diff --git a/.github/.parallelworks/README.md b/.github/.parallelworks/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d7524e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/.parallelworks/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# .parallelworks Directory
+
+The .parallelworks directory stores the CI scripts that reside on Parallelworks
+These scripts are executed via the GitHub Actions Workflows in .github/workflows
+
+On Parallelworks these scripts are installed at: /contrib/fv3/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere_CI
diff --git a/.github/.parallelworks/checkout.sh b/.github/.parallelworks/checkout.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6023defb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/.parallelworks/checkout.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/sh -xe
+
+##############################################################################
+## User set up variables
+## Root directory for CI
+dirRoot=/contrib/fv3
+## Intel version to be used
+intelVersion=2023.2.0
+##############################################################################
+## HPC-ME container
+container=/contrib/containers/noaa-intel-prototype_2023.09.25.sif
+container_env_script=/contrib/containers/load_spack_noaa-intel.sh
+##############################################################################
+
+#Parse Arguments
+branch=main
+commit=none
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case $1 in
+    -b|--branch)
+      branch="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    -h|--hash)
+      commit="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "unknown argument"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+echo "branch is $branch"
+echo "commit is $commit"
+
+## Set up the directories
+testDir=${dirRoot}/${intelVersion}/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere/${branch}/${commit}
+logDir=${testDir}/log
+export MODULESHOME=/usr/share/lmod/lmod
+## create directories
+rm -rf ${testDir}
+mkdir -p ${logDir}
+# salloc commands to start up 
+#2 tests layout 8,8 (16 nodes)
+#2 tests layout 4,8 (8 nodes)
+#9 tests layout 4,4 (18 nodes)
+#5 tests layout 4,1 (5 nodes)
+#17 tests layout 2,2 (17 nodes)
+#salloc --partition=p2 -N 64 -J ${branch} sleep 20m &
+
+## clone code
+cd ${testDir}
+git clone --recursive https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/SHiELD_build.git && cd SHiELD_build && ./CHECKOUT_code |& tee ${logDir}/checkout.log
+## Check out the PR
+cd ${testDir}/SHiELD_SRC/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere && git fetch origin ${branch}:toMerge && git merge toMerge
diff --git a/.github/.parallelworks/compile.sh b/.github/.parallelworks/compile.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d9bca51a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/.parallelworks/compile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/bin/sh -xe
+
+##############################################################################
+## User set up variables
+## Root directory for CI
+dirRoot=/contrib/fv3
+## Intel version to be used
+intelVersion=2023.2.0
+##############################################################################
+## HPC-ME container
+container=/contrib/containers/noaa-intel-prototype_2023.09.25.sif
+container_env_script=/contrib/containers/load_spack_noaa-intel.sh
+##############################################################################
+
+#Parse Arguments
+branch=main
+commit=none
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case $1 in
+    -b|--branch)
+      branch="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    -h|--hash)
+      commit="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    -c|--config)
+      config="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    --hydro)
+      hydro="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    --bit)
+      bit="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    -m|--mode)
+      mode="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "unknown argument"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ -z $mode ] || [ -z $bit ] || [ -z $hydro ] || [ -z $config ]
+  then
+    echo "must specify config, hydro, bit, and mode options for compile"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "branch is $branch"
+echo "commit is $commit"
+echo "mode is $mode"
+echo "bit is $bit"
+echo "hydro is $hydro"
+echo "config is $config"
+
+if [ $hydro = "sw" ] && [ $config = "shield" ]
+  then
+    echo "this combination should not be tested"
+  else
+    ## Set up the directories
+    testDir=${dirRoot}/${intelVersion}/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere/${branch}/${commit}
+    logDir=${testDir}/log
+    # Set up build
+    cd ${testDir}/SHiELD_build/Build
+    #Define External Libs path
+    export EXTERNAL_LIBS=${dirRoot}/externallibs
+    # Build SHiELD
+    set -o pipefail
+    singularity exec -B /contrib ${container} ${container_env_script} "./COMPILE ${config} ${hydro} ${bit} ${mode} intel clean" |& tee ${logDir}/compile_${config}_${hydro}_${bit}_${mode}_intel.out
+fi
diff --git a/.github/.parallelworks/run_test.sh b/.github/.parallelworks/run_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b3037f1b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/.parallelworks/run_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/bin/bash -xe
+ulimit -s unlimited
+##############################################################################
+## User set up variables
+## Root directory for CI
+dirRoot=/contrib/fv3
+## Intel version to be used
+intelVersion=2023.2.0
+##############################################################################
+## HPC-ME container
+container=/contrib/containers/noaa-intel-prototype_2023.09.25.sif
+container_env_script=/contrib/containers/load_spack_noaa-intel-mlong.sh
+
+#Parse Arguments
+branch=main
+commit=none
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case $1 in
+    -b|--branch)
+      branch="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    -h|--hash)
+      commit="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    -t|--test)
+      testname="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "unknown argument"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ -z $testname ]
+  then
+    echo "must specify a test name with -t"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "branch is $branch"
+echo "commit is $commit"
+echo "test is $testname"
+
+## Set up the directories
+MODULESHOME=/usr/share/lmod/lmod
+testDir=${dirRoot}/${intelVersion}/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere/${branch}/${commit}
+logDir=${testDir}/log
+baselineDir=${dirRoot}/baselines/intel/${intelVersion}
+
+## Run the CI Test
+# Define the builddir testscriptdir and rundir BUILDDIR is used by test scripts 
+# Set the BUILDDIR for the test script to use
+export BUILDDIR="${testDir}/SHiELD_build"
+testscriptDir=${BUILDDIR}/RTS/CI
+runDir=${BUILDDIR}/CI/BATCH-CI
+
+# Run CI test scripts
+cd ${testscriptDir}
+set -o pipefail
+# Execute the test piping output to log file
+./${testname} " --partition=compute --mpi=pmi2 --job-name=${commit}_${testname} singularity exec -B /contrib -B /apps ${container} ${container_env_script}" |& tee ${logDir}/run_${testname}.log
+
+## Compare Restarts to Baseline
+source $MODULESHOME/init/sh
+export MODULEPATH=/mnt/shared/manual_modules:/usr/share/modulefiles/Linux:/usr/share/modulefiles/Core:/usr/share/lmod/lmod/modulefiles/Core:/apps/modules/modulefiles:/apps/modules/modulefamilies/intel
+module load intel/2022.1.2
+module load netcdf
+module load nccmp
+for resFile in `ls ${baselineDir}/${testname}`
+do
+  nccmp -d ${baselineDir}/${testname}/${resFile} ${runDir}/${testname}/RESTART/${resFile}
+done
diff --git a/.github/workflows/SHiELD_parallelworks_intel.yml b/.github/workflows/SHiELD_parallelworks_intel.yml
index df1c603c6..77370bf1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/SHiELD_parallelworks_intel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/SHiELD_parallelworks_intel.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
     # so this salloc will prompt 46 nodes to startup and stay active for 20 min
     # this is enough nodes for the first 17 tests to run in parallel, and we
     # have 17 runners configured.
-    - run: salloc --partition=p2 -N 46 -J $GITHUB_SHA sleep 20m &
-    - run: /contrib/fv3/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere_CI/checkout.sh $GITHUB_REF $GITHUB_SHA
+    - run: salloc --partition=compute -N 46 -J $GITHUB_SHA sleep 20m &
+    - run: /contrib/fv3/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere_CI/checkout.sh -b $GITHUB_REF -h $GITHUB_SHA
     
   build:
     if: github.repository == 'NOAA-GFDL/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere'
@@ -43,15 +43,21 @@ jobs:
     needs: [checkout]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
-      max-parallel: 3
+      max-parallel: 17
       matrix:
-        runpath: [/contrib/fv3/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere_CI/]
-        runscript: [swcompile.sh, nhcompile.sh, hydrocompile.sh]
+        runscript: [/contrib/fv3/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere_CI/compile.sh]
+        config: [solo]
+        hydro: [sw, nh, hydro]
+        bit: [64bit]
+        mode: [repro]
     steps:
       - env:
-          RUNPATH: ${{ matrix.runpath }}
           RUNSCRIPT: ${{ matrix.runscript }}
-        run: $RUNPATH/$RUNSCRIPT $GITHUB_REF $GITHUB_SHA
+          CONFIG: ${{ matrix.config }}
+          HYDRO: ${{ matrix.hydro }}
+          BIT: ${{ matrix.bit }}
+          MODE: ${{ matrix.mode }}
+        run: $RUNSCRIPT -b $GITHUB_REF -h $GITHUB_SHA -c $CONFIG --hydro $HYDRO --bit $BIT -m $MODE
         
   test:
     if: github.repository == 'NOAA-GFDL/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere'
@@ -62,55 +68,55 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 17
       matrix:
-        runpath: [/contrib/fv3/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere_CI/]
-        runscript:
+        runscript: [/contrib/fv3/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere_CI/run_test.sh]
+        argument:
           # These are placed in order of largest to smallest jobs
           #layout 8,8 needs 8 nodes on dvcimultiintel cluster
-          - C512r20.solo.superC.sh
-          - C768.sw.BTwave.sh
+          - C512r20.solo.superC
+          - C768.sw.BTwave
           #layout 4,8 needs 4 nodes on dvcimultiintel cluster
-          - C256r20.solo.superC.sh
-          - C384.sw.BLvortex.sh
+          - C256r20.solo.superC
+          - C384.sw.BLvortex
           #layout 4,4 needs 2 nodes on dvcimultiintel cluster
-          - C128r20.solo.superC.sh
-          - C128r3.solo.TC.d1.sh
-          - C128r3.solo.TC.h6.sh
-          - C128r3.solo.TC.sh
-          - C128r3.solo.TC.tr8.sh
-          - C192.sw.BLvortex.sh
-          - C192.sw.BTwave.sh
-          - C192.sw.modon.sh
-          - C384.sw.BTwave.sh
+          - C128r20.solo.superC
+          - C128r3.solo.TC.d1
+          - C128r3.solo.TC.h6
+          - C128r3.solo.TC
+          - C128r3.solo.TC.tr8
+          - C192.sw.BLvortex
+          - C192.sw.BTwave
+          - C192.sw.modon
+          - C384.sw.BTwave
           #layout 4,1 and 2,2 need 1 node on dvcimultiintel cluster
-          - C96.solo.BCdry.hyd.sh
-          - C96.solo.BCdry.sh
-          - C96.solo.BCmoist.hyd.d3.sh
-          - C96.solo.BCmoist.hyd.sh
-          - C96.solo.BCmoist.nhK.sh
-          - C96.solo.BCmoist.sh
-          - C96.solo.mtn_rest.hyd.diff2.sh
-          - C96.solo.mtn_rest.hyd.sh
-          - C96.solo.mtn_rest.nonmono.diff2.sh
-          - C96.solo.mtn_rest.sh
-          - C96.sw.BLvortex.sh
-          - C96.sw.BTwave.sh
-          - C96.sw.modon.sh
-          - C96.sw.RHwave.sh
-          - d96_1k.solo.mtn_rest_shear.olddamp.sh
-          - d96_1k.solo.mtn_rest_shear.sh
-          - d96_1k.solo.mtn_schar.mono.sh
-          - d96_1k.solo.mtn_schar.sh
-          - d96_2k.solo.bubble.n0.sh
-          - d96_2k.solo.bubble.nhK.sh
-          - d96_2k.solo.bubble.sh
-          - d96_500m.solo.mtn_schar.sh
+          - C96.solo.BCdry.hyd
+          - C96.solo.BCdry
+          - C96.solo.BCmoist.hyd.d3
+          - C96.solo.BCmoist.hyd
+          - C96.solo.BCmoist.nhK
+          - C96.solo.BCmoist
+          - C96.solo.mtn_rest.hyd.diff2
+          - C96.solo.mtn_rest.hyd
+          - C96.solo.mtn_rest.nonmono.diff2
+          - C96.solo.mtn_rest
+          - C96.sw.BLvortex
+          - C96.sw.BTwave
+          - C96.sw.modon
+          - C96.sw.RHwave
+          - d96_1k.solo.mtn_rest_shear.olddamp
+          - d96_1k.solo.mtn_rest_shear
+          - d96_1k.solo.mtn_schar.mono
+          - d96_1k.solo.mtn_schar
+          - d96_2k.solo.bubble.n0
+          - d96_2k.solo.bubble.nhK
+          - d96_2k.solo.bubble
+          - d96_500m.solo.mtn_schar
     steps:
       # This will end the slurm job started in the checkout job
       - run: scancel -n $GITHUB_SHA
       - env:
-          RUNPATH: ${{ matrix.runpath }}
           RUNSCRIPT: ${{ matrix.runscript }}
-        run: $RUNPATH/$RUNSCRIPT $GITHUB_REF $GITHUB_SHA
+          ARG1: ${{ matrix.argument }}
+        run: $RUNSCRIPT -t $ARG1 -b $GITHUB_REF -h $GITHUB_SHA
   shutdown:
     if: always() && github.repository == 'NOAA-GFDL/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere'
     runs-on: [gfdlacsciintel]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_cleanup_parallelworks.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_cleanup_parallelworks.yml
index 82550789b..8ef0411e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily_cleanup_parallelworks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_cleanup_parallelworks.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Old Build Cleanup
 
-# This GitHub Action Workflow is runing on the GFDL_ACS_CIINTEL cluster
+# This GitHub Action Workflow is runing on the gclustercigfdlacs cluster
 # This will delete all build directories older than 30 days
 # Build directories are on the cloud at /contrib/fv3/2023.2.0