Control System Specialist at Watershed Consulting

Overview: To assess the control systems environment through advanced fault finding and problem-solving; analyse problems, provide solutions and continuously optimise system and processes; safeguard control systems assets, networks and information and to ensure high availability of control systems

Qualifications

• National Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (Essential)
• B Tech/ B Degree (NQF Level 7) in Electrical Engineering / Electronic / Information Technology (Recommended)

Experience

• Minimum of eight (8) years relevant operational technology industrial experience in a mining or plant environment, of which two (2) years must be in a Specialist capacity (Essential)

Other requirements:

Preference to Women in Mining

• System administration and security
• System maintenance and availability (including backups and disaster recovery, life-cycle management of control systems assets and change management)
• Customer relations and services
• Process, system and plant optimisation (address deviations and underlying process control issues and seize opportunities for improvements and optimization)
• Drive improvement / technology / optimisation projects by applying sound project management principles
• Improve OT Cybersecurity posture
• SHERQ adherence and compliance