Senior Control Systems Specialist

🏗 We're Hiring: Senior Control Systems Specialist

📍 Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time

💼 Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior

🌐 Work Arrangement: Remote, subject to site and project requirements

About Us

We are a construction-focused organization committed to engineering excellence, operational reliability, safety, and effective project delivery. Our teams across Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Procurement, Quality, HSE, and Information Technology collaborate to deliver complex projects while maintaining high technical and operational standards.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Control Systems Specialist to support the design, configuration, integration, commissioning, and maintenance of industrial control and automation systems. The successful candidate will help ensure reliable system performance, operational safety, and compliance with applicable engineering standards across construction projects, industrial facilities, and critical infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain control systems, including PLCs, SCADA, DCS, and HMI platforms.
• Develop and review control system architectures, functional specifications, control narratives, and technical documentation.
• Configure control logic, instrumentation interfaces, alarms, interlocks, and process monitoring functions.
• Coordinate control system integration with electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and operational technology teams.
• Review engineering drawings, control schematics, loop diagrams, and instrumentation documentation.
• Support factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), commissioning, and system validation.
• Troubleshoot control system faults, communication failures, configuration issues, and equipment performance problems.
• Monitor system reliability and recommend improvements to availability, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Apply appropriate cybersecurity controls to industrial control systems and operational technology environments.
• Support network segmentation, access management, secure configurations, and vulnerability remediation for control systems.
• Ensure control system modifications follow approved engineering, testing, and change management procedures.
• Coordinate with contractors, system integrators, equipment vendors, and project stakeholders.
• Verify compliance with project specifications, relevant IEC/ISA standards, and applicable UAE requirements.
• Maintain technical records, configuration backups, test reports, commissioning documentation, and maintenance procedures.
• Investigate recurring system failures and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers, technicians, and project teams.
• Support system upgrades, modernization initiatives, and integration of new automation technologies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Control Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, Automation, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in industrial automation, control system engineering, commissioning, or technical operations.
• Hands-on knowledge of PLC, SCADA, DCS, HMI, and industrial communication protocols.
• Familiarity with control system design, instrumentation, process control, and system integration.
• Understanding of industrial cybersecurity principles and operational technology security.
• Knowledge of relevant IEC, ISA, and functional safety standards where applicable.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and project coordination skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and external technical stakeholders.

Preferred Certifications

• ISA Certified Automation Professional (CAP).
• TÜV Functional Safety certification, where relevant.
• Relevant PLC, SCADA, or DCS vendor certifications.
• Industrial cybersecurity training or certification.
• Project management or engineering quality certifications.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Control system reliability and availability.
• Timeliness of fault diagnosis and corrective actions.
• Successful completion of testing and commissioning milestones.
• Compliance with technical specifications and safety requirements.
• Reduction in recurring control system failures.
• Quality of technical documentation and change management records.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation based on qualifications and experience.
• Remote working opportunities where compatible with site and commissioning responsibilities.
• Professional development and access to relevant technical training.
• A collaborative engineering environment focused on innovation and reliability.
• Opportunities to contribute to complex construction and industrial automation projects.

How to Apply

• Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CV highlighting relevant control systems experience, automation platforms, commissioning expertise, and professional certifications.