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What We Offer:
Our excellent salary and benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, education reimbursement, 401(k), performance bonuses, and an employee stock program. Employee Resource Groups and Programs offered include the Young Professionals Group, Women at Wade Trim, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Mentor Program, Sustainability Program, and Wellness Program.
Position Description:
We are looking for a Senior SCADA/ I&C Professional Engineer to join our Water Team to improve infrastructure across the firm. The candidate must be a licensed PE with a bachelor's degree in civil, electrical, or adjacent engineering degrees and fifteen years or more of related experience. The candidate should have experience working with various projects that may include water/wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, sewer/ combined sewer overflow, collection and conveyance systems, distribution and transmission systems, storm water, hydrologic and hydraulic models and/or other water resource projects. The candidate must also be self-motivated, work well with others, and have excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills. A flexible hybrid-remote work schedule is available after 30 days of employment.
Typical responsibilities include:

• Lead Wade Trim's SCADA and I&C work in across the discipline.
• Support the design, development, installation, and startup of SCADA & PLC-based automation and control systems for water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and facilities.
• Extensive experience designing and supporting SCADA systems for water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with municipal water/wastewater clients.
• Strong coordination skills with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and utility stakeholders.
• Experience supporting construction administration, including RFIs, submittals, field changes, and startup.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical users.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and best practices, including ISA-101 and utility-specific HMI/SCADA standards.
• Develop and maintain SCADA, PLC, and HMI standards for water and wastewater clients to ensure consistency, usability, and long-term maintainability.
• Perform quality control and peer reviews for I&C and electrical design deliverables across multiple projects.
• Support development of new SCADA products, templates, and internal tools to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians.
• Provide design reviews for I&C and electrical portions of district or firmwide projects.
• Support construction services including submittal reviews, RFIs, field inspections, testing, startup support, and change order management.
• Leads electrical and instrumentation and control (I&C) design specifications and drawings including one-line diagrams, electrical detail drawings, process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs)
• Develop and assist with electrical designs that include calculations and power distribution for mechanical equipment related to municipal water and wastewater projects
• Experience includes general electrical power distribution and supply design, lighting and receptacle plans, mechanical equipment power plans, panel board schedules, arc flash studies, and back-up power generation design for water and wastewater treatment plants, CSO facilities and pump stations.
• Travel to and attend client, staff and project meetings
• Prepare permit applications
• Assist with the preparation of cost estimates
• Review and comment on Contractor submittals
• Assist Project Managers
• Manage business development/sales activities and maintain excellent client relations
• Prepare a summary of qualifications, presentations, and proposals
• Manage financial and technical aspects of multiple projects
• Prepare proposals and presentations
• Conduct on-site inspections as needed
• Prepare project status and other reports
• Attend client, public, project, and staff meetings including client progress, plan review, pre-construction, etc.
• Maintain a safe working environment

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering or related degree

Skills/Experience:

• Professional Engineering License required
• NCEES eligible preferred
• 15+ years of related Engineering experience

About Wade Trim:
Wade Trim is committed to maximizing the value of infrastructure investments. We've been solving complex engineering challenges for a century. We customize our work approach to fit each project using a collaborative, friendly style to deliver solutions our clients can stand behind.
Our supportive culture recognizes and strives to fulfill collective client, company, and individual needs. Mentoring and building skills of Wade Trim staff is a priority. Frequent interaction among staff is encouraged, company leadership is easily accessible, and opportunities are provided for staff to help shape the firm's future through strategic planning. Work/life balance is supported through a flexible, hybrid work schedule that brings team members together in the office at least three days a week and connects them virtually when working from home.
To solve our clients' toughest challenges, we've devoted ourselves to delivering innovative solutions. Our Office of Applied Technology (OAT) is dedicated to seeking new technologies or ways to apply existing technologies to enhance value to our clients and positively impact communities. All staff are encouraged to share ideas and suggestions for innovative technologies or processes to adopt. This open-minded approach enables us to advance technology, foster innovation, and stay ahead of our clients' needs.
Wade Trim's success is shared by the employees that make it happen. Since our beginning, our firm has been 100% employee owned. This cultivates an ownership mindset that benefits our work approach, collaborative culture, and ability to deliver client solutions. We believe employee ownership drives the sustainability and growth of our firm and provides all our employees with opportunities for financial success.
If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in a friendly environment, please submit your resume by visiting the Careers section of our website at http://www.wadetrim.com/careers.
Wade Trim does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or CVs from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. Any submission made without a valid, signed agreement and an approved engagement request from Wade Trim's People Services Team will be considered the property of Wade Trim. Wade Trim reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidate submitted through unsolicited means without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. A valid agreement can only be signed by the Director of People Services. Resumes or candidate profiles submitted at the request of a Wade Trim employee who is not authorized by the People Services team do not constitute a valid engagement. Recruiters and agencies must have a current, written agreement authorized by the Director of People Services to be considered an approved vendor.
Wade Trim is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.