Industrial I&C Engineer

The Edmonton Waste Management Centre (EWMC) is seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Industrial Controls and Instrumentation Engineer. In this pivotal role, you will be the backbone of our technical operations, driving the delivery of top-tier Control Systems engineering oversight and providing critical technical support to our Operations, Maintenance, and Project teams. As a leader in our technical ecosystem, you will spearhead the development and management of our comprehensive Industrial Control System (ICS). You will have complete ownership over our data communication networks, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) networks, SCADA, instrumentation, and core Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure. If you are a safety-minded engineering professional who thrives on optimizing system reliability, securing critical infrastructure, and implementing innovative technical solutions, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact on municipal efficiency and environmental sustainability. What will you do? - Analyze, document, and establish long-term requirements for ICS/PLC systems, developing strategic plans to implement new technologies and processes - Prepare in-house engineering drawings, construction work packages, and specifications for process instrumentation to support system modifications and capital expansions - Develop and modify control logic, programs, and data structures for process control, monitoring, and safety systems - Manage patch deployment, system health monitoring, and cybersecurity protocols to protect Operational Technology (OT) assets and data systems - Install software/hardware upgrades, administer databases, monitor communication performance, and manage configurations for all ICS components - Develop complex, ad-hoc reports and data structures from enterprise applications utilizing Ignition, Python, and SQL - Optimize preventive (PM) and predictive (PdM) maintenance strategies, and lead equipment reliability and criticality reviews to minimize downtime - Act as the subject matter expert to advise, research, and resolve complex instrumentation, computer-related, and network issues - Coordinate instrumentation and controls design work with other engineering disciplines while maintaining communication with Operations, Maintenance, and Planning for plant sustainability - Deliver formal and informal end-user training, participate actively as a member of the Process Safety team (OH&S), and assist with operational and capital budget preparation