Job Type
Full-time
Description
Substation Engineer - SCADA
Westwood Professional Services, Inc.
The SCADA Engineer serves as an engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply his/her engineering knowledge and experience to fulfill the principal duties and responsibilities listed below. He/she will also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Perform SCADA, network and communication design and programming duties to include:
- Develop
- Network design
- IT hardware specifications
- IT deployment and integration strategies and processes
- SCADA, network and Communications Specifications
- Points Lists and Associated Mapping
- HMI Configuration files
- RTU and Substation computer programming files
- Automation programming and associated logic files
Perform QA/QC- SCADA, network and communications schematics
Technical Support- Procurement
- Construction (Testing and Commissioning) including phone and onsite support
- Design Team
- Off takers, Owners, Utilities, and any other entities that require interfaces with the substation SCADA system.
Active Coordination- Ability to work seamlessly with and provide guidance to the P&C Design Team in their development of the above-listed schematics
- Ability to provide technical support for field personnel, remote entities, and equipment vendors (WTG and Solar equipment manufacturers) who are responsible for working and communicating with the substation SCADA network.
- Ability to coordinate efforts with other various external and internal project team members, with familiarity in identifying when coordination is needed with certain design disciplines such as the protection and control design engineers, system protection engineers, transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, telecom engineers, etc.
Other Expectations- Keenly focused on the production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement efforts.
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.
- Responsible for assisting with the identification of key client interests and drivers.
- Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
- Serves as a technical specialist for SCADA, network and communication and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
- Remove any impediments that are obstructing the engineering team from achieving its goals.
- Works to advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.
- Attending all client technical review meetings.
Requirements
Required Experience• Requires a degree in the STEM field
• Minimum of 3 years related work experience in the SCADA and/or network and/or IT and/or OT fields
• Experience with SCADA and/or network programming at the device level
• Experience with IT and/or OT system development and/or operation
• Ability to review IT and/or OT system designs and recommend improvements or efficiencies
• Ability to travel and be onsite for commissioning support (1 to 2 weeks at a time, approximately 6 times a year)
