Manager, OT Systems & controls
Job in
Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Listed on 2026-02-21
Listing for:
Ma’aden
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-21
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Cybersecurity
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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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