[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Jacobs Solutions jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jacobs-solutions/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Jacobs Solutions · Boise, ID # Instrumentation & Controls/SCADA Lead Boise, ID Manager or lead Listed on Jacobs Solutions’s official careers site. Posted September 25, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Jacobs Solutions’s careers site →](https://jacobs.jobs/jobs/6601F04B22994BB1A573B558977F706B/) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Jacobs Solutions](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jacobs-solutions/) / Instrumentation & Controls/SCADA Lead ## Job description Join us at Jacobs as an Instrumentation & Controls Project Manager where you’ll provide project management services for Instrumentation and Control (I&C) / Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system implementation projects in the drinking water and wastewater industry, located in our Boise, ID office. Using your experience, your primary focus will be management and delivery of regional I&C / SCADA projects across the Northwest, including master planning, design, and SCADA software programming. You’ll be preparing scope and project fee for contracting, working with staff managers for assignment of project resources, approving material and subcontractor invoices for payment, preparing monthly client invoices, tracking change, and managing the delivery to meet the scope, schedule, and budget requirements. You could also be managing staff in multiple Jacobs’ office and/or project locations. In addition to your work managing projects, you will serve as the technical lead for PLC and HMI programming projects in the water and wastewater industry. You will be the main touchpoint for the client and will be responsible for mentoring junior staff. Our projects bring innovative solutions to our clients’ water/wastewater challenges, locally and worldwide. The role will require a self-motivated, detail oriented, quality driven, team focused professional. Jacobs allows teleworking, but some in-office time will be required for developing relationships and coordinating with project staff. The role will require periodic travel. - 8+ years of direct project management experience delivering instrumentation and control system implementation projects with values over $50,000 - Experience with typical project management tools including schedules, risk registers, and logs for change management - Experience with startup and commissioning control systems as a lead PLC and HMI programmer - Basic understanding of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) ### Experience with the following - Allen-Bradley ControlLogix & CompactLogix Programmable Logic Controllers - AVEVA System Platform, Inductive Automation Ignition, and Rockwell FactoryTalk - Implementation of control system Ethernet networks, including fiber optic and CAT-6 cabling systems - Operational Technology (OT) systems, including virtual servers and ring networks - Instrument calibration and commissioning - Control panel design - Work in the drinking water and/or wastewater industries - Working for a control system integrator - Coordinating with team members in multiple remote locations Ideally, you'll also have: - PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification - Active professional engineering (PE) license or ability to obtain - Experience developing Control System design packages for municipal clients - Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental, Electrical, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering - 5-15 years of instrumentation and control design or software delivery experience #LI-KS6 Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Sep 25, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 20, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 20, 2026 - Listed for: 25 days - Location: Boise, ID[Apply on Jacobs Solutions’s careers site →](https://jacobs.jobs/jobs/6601F04B22994BB1A573B558977F706B/) ## More jobs at Jacobs Solutions ### [Document Control Specialist](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jacobs-solutions/jobs/0eac8bf42ecf8db2caa7/) Boise, ID ### [Junior Staff Archaeologist - Multiple West Locations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jacobs-solutions/jobs/75ac3ac4498450893e16/) Boise, ID ### [Mid-Career Hydrogeologist](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jacobs-solutions/jobs/323a6b4f7d7a9164597c/) Boise, ID ### [Mid-Level Archaeologist - Multiple West Locations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jacobs-solutions/jobs/9cb16ea0b8d7beca5875/) Boise, ID ### [Senior Archaeologist - Multiple West Locations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jacobs-solutions/jobs/bea93f5807393ddd8676/) Boise, ID ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Facilities SCADA/Controls Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/b9e03f3919bc3d904307/) Lockheed Martin · Cape Canaveral, FL ### [Electrical Engineer - Instrumentation and Controls](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/targa-resources/jobs/481a880a7ace289e7248/) Targa Resources ### [Senior Engineer – SCADA and Controls Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/jobs/3ab26f5640e153a05fa9/) Oracle · United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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