Automation Engineer

Role overview

Technical and coordination responsibilities

• Lead the team and coordinate operations and maintenance activities as the main point of contact.
• Analyze complex technical matters, recommend solutions, and participate in system solution development and implementation for water SCADA applications.
• Provide specialist technical knowledge, maintenance, and support for SCADA applications.
• Build and maintain communication with internal and external technical staff.
• Maintain business-process knowledge and secure operational and physical environments in line with corporate policies and standards.
• Maintain configuration version control for audit-compliant SCADA application development and operation.

Reporting and tracking

• Prepare the daily flow report and upload it to SharePoint after operations and maintenance review.
• Prepare monthly SLA, MESR, and KPI reports.
• Extract and review the daily FRC report, then upload it to SharePoint.
• Update the corrective maintenance tracker and coordinate pending work with the maintenance team.
• Prepare weekly and monthly asset failure lists for meetings, and update daily major site activities and events.
• Carry out other assigned tasks.

Experience and technical qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience with automation systems and SCADA in operational environments.
• At least 5 years of experience automating industrial systems and programming SCADA systems.
• Experience integrating automation systems and PLCs, including examples such as Siemens, Schneider Electric, Omron, Allen-Bradley, and Emerson.
• More than 1 year of experience analyzing data and improving production processes.
• Experience managing process-system integration, such as Wonderware, WinCC, or a similar system.
• Previous wastewater treatment plant and pumping station experience is listed.

Education and other requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics, telecommunications, instrumentation and control, or industrial studies specializing in industrial systems integration.
• UPDA registration or willingness to obtain it.
• Advanced English.

Pay

• Pay is listed as starting from QAR 1.00 per month.

Employment and joining

• Full-time role.
• Immediate joining is requested.

Workplace

• Work location is in person.