Programming Manager

Programming Manager

Keystone Engineering Group, Inc. is a Professional Engineering Firm and Systems Integrator with 25+ years of experience in Design and Design-Build services for Water, Wastewater, and private industries. We have five offices located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Northeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Lewes Delaware, and Seaford Delaware.

Keystone has cultivated a strong employee and client centered environment where employees are valued, respected, and supported.

Our team effectively works together to deliver projects on time and on budget.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in industrial automation, PLC programming, SCADA/HMI, or related controls work; a Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Engineering, Automation, Controls, Computer Science, or related technology preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in the water and wastewater industry strongly preferred.
• Experience in leading, mentoring, or managing technical personnel and experience in project management.
• Demonstrated experience with control system startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and field implementation.
• Strong proficiency with automation hardware including Allen Bradley and Schneider Electric Modicon.
• Strong proficiency with automation software including VTScada, Ignition, Wonderware and Factory Talk.
• Possesses the ability to troubleshoot complex equipment and process issues.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical-thinking, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to teach others effective methods for resolving problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills, approachability, emotional intelligence, and the ability to build trust while maintaining accountability.
• Ability to recognize and address technical and behavioral issues early and have difficult conversations professionally and constructively.
• Ability to coach and develop employees while maintaining clear expectations, accountability, and appropriate follow-through.
• Ability to remain calm and make sound decisions in high-pressure field and customer environments and respond to issues in a timely manner, including outside regular business hours when required.
• Ability to prioritize, delegate, coach, and develop employees toward greater independence.
• Excellent time management, organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively with employees of varying experience levels and adapt training and mentoring approaches to individual needs.
• Ability to travel to project sites and work directly alongside programming personnel during startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and other field activities.

Responsibilities:

• Oversees programming workload balance, prioritization, resource allocation, and scheduling.
• Reviews programming work as needed and enforces programming standards in coordination with the QAQC Manager.
• Leads, mentors, and develops programmers with emphasis on technical growth, confidence, accountability, and independence.
• Develops and maintains structured training and development plans for new and existing programmers and identifies future technical leaders.
• Provides hands-on coaching during active projects, startups, commissioning, field troubleshooting, and other high-pressure situations.
• Identifies technical, behavioral, communication, and performance concerns early; addresses them directly and constructively and establishes clear expectations for improvement.
• Participates in interviewing, performance reviews, performance management, and progressive discipline as required.
• Conducts regular one-on-one meetings and quarterly employee goal meetings and works with department leadership on employee development.
• Serves as a primary technical resource for PLC programming, SCADA/HMI, controls, troubleshooting, equipment configuration, and project-related technical issues.
• Completes programming, troubleshooting, equipment configuration, I/O checkout, startup, and commissioning activities as required.
• Provides onsite assistance and mentorship to clients, engineers, vendors, owners, and project personnel as needed.
• Assists in prioritizing employee response to client emergencies and participates in emergency service response as needed.
• Assists the QAQC Manager with quality control reviews, program testing, and identification of recurring technical or quality issues.
• Works with Project Managers and clients to resolve technical issues, support successful project execution, maintain relationships, and identify new business opportunities.
• Reviews and assists the QAQC Manager with Virtual Machines, programming environments, and required software.
• Approves department timesheets, expense reports, and PTO requests.

Benefits:

• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Training, Professional Development and Career Pathing
• Casual Dress Code
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Health Benefits
• Company paid Life Insurance and Short & Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• 401K Plan
• Pet Friendly Environment

Our Programming Managers travel locally to client sites and occasionally have overnight travel trips for projects.