Control System Engineer - Power Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

Power-and-Water-Corporation; Darwin; On-site; AUD 141,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Power and Water Corporation in Darwin is seeking a Control System Engineer to provide professional SCADA engineering services for electric power and distribution networks. You will work within a small team responsible for deployment, support, maintenance, upgrades and configuration of the Power Services SCADA system from RTU to EMS used to monitor and control networks across the Northern Territory.

This role involves after-hours work and travel to remote areas as required, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Professional SCADA engineering experience in electrical networks.
• Experience supporting deployment, upgrades and configuration of SCADA systems.
• Ability to work after-hours and travel to remote areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide SCADA engineering services for electric power networks.
• Design and implement SCADA from RTU to EMS.
• Support deployment, maintenance, upgrades and configuration.

Skills

SCADA

Power Systems

Electrical Engineering

Tools

EMS

RTU

Job description

Control System Engineer - Power Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Closes: 01/11/2026

Band 3 Professional - Remuneration Package $159,831 - $189,392 (including salary $141,242 - $167,642)

Vacancy Number:

013889

Agency:

Power and Water Corporation

Number of Vacancies:

1

Work Unit

Core Operations

Location:

Darwin

Primary Objective:

Provide professional Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Control System engineering services associated with electric power and distribution network. The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Engineer works within a small team of Engineers responsible for the deployment, support, maintenance, upgrades and configuration of the Power Services Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System. This role designs and implements Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems from the Remote Terminal Unit through to the Energy Management System used to monitor and control power networks across the Northern Territory. This includes working after-hours and working in remote areas as required.

Special Instructions:

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

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