City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

Airport SCADA Supervisor

Under limited supervision, this position is responsible for managing the real-time Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). This position is responsible for ensuring the real-time control system’s integrity, availability, and business responsiveness. This position supports primary airport customers including airlines, TSA, and vendors, and the Airline Maintenance division.

1. Manages, trains, and leads staff that supports 24/7 real-time control system integrity and ensures the highest operational reliability and system availability. This requires after-hours on-call support to meet the response requirements for restoring the mission critical system.
2. Oversees daily evaluations and tuning of real-time control systems operations to accomplish the best system performance; communicates with dispatchers, engineers, and field crews; and troubleshoots and performs problem analysis and resolution as required.
3. Leads technical discussions on complex system issues; makes recommendations and suggestions to management and users; interacts closely with SCADA vendors or third-party technology vendors in order to keep abreast of the latest technology environment.
4. Works with CIP project management to ensure SCADA systems are updated and tested to support project schedule; ensures that all telemetry and controls are available and accurate.
5. Reviews and coordinates the addition of Process Control Automation devices to the systems.
6. Manages customer relationships. Keeps customers and project managers informed about status of all projects and manages project deadlines.
7. Oversees the implementation of the Advanced Network applications to ensure efficient and reliable remote system administration and troubleshooting.
8. Provides for emergency backup system and plans to exercise it on a regular basis.
9. Plans, implements, coordinates, and monitors compliance and evaluates policies and procedures to guide staff actions and transactions. Implements changes to improve processes and policies.
10. Reviews current and future requirements from business and technical needs assessments and develops short- and long-range plans to anticipate those needs.
11. Is responsible for CIP and O&M sectional budgets associated with improvements and enhancements to the SCADA systems and other control systems.
12. Ensures group efforts to keep up with the latest developments in the airport industry, to Federal, State, and Local regulations and Automation (ISA) standards and regulatory requirements

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.

• Knowledge of PLC ladder login programming.
• Knowledge of Siemens, GE Fanuc, or Allen Bradley integrated architecture.
• Skill in using computers and related software.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
• Ability to direct the timely production of project proposals and agreements.
• Ability to understand database design and application development.
• Ability to perform systems testing of specification requirements.
• Ability to understand and use standard application development design, report and project management tools.
• Ability to effectively participate in multiple projects or project capacities.
• Ability to perform objective analyses and re-engineering of business processes to maximize quality service and cost-effectiveness.

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics, plus six (6) years of experience in a field related to SCADA and/or Baggage Handling Process Control work, including two (2) years of experience in a supervisory or lead capacity.
• Experience may substitute for education up to a maximum of four (4) years.

Valid State of Texas Class “C” driver license.