Our client is a highly regarded infrastructure organisation responsible for the operation, maintenance and long-term stewardship of significant transport assets, supporting the safe and efficient movement of millions of motorists each year.

With significant investment underway across technology, automation, and asset modernisation, a newly created permanent opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior Control Systems Project Engineer to join their team.

This client-side role will provide the opportunity to work on complex projects, partnering with internal stakeholders, specialist vendors, contractors, and technology partners to deliver critical infrastructure upgrades.

About Your Current Role:

This senior technical position will provide engineering leadership, governance, and technical oversight across the delivery of Operational Technology projects.

Key responsibilities will include:

- Support the delivery of Operational Technology projects from requirements definition through to design, integration, testing, commissioning, and handover
- Provide technical assurance, engineering governance, and project oversight across control systems, SCADA, PLCs, and intelligent transport environments
- Define project requirements, support technical scoping, and contribute to cost and delivery planning
- Review technical documentation including designs, project plans, test plans, O&M; manuals, and commissioning outcomes
- Oversee installation, integration, verification, validation, and testing activities
- Manage relationships with vendors, contractors, suppliers, and technology partners




- Support cybersecurity, risk management, change management, and configuration control activities
- Drive continuous improvement of technology processes, standards, and procedures

About You:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Control Systems Project Engineer who combines strong technical capability with proven project delivery experience in complex operational environments.

In line with the above, you will bring:

- Degree qualification in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related discipline
- 10+ years’ experience delivering complex technology or engineering projects across the full lifecycle
- Strong experience with industrial control systems including SCADA, PLCs, automation, and Operational Technology environments
- Proven systems engineering experience across design, procurement, integration, verification, and validation
- Experience delivering brownfield upgrades within critical infrastructure or operational environments
- Strong understanding of control systems, networking, cybersecurity, functional safety, and virtualisation
- Proven ability managing vendors, contractors, stakeholders, technical documentation, testing, and commissioning activities
- A background within transport infrastructure, utilities or systems integration environments with ITS/SCADA/OMCS will be highly regarded.

This role offers:

- Hybrid working arrangement (3 days office / 2 days WFH)
- Long-term permanent stability
- Exposure to critical infrastructure projects
- High level of technical ownership and influence

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📌 Senior Control Systems Project Engineer (City of Sydney)
🏢 West Recruitment Consulting
📍 City of Sydney