Senior Aveva PI Administrator (HYBRID)

Our Utility client in NYC seeks a Senior AVEVA PI Administrator to support and enhance the PI Data Historian infrastructure for Electric and Gas Control Center operations. This 12‑month project involves architecture, administration, integration, support, and continuous improvement of a large‑scale enterprise PI environment that underpins critical operational systems.

Responsibilities

• Create, modify, and maintain an enterprise PI system with over 1.5 million PI tags.
• Implement high‑availability (HA) and disaster‑recovery (DR) for PI Data Archive, PI AF, and PI Vision.
• Develop PI AF element templates, elements, analytics, notifications, and event frames.
• Build and maintain PI‑based dashboards using PI Vision and Process Book.
• Configure and manage PI interfaces: PI API, OPC DA/UA, RDBMS, PI‑to‑PI, PI DNP3, and PI Integrator for Business Analytics (PII4BA).
• Design, develop, and commission PI dashboards, BI reports, and bespoke applications using PI SDK, AF SDK, PI OLEDB, PowerShell, and related technologies.
• Ensure high availability of all PI infrastructure supporting enterprise systems and troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues with a focus on physical and cyber safety.
• Integrate enterprise business systems with AVEVA/OSIsoft PI software.
• Provide support, maintenance, architecture, and development for the PI Data Historian infrastructure serving Distribution Electric, Gas, and Steam Control Centers.
• Manage technical aspects of assigned projects, including planning, coding, testing, and resolving application issues.
• Respond to system alerts on a 24 × 7 × 365 schedule to resolve issues and maintain application availability.
• Design and develop code for Control Center applications as required.
• Maintain continuous availability of the OSI PI Historian by implementing enhancements, monitoring server status, and handling alerts.
• Periodically review and update procedures and disaster‑recovery documentation for the PI Historian and related systems such as OMS and SCADA.
• Apply ITIL processes and use ITIL tools (e.g., ServiceNow) for support activities.
• Communicate effectively with sponsors, stakeholders, and team members; report on project status, issues, key activities, and charter changes.
• Identify and communicate resource conflicts and perform other related tasks as required.

Requirements

• Extensive experience with AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System technologies, high‑availability infrastructure, operational‑technology integrations, and enterprise analytics solutions.
• Strong technical leadership and troubleshooting abilities in a 24 × 7 operational environment.
• PI System Infrastructure and Developer Accreditation from AVEVA/OSIsoft.
• Self‑motivated, quick learner capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to produce detailed end‑to‑end documentation.
• Good knowledge of ITIL processes and experience with ServiceNow or similar ITIL tools.

Skills

• Programming: C#, .NET, Visual Studio, SSIS, SQL, PowerShell.
• API/Adapter development and integration.
• Business intelligence: Microsoft Power BI.
• PI System access technologies: PI SDK, AF SDK, PI OLEDB.
• Dashboard and reporting tools: PI Vision, Process Book.
• Interface protocols: OPC DA/UA, DNP3, PI‑to‑PI, RDBMS connectivity.

Schedule

• Hybrid work environment: onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; remote Monday and Friday.
• 12‑month project duration with ongoing 24 × 7 × 365 on‑call responsibilities.