Senior Control Systems Design Engineer

GrayMatter Systems • Fort Myers, FL

7h • Onsite

About The Position

GrayMatter is seeking a Senior Control Systems Design Engineer to serve as the on-site technical lead for automation, controls, instrumentation, and SCADA across a multi-year South Florida county water and wastewater capital program. This senior, career-level role provides technical review and construction support across two water treatment plants and a well field, from design through construction, transition to operations, and warranty services. The role focuses on review and oversight; hands-on PLC/SCADA programming, electrical design, and installation are handled by partner teams. The position is on-site in South Florida at county water treatment plants and a well field, and relocation or extended travel should be expected.

Requirements

• 15-20 years of relevant experience in industrial or municipal automation, controls, instrumentation, and SCADA systems, ideally in water or wastewater treatment.
• Experience reviewing specifications, drawings, RFIs, and construction submittals on capital projects.
• Working knowledge of PLC and SCADA control system design sufficient to review programming for consistency and correctness; hands-on programming is not required.
• Working knowledge of medium- and low-voltage electrical design principles sufficient to review operational fit; direct electrical design work is not required.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple design and engineering firms on a single program.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document and escalate technical findings clearly.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) license; helpful but not required.
• Experience on large water or wastewater capital programs involving multiple concurrent design firms.

Responsibilities

• Review and mark up specifications and drawings for the well field and treatment plants; support RFI responses and bid package review during design.
• Identify and document conflicts between design documents and field or implementation conditions, then drive workable resolutions that represent the county's best interests.
• Review medium- and low-voltage electrical design for operability and constructability, coordinating with an electrical review partner as needed.
• Review SCADA and PLC programming and panel design for consistency across panels, sites, and processes; flag and help resolve inconsistencies across programming teams.
• Support construction-phase design and submittal reviews and field issue resolution, holding contractors to design requirements when rework is needed.
• Coordinate with the construction documentation administrator and program leadership to keep documentation, escalations, and reporting current.
• Provide a consistent senior technical presence throughout the design-through-construction engagement.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable industry standards, codes, and local, state, and federal regulations, and support compliance across design and construction.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed