OT Manager; SCADA & OT Architecture Manager

Summary

Leads the engineering teams responsible for delivering secure, reliable Operational Technology (OT) and SCADA solutions for customer projects in automotive paint shop and municipal water/wastewater environments. This working manager role combines hands‑on project engineering with direct oversight of the OT engineering team and the SCADA engineering department. The Manager drives technical excellence, ensures consistent quality and cybersecurity standards across all OT deliverables, and collaborates with Project Management, Sales, and Estimating to provide technical guidance during proposal development and project execution.

You may be required to perform any or all of the following duties. Additional duties may be assigned.

• Directly supervise OT Project Engineers and SCADA Project Engineers, providing technical direction, performance feedback, and professional development support.
• Assign project resources across OT and SCADA teams, balancing workload against project schedules and priorities.
• Establish and enforce department standards for OT network architecture, cybersecurity controls, documentation, and commissioning procedures.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement within the group.
• Participate in recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding of engineering staff.
• Serve as lead engineer on selected OT projects, performing system architecture, network design, configuration, and commissioning activities.
• Review and approve technical designs, network diagrams, equipment submittals, and bills of material prepared by OT and SCADA engineers.
• Provide technical oversight during field commissioning; travel to customer sites to support project startups as needed.
• Specify and oversee procurement of COTS OT hardware in coordination with the Purchasing department.
• Coordinate with the Manufacturing department to ensure accurate and efficient fabrication of control panels where applicable.

• Define and maintain OT/SCADA architecture standards that address network segmentation, remote access, endpoint security, backup/recovery, and data historian integration.
• Ensure all deliverables comply with applicable cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., IEC 62443, NIST 800-82) and customer security requirements.
• Lead technical risk assessments for OT infrastructure and communicate findings and mitigations to Project Management and customers.
• Stay current with emerging OT/SCADA technologies, cybersecurity threats, and industry best practices; incorporate updates into department standards.
• Collaborate with Sales and Estimating teams to scope OT and SCADA components of customer proposals, providing accurate labor and material estimates.
• Participate in customer technical meetings, design reviews, and project kickoffs in a subject matter expert capacity.
• Advise Project Management of customer change requests, technical scope gaps, or proposal discrepancies with OT or SCADA impact.

• Maintain accurate project records, as‑built network documentation, standard operating procedures, and commissioning reports.
• Report group performance metrics, resource utilization, and project status to the Engineering Manager.
• Develop and maintain department‑level templates, design standards, and reusable engineering deliverables.

Reports to the Director of Engineering & Design. Directly supervises OT Project Engineers and the SCADA Engineering department. Works in close collaboration with Project Managers, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Sales, and Estimating.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrated leadership ability, including experience managing or mentoring technical engineering staff.
• Deep expertise in OT network architecture: industrial Ethernet, VLANs, managed switches, firewalls, VPN/remote access, and network…