Job D5301 Description Click to apply: Please attach resume to mail
SOFT's client, located in Lowell, MA is looking for a Lead Engineer for a long term contract assignment. A bachelor's degree in engineering is required along with the ability to work on-site assignment.

Job Purpose
• Research, install, and configure data interfaces from plant instrumentation and control systems to SCADA systems.
• Provide plant operations and performance engineers with reliable data and graphic representations of plant systems for evaluating key plant performance indicators.
• Introduce new instrumentation interface technologies to plant management to assist in performance improvement methods and techniques.
• Maintain knowledge of current networking and instrumentation interface technologies.
• Maintain required security on critical computer systems and networked devices installed and used in the plants.
• Support asset management functions by providing appropriate, timely data to asset management and operators.
• Knowledge of NERC CIP requirements pertaining to critical cyber assets and operational technology (OT).
• Develop departmental standards and management of internal/external project compliance to standards to ensure optimum efficiency, cost-effectiveness, safety, and security.

Key Accountabilities
• Protect plant critical cyber assets from unauthorized access.
• Successful disaster recovery techniques.
• Higher availability of critical data to marketers, operators, plant engineers, and marketers.
• Successful integration of plant instrumentation to data acquisition systems.
• Verify/Oversee that contractor work is performed safely, on time, with the agreed.
• Work closely with Process Safety, Operations, Key Stakeholders, and Contractors to ensure maximum efficiency in developing the asset project plan.
• Analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Experienced with ladder, statement, and function block programming languages.
• Required industrial network experience and detailed knowledge of secure configuration fundamentals for industrial and safety systems.
• Good project management skills, including management of risk for the delivery of projects to scope, time, and cost.
• Demonstrated technical capabilities in instrumentation and data acquisition systems, software, and hardware.
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective people management skills.
• Creative, Innovative, Adaptable, and Flexible. Able to work with current plant systems.
• Demonstrated ability to apply technical knowledge in a working environment.


Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 3 years + of process plant experience or other appropriate experience.
• 5 years + of instrumentation and control systems experience.