SCADA Engineer (Asset Dispatch), Physical & Intraday Trading (US), Gas & Power Trading IT

Context & Environment

TotalEnergies Gas & Power Trading (TGP) and its affiliates are expanding and developing quickly in support of the company's transition to power. Most notably, the acquisition of a range of energy assets, from renewable sources such as wind and solar, to dispatchable assets like batteries and CCGT's. For TGP, this implies significant growth in trading volumes, a larger geographical footprint and an urgency for process automation, which has many implications for IT. The Physical & Intraday Trading IT team will support the Short-Term Power and Asset Trading functions with high performant trading and related systems.

Activities

In this role, you will be part of the IT team, and specifically the Physical & Intraday Trading (US) IT team within TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America (TGPNA). The systems scope includes the asset dispatch and management solutions and the connectivity to the range of energy assets (CCGT's, batteries, renewables, etc.) operational in the United States. You will contribute to the design and management of such systems and ensure the effective and secure connectivity of energy assets acquired by the business. You will be a designated expert on IoT and SCADA and related topics within the IT team and towards the business. To support the continued expansion of the Gas and Power business, and particularly TotalEnergies transition to Power, there is a significant change program in progress that you will be expected to contribute to.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a liaison between business/users and software engineering teams or third-party system providers.
• Define business and technical requirements.
• Contribute to the delivery of solutions in partnership with the business.
• Ensure the quality of deliverables and alignment with business expectations.
• Provide general support to the business as needed.
• Act as an expert for IoT/SCADA and provide advice as needed to business and IT teams
• Design solutions for the connectivity, management, optimization and dispatching of energy assets, which may be wholly owned by TotalEnergies or a third party
• Manage and coordinate activities to connect energy assets across a range of different markets/geographies, and provide ongoing technical support
• Support the transition & implementation of alternate dispatch solutions including working with 3 rd party solution providers
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, NERC CIP and technology standards and provide inputs to security and other audits.
• Provide inputs to the overall design of the trading landscape, including the integration of the industrial IT with the Trading IT
• Coordinate across teams in terms of the integration of asset and trading systems
• Maintain an inventory of connected assets, including the design and protocols deployed. Perform onboarding and qualification activities for new assets.
• Stay informed of market/technology developments relevant to your team/role
• Work closely with third party solution providers and IT contractors
• Offer support to the scheduling and dispatch teams including deploying custom dashboards/alerts/tags in the asset dispatch software.

Candidate Profile

• 5+ years of work experience in a power production, utility or trading environment with strong knowledge of power trading/scheduling. ISO/RTO knowledge and experience required (ERCOT highly preferred).
• Knowledge of the energy production and trading businesses, including the systems and processes for scheduling, dispatching, optimization and management of assets (including CCGT's, batteries and renewables), and the connections to system operators (ISO/RTO)
• Expertise in IoT, SCADA systems (i.e. Monarch, Aveva, PI), protocols for data exchange towards energy assets and systems operators (Modbus, OPC, IEC 104, DNP3, ICCP, etc.) and the processes for onboarding/connecting energy assets
• Training and experience (with certifications) of any of IT service management (e.g. ITIL), project management (e.g. PMI, Prince 2), Agile methodologies, Cloud and database technologies, is desirable
• Educated to at least bachelor's degree level or an equivalent in a business, technology or engineering discipline
• Strong interest in IT and technology, and experience of software engineering and application management
• Fluent in English; competency in French is advantageous

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

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TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

About the company:

TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.

TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP) is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low carbon energies (mainly gas, LNG and power). As such it operates in fast-evolving market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation and evolution. Uncertainties specific to the trading environment (volatility of prices, supply & demand mismatches) are coupled with those coming from the broader energy sector (climate change policies, changes in the energy mix, developments of new energy sources, etc). In such context TGP helps to ensure growth and profitability to a key segment of the business in order to reach the objective of Carbon Neutrality by 2050.

Our Culture:

We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population while fulfilling our ambition to be a major player in the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation.

Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success while ensuring safety in all our operations.

We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding and ever-changing industry, we cultivate a friendly workplace where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, and where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.

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