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# Generation Operational Technology Program Specialist

- **Company:** ALLETE, Inc.
- **Location:** Cohasset, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $94,000.0 - $117,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Documentation, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Reliability of Systems, Information Technology, Process Control Systems, Operational Systems, Cts+, Software Version Control
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d313b5692fa34f6a

## About the Role

* Associate degree or higher in engineering technology, instrumentation and controls, industrial technology, information technology, or a related technical field
OR

 * Completion of an applicable technical certificate/program combined with progressively responsible related experience
AND

 * Six or more years of progressively responsible experience supporting industrial control systems, automation, OT programs, CEMS, PLC, DAHS, DCS, asset management or related technical program
OR

 * High school diploma (or equivalent)
AND

 * Eight or more years of progressively responsible experience supporting generation operations, industrial controls, maintenance, automation, or related technical systems.
 * Valid driver's license and ability to travel to multiple locations in the service area.
 * Ability to work occasional after-hours support during system issues, outages, projects, or other critical activities.

How To Stand Out

 * Experience with CEMS, PLC, DAHS, DCS, SCADA, or other industrial control systems in a power generation or utility environment.
 * Experience with asset lifecycle planning, obsolescence management, replacement planning, and capital or O&M budgeting.
 * Experience developing technical standards, procedures, system documentation, and version-control practices.
 * Experience coordinating vendors, contractors, technical projects, system upgrades, and cross-functional stakeholders, including I&C technicians, Environmental & Land Management, CTS, Engineering Services, and Operations.
 * Experience supporting NERC CIP, environmental compliance, industrial cybersecurity, access controls, and backup and recovery activities.

## Description

* Support Generation Operational Technology (OT) programs for PLC, CEMS, and related control systems across company generation facilities.
 * Support the DCS Administrator through knowledge transfer, backup support, and continuity planning for DCS program administration and technical operations.
 * Support system reliability, asset lifecycle planning, capital budgeting, and execution of OT system upgrades and replacement projects.
 * Maintain fleet standards, procedures, documentation, version-control practices, and DAHS system integrity to support consistent and reliable operations.
 * Manage spare-parts strategies, vendor relationships, and service contracts to support system reliability and long-term supportability.
 * Support environmental compliance and cybersecurity initiatives through risk identification, stakeholder coordination, and continuous improvement of OT systems.