Manager – OT Automation & SCADA

Job Title

Manager – OT, Automation & SCADA

Experience

15–18 years preferred, with strong experience in Automation, SCADA, BMS, ELV/Safety & Security systems, system integration, commissioning, and project delivery.

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager – OT, Automation & SCADA to lead engineering, integration, commissioning, documentation, and team coordination for multi-vendor OT systems. The candidate should be capable of managing automation engineers, SCADA application engineers, BMS engineers, ELV/Safety & Security engineers, application engineers, and project engineers.

Roles & Responsibilities

Engineering & Configuration

Lead engineering activities for PLC, SCADA, BMS, ELV/Safety & Security, and OT integration systems.

Review and approve technical deliverables such as FDS, LLD, I/O list, points list, interface matrix, alarm matrix, testing procedures, as-builts, and O&M documentation.

Ensure engineering standards, naming conventions, graphics standards, alarm philosophy, and documentation quality are maintained.

Guide engineers on system configuration, database development, graphics, alarms, trends, reports, and dashboards.

Integration & Interfaces

Lead multi-vendor system integration across PLC/SCADA/BMS/ELV/OT systems.

Ensure proper interface design and validation using protocols such as Modbus TCP/RTU, BACnet, OPC UA/DA, Profinet/Profibus, Ethernet/IP, MQTT, API/HTTP, SQL/historian interfaces as applicable.

Coordinate with OEMs, vendors, ICT/network teams, and internal engineers for interface readiness and issue closure.

Review and control interface risks, integration dependencies, and third-party system limitations.

Testing, Commissioning & Handover

Plan and manage FAT, SAT, integrated testing, loop checks, functional testing, failover testing, commissioning, and punch closure.

Ensure test reports, evidence packs, configuration backups, and handover documents are complete and properly controlled.

Support site teams during troubleshooting, RCA, and stabilization of systems during commissioning and early operation.

Ensure final handover is aligned with client/consultant requirements.

Project Coordination & Governance

Manage and coordinate the OT & Automation team, including task allocation, progress tracking, and technical guidance.

Conduct internal reviews, technical workshops, vendor meetings, and client/consultant coordination meetings.

Maintain trackers for deliverables, actions, interface issues, punch points, approvals, and dependencies.

Support project planning, resource planning, recovery actions, and management reporting.

Coordinate with sales/proposal teams for technical inputs, BOQ, tender support, and solution review when required.

Quality & Compliance

Ensure all submissions follow company quality procedures, document control process, revision control, and approval workflow.

Ensure safe site execution in line with HSE requirements and permit-to-work procedures.

Maintain proper change control for site modifications, configuration updates, and design revisions.

Ensure team outputs are technically correct, traceable, and suitable for client/consultant approval.

Key Skills

Strong leadership in OT, Automation, SCADA, BMS, and ELV system delivery.

Hands-on understanding of Siemens, Schneider, Rockwell, Mitsubishi, Honeywell, Trend, Niagara, WinCC / WinCC OA, AVEVA, Ignition, ICONICS or similar platforms.

Strong knowledge of industrial protocols: Modbus, BACnet, OPC, Profinet/Profibus, Ethernet/IP, MQTT, API/HTTP.

Strong experience in FAT/SAT, commissioning, troubleshooting, RCA, and system handover.

Excellent coordination with client, consultant, vendors, OEMs, site teams, and management.

Strong documentation, reporting, planning, and team management skills.

Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree / Diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation, or related engineering discipline.

. Skillset Required: OT, Automation, SCADA, BMS, ELV Systems, Safety & Security Systems, System Integration, Commissioning, Project Delivery, Engineering, Integration, Documentation, Team Coordination, Multi-Vendor System Integration, Team Management, PLC, OT Integration, FDS, LLD, I/O List, Points List, Interface Matrix, Alarm Matrix, Testing Procedures, As-builts, O&M Documentation, Engineering Standards, Naming Conventions, Graphics Standards, Alarm Philosophy, System Configuration, Database Development, Graphics, Alarms, Trends, Reports, Dashboards, Interface Design, Validation, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, BACnet, OPC UA, OPC DA, Profinet, Profibus, Ethernet/IP, MQTT, API, HTTP, SQL, Historian Interfaces, OEM Coordination, Interface Risk Management, Integration Dependency Management, FAT, SAT, Integrated Testing, Loop Checks, Functional Testing, Failover Testing, Test Reports, Configuration Backups, Handover Documentation, Troubleshooting, RCA, System Stabilization, Task Allocation, Progress Tracking, Technical Guidance, Internal Reviews, Technical Workshops, Vendor Meetings, Client Coordination, Project Planning, Resource Planning, Recovery Actions, Management Reporting, BOQ, Tender Support, Solution Review, Quality Procedures, Document Control, Revision Control, Approval Workflow, HSE, Permit-to-Work Procedures, Change Control, Leadership, Siemens, Schneider, Rockwell, Mitsubishi, Honeywell, Trend, Niagara, WinCC, WinCC OA, AVEVA, Ignition, ICONICS, Reporting, Planning