Role Summary
- Leads Maaden’s systems, and controls function, ensuring consistent standards, safe operation, and effective performance of industrial control systems across sites.
- Owns OT systems and controls standards including PLC, DCS, SCADA, MES integration, and control system governance.
- Acts as the control systems authority, ensuring reliable, standardized, and well-governed OT environments across operations.
Key Responsibilities
•Own OT Systems and Controls
−Own the enterprise roadmap for OT systems and controls including PLCs, DCS, SCADA, and control system integrations
−Guide system selection, configuration standards, and upgrade strategies for control platforms
−Support site teams in deploying and maintaining compliant control systems
•Ensure Safe and Reliable Control Operations
−Promote safe-by-design control system architectures and operating practices
−Support performance monitoring, diagnostics, and continuous improvement of control systems
−Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for control system reliability issues
−Design and deploy ‘closed loop by default’ systems that fast-track Autonomous operations beyond conventional APC’s
•Enable Integration and Interoperability
−Define control system integration standards with OT infrastructure, data platforms, and enterprise systems
−Partner with OT Infrastructure, Storage, Networking & Connectivity teams to ensure controls are deployable and operable
Core Competencies
- OT governance and control systems standards
- PLC, DCS, SCADA, and industrial automation platforms
Control system reliability and lifecycle management
OT integration and interoperability
Cross-site coordination and stakeholder management
Remote Filed operations support
Qualifications
- Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Control, Automation, or Systems Engineering | Postgrad Masters preferred
- 12+ years’ experience in industrial control systems or OT environments
Strong hands-on knowledge of PLC, DCS, and SCADA platforms
Experience governing control system standards across multiple sites
Background in mining, process, or asset-intensive industries preferred
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