EMS/SCADA Commissioning Lead – Substations (Site-Based)

ACCIONA; Mudgee; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Camp accommodation

Roster: 14 on / 7 off

Job summary

ACCIONA, in a joint venture with Cobra, seeks a Commissioning and Integration Specialist in the Central West Orana region, Australia. The role concentrates on verifying EMS/SCADA systems, performing FAT/SAT/IST cycles, and ensuring robust plant integration within transmission substations.

You will lead commissioning across SCADA, RTU, PLC and HMI networks, coordinate with OEMs and utilities, and manage real-time monitoring, alarms, and reporting in a demanding, high-voltage environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Automation or related field.
• 5+ years experience in substation commissioning, control systems, SCADA or power system integration.
• Strong safety leadership and commitment to quality outcomes.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive problem solver with strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of Australian Standards and utility requirements for transmission/distribution substations.
• Experience with OEMs, utilities, engineering consultants and contractors.
• Experience commissioning, testing and integrating EMS/SCADA, RTU, PLC, HMI and protection systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities for EMS, SCADA, Plant Controller and power plant communications systems.
• Verify installation and configuration of SCADA servers, RTUs, gateways, switches, firewalls and historian systems.
• Review and validate SCADA architecture, topology and network design.
• Configure real-time monitoring, control, alarm management, event recording and reporting.
• Coordinate with OEMs for FAT, SAT and IST testing and commissioning.
• Integrate EMS/SCADA with SAS, protection relays, metering, weather stations and grid control centers.
• Verify LAN/WAN connectivity between equipment and control centers.
• Troubleshoot network issues and conduct redundancy/failover testing.

Job description

ACCIONA, in a joint venture with Cobra, seeks a Commissioning and Integration Specialist in the Central West Orana region, Australia. The role concentrates on verifying EMS/SCADA systems, performing FAT/SAT/IST cycles, and ensuring robust plant integration within transmission substations.

You will lead commissioning across SCADA, RTU, PLC and HMI networks, coordinate with OEMs and utilities, and manage real-time monitoring, alarms, and reporting in a demanding, high-voltage environment.