Industrial Controls Infrastructure Engineer

School of Government Services • Chapel Hill, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The selected candidate will be employed by the School of Government Services (SOG Services), but their work location and reporting responsibilities will be at Energy Services, Co ‑ Generation Plant. SOG Services assists faculty and staff at the UNC School of Government in carrying out its important mission: to improve the lives of North Carolinians by engaging in practical scholarship that helps public officials and citizens understand and improve state and local government. As a nonprofit organization and an official affiliated entity of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, SOG Services also contributes to advancing UNC-Chapel Hill’s broader mission of academic excellence, research, and public service. The Energy Services Department consists of five groups: Cogeneration Systems (CG), Electric Distribution Systems (EDS), Chilled Water Systems (CWS), Water/Wastewater/Stormwater (WWS), and Administration (ES‑Admin). This position serves as a senior engineering technical resource within the Industrial Controls Infrastructure Engineering (I&C) group, responsible for design, integration, reliability, and lifecycle management of industrial control systems supporting 24/7 operations. The role focuses on OT environments including SCADA, DCS, PLCs, and plant automation networks across campus utilities. This position acts as a technical liaison supporting system architecture, performance, resiliency, and security.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience with OT infrastructure.
• Experience with industrial OT systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to interpret technical diagrams.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Engineering, or related field and six to ten years of progressively responsible experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical OT infrastructure, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or ITIL foundation certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert in control-system infrastructure.
• Identify system reliability issues and implement solutions.
• Evaluate technologies and recommend modernization.
• Lead integration with reporting and analytics tools.
• Configure system interfaces and data connections.
• Develop solutions to improve efficiency.
• Maintain system documentation.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting of control systems.
• Manage lifecycle of control-system platforms.
• Support operations during critical events.
• Administer SCADA and OT systems.
• Ensure system resiliency and backup validation.
• Coordinate with internal and campus IT stakeholders.
• Provide technical consultation.
• Participate in vendor coordination.
• Support change management and planning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior