Instrumentation - Automation - SCADA Specialist - Northeast Region
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, 49685, USA
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Instrumentation - Automation - SCADA Specialist - Northeast Region
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At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact:
At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. Through the delivery of our operations and maintenance services, you’ll make it simpler and more seamless for our municipal clients to operate safely and efficiently, empowering communities to focus on what matters most to them – people.
Jacobs is seeking a dynamic Instrumentation Automation SCADA Specialist to support our water and wastewater facilities across our Northeast Region
. Your role enables our regional Operational Technology team to better “Understand and serve the needs of project teams by taking ownership of and supporting practical, resilient, & secure technology.” As a member of our team, you will support the Operational Technology Manager & the Regional Services Group as we work with our projects to provide world‑class OT services that enable the daily treatment of more than 1.7 billion gallons of water and the protection of water resources throughout the region.
In this role, you’ll need excellent problem‑solving skills, customer service skills, and experience designing, implementing, and maintaining Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems as well as underlying PLC systems and control panels. You’ll maintain a diverse deployment of SCADA systems from Inductive Automation, Rockwell Automation, Aveva (Wonderware), and Allen Bradley PLC systems from Rockwell Automation. Automation Specialists will also be responsible for developing and implementing upgrades across projects of differing sizes and budgets.
You’ll be service‑oriented and proactive in anticipating and resolving problems while maximizing the efficient use of resources as well as eager to learn more and develop skills in primary and secondary areas, such as networking and Industrial Cyber Security.
- Traveling to projects throughout the region
- Configuring, commissioning, and maintaining Control Panels, PLCs, and SCADA Systems
- Supporting the installation of Control Panels, PLCs, & SCADA Servers, and Workstations
- Troubleshooting process control issues
- Troubleshooting SCADA communications issues
- Remote Work, Home/Local Facility
- Remotely monitor assets across facilities and identify maintenance needs or service degradation
- Remotely Assist with troubleshooting process control issues
- Remotely Apply minor updates and fixes to existing SCADA & PLC systems
- Work with facility managers to identify technology needs
- Document existing infrastructure
- Develop plans to improve facility control systems in alignment with facility needs
- Collaborate with other disciplines on equipment installation, startup & commissioning
- Configure equipment to conform to process control and resiliency standards
- Manage SCADA user accounts and access controls
- Overtime/work outside the regular schedule may be required
- General office equipment, which includes telephone, copier, PC/laptop, and other miscellaneous office equipment.
- Industrial Control Equipment VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, Embedded devices, Radios, etc.
- Servers, switches, routers, and other computer equipment that support the commercial and industrial network environment.
- Operating hand tools, power tools, ladders, and test equipment.
Bring your team‑focus, adaptability, and commitment to excellence, and we’ll help you grow what drives you – and deliver the world’s most challenging Operations Management projects, together.
This is a hybrid position working from home and traveling to project sites up to 50% of the time.
What you’ll need- A principle‑driven person that exudes Integrity, Curiosity, & Empathy
- 5+ Years’ experience in…
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