# Lead Field Control Specialist

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Overland Park, KS
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Lead Field Control Specialist for their Overland Park, KS office. As part of the Field Control Services (FCS) Team, you will be involved in projects and contribute to a growing organization that meets clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

With over 73,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide, WSP collaborates daily to create positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities served through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. In the U.S, WSP was recognized on TIME's list of the world's best companies and Fortune's Change the World list.

**Your Impact**

- Lead and execute field control system commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and outage support activities for various facilities.

- Serve as a field technical authority for PLC- and DCS-based control systems, including Rockwell Allen-Bradley ControlLogix platforms, AVEVA System Platform / Wonderware InTouch HMIs, and DCS platforms such as Emerson DeltaV and ABB.

- Lead instrumentation installation verification, loop checks, calibration, and functional testing in support of control system commissioning and startup.

- Perform water-tube and package boiler combustion testing, tuning, and verification in coordination with plant operations and in accordance with applicable safety practices.

- Independently plan and execute assigned field work by understanding project scope, schedule, and budget prior to mobilization.

- Produce commissioning reports, calibration records, test documentation, software backups, and as-built deliverables that meet FCS, project, and client standards.

- Interface directly with plant operations staff, vendors, contractors, and internal WSP teams to support safe and successful execution of field activities.

- Support business development activities including technical input to proposals, development of field cost estimates, and identification of follow-on work opportunities.

- Promote a proactive safety culture by identifying hazards, enforcing safe work practices, and documenting near misses, incidents, and safety observations.

**Who You Are** **Required Qualifications**

- High school diploma or equivalent.

- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in field controls, commissioning, startup, or industrial power plant operations involving PLC- or DCS-based control systems.

- Demonstrated experience with instrumentation installation, loop checking, and calibration in active plant environments.

- Demonstrated experience with water-tube and package boiler control systems, including combustion testing and tuning.

- Strong understanding of field safety procedures, hazard identification, and mitigation in industrial and power generation environments.

- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites.

- Ability to support short- and long-term field assignments, with travel requirements varying by project and outage schedule.

- Successful completion of required safety and compliance training, including OSHA 30-hour training.

- Proven record of adherence to company health, safety, drug/alcohol, and conduct policies.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Associate's degree or higher in a technical discipline.

- Experience leading or supporting boiler or power plant commissioning and startup activities.

- Familiarity with Boiler Management Systems (BMS) and combustion safety systems.

- Experience acting independently as a field technical lead during outages or critical plant operations.

- Experience coordinating with operations personnel, contractors, and OEM vendors in live plant environments.

## Skills

### Required
- PLC- and DCS-based control systems
- instrumentation installation
- loop checking
- calibration
- water-tube and package boiler control systems
- combustion testing and tuning
- field safety procedures
- hazard identification
- mitigation in industrial and power generation environments

### Nice to have
- Boiler Management Systems (BMS)
- combustion safety systems
- independent field technical lead
- coordinating with operations personnel

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