SCADA & Controls Engineer – Renewable Energy (Contract)

Reo Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

Reo Recruitment is seeking an experienced SCADA and controls engineer to strengthen the performance, reliability and supportability of its OT environment. This hands-on role covers Ignition applications, PLC/RTU hardware, and plant-controller interfaces, with an emphasis on problem solving across the full controls stack.

You will work across renewable sites, coordinating with internal teams and vendors to improve configuration practices, testing standards and operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience with SCADA and controls in operational environments.
• Hands-on with Ignition configuration, scripting, alarms and data integration.
• Ability to diagnose PLC/RTU behavior across renewable sites.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex SCADA and controls faults across operational assets.
• Configure and enhance Ignition‑based applications and interfaces.
• Investigate PLC, RTU and plant-controller behavior across renewable sites.
• Trace telemetry and control issues across field, network and SCADA layers.
• Support communications across DNP3, Modbus, OPC UA and IEC 61850 environments.
• Improve the quality, availability and reliability of operational data.
• Contribute engineering input into new assets, upgrades and control-system designs.
• Plan and support technical testing during project and commissioning activities.
• Strengthen system backup, restoration and operational support arrangements.
• Work across operations, engineering, cyber, infrastructure and external vendors.

Skills

Ignition

SCADA

Controls engineering

PLC/RTU

DNP3

Modbus

OPC UA

IEC 61850

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Tools

Ignition

Job description

Reo Recruitment is seeking an experienced SCADA and controls engineer to strengthen the performance, reliability and supportability of its OT environment. This hands-on role covers Ignition applications, PLC/RTU hardware, and plant-controller interfaces, with an emphasis on problem solving across the full controls stack.

You will work across renewable sites, coordinating with internal teams and vendors to improve configuration practices, testing standards and operational readiness.