and automation system design.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of SCADA Master Plans.
• Exercises independent technical judgment on complex control system assignments and provides technical direction to project teams.
• Promotes continuous improvement and technical excellence within engineering.

• Performs engineering services during construction, including submittal review, Requests for Information (RFI) response, and field observations.
• Supports control system installation, startup, commissioning, and troubleshooting activities.
• Coordinates with contractors, integrators, and field personnel to support successful system implementation.

• Applies Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) principles and OT cybersecurity practices to control system design, programming, and modernization.
• Evaluates control system vulnerabilities, critical assets, system dependencies, and operational risks to improve infrastructure resilience and continuity.
• Supports…