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SCADA Engineer

SCADA Engineer

SnaphuntGreater Denver Area, United States
26 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The Offer

  • Opportunity to make a positive impact
  • Work in a company with a solid track record of performance
  • Fantastic work culture

The Job

SPECIFIC DUTIES

  • Provide SCADA expertise on wind, battery, solar and PV + Storage power systems during the design, development, implementation, and commissioning phases of each project.
  • Design and deploy wind energy, solar, and battery storage SCADA systems.
  • Work with project manager to deliver procurement and deployment plans, timelines, and costs.
  • Work with and manage clients to ensure requirements and expectations are clear.
  • Manage IT consultants and subcontractors for network security deliverables, testing, budgets, and system completion.
  • Coordinate project site TELCO installation, scheduling and manage schedules and owners expectation.
  • Deploy SCADA solutions according to timelines and budget. Troubleshoot problems until site requirements are met.
  • Program substation RTAC units, and communication hardware using standard SCADA protocols.
  • Work closely with the clients team, as well as RRC project manager, and project engineer to warranty a quality system is installed and tested to design specifications.
  • Ensure that SCADA systems have been installed per project requirements and tested to meet QSE, CAISO, Utility, and regional reliability council requirements.
  • Responsible to ensure SAFETY requirements are met.
  • The Profile

    KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Experience with SCADA software programming, SCADA historians, MS SQL servers.
  • Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition 7.x or 8.x software a must.
  • Experience with communication protocols for base-level devices : Modbus, Modbus TCP, OPC, DNP3, SELFast, IEC 61850, ICCP etc.
  • Experience with automation control systems : RTAC programming, Rockwell PLC and Control Logix programming (a plus)
  • Experience with automation device integration
  • Experience with BESS EMS system (a plus)
  • Experience with complete SCADA system project life cycles
  • Experience with Power Utility scale SCADA system development and design
  • Experience with FAT and SAT testing and documentation
  • Working knowledge of Utility Meters, Substation RTAC, Protection Relays
  • Knowledge of NERC CIP requirements
  • Knowledge of Managed switches, Hirschmans, MOXA, Ciscoetc.
  • Knowledge of Power Plant Networking, Security and Firewalls
  • QUALIFICATIONS

  • BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Science Engineering
  • Minimum 3 or more years of proven utility or industrial SCADA experience.
  • Ability to communicate complex SCADA and controls concepts to non-domain experts in a collaborative fashion.
  • Working knowledge of the renewable energy industry and projects a plus.
  • Familiarity with and able to stay current on SCADA regulations and standards.
  • Travel 25%
  • The Employer

    Our client is a top-tier designer of utility-scale wind, solar, and BESS projects in the US and select international markets. Our client is uniquely positioned among U.S.-based engineering firms to offer the full scope of engineering services : project development, geotechnical, civil, structural, electrical, and SCADA engineering, as well as land surveying, field services, and construction material testing.