Administrator, SCADA, PLC & HMI

Energiebrookfieldan; Outaouais; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. seeks a SCADA Administrator to ensure reliability, configuration, and maintenance of the SCADA system across the National System Control Center and regional operations.

The role includes deploying, configuring, and supporting SCADA software, managing data, and coordinating with remote assets. You will validate data, generate reports, and work with operations to integrate new assets and data sources.

Qualifications

• Strong time management and ability to organize multiple tasks.
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Support deploying, configuring and managing SCADA systems and related hardware and applications.
• Develop, modify graphic screens for real-time data, trends, alarms, interfaces for set point entry and manual remote control.
• Perform system and database backups and provide data retrieval and reporting support.
• Develop, maintain and validate data to meet operator requirements.
• Test with regional personnel for commissioning SCADA data points.
• Coordinate with remote assets on major SCADA projects and integrate new assets.
• Collaborate with operations to update points lists and integrate field devices.
• Analyze PLC programs or RTU databases to plan integration of new data sources.
• Coordinate with networking, systems and operations teams to integrate acquisitions into the control center.

Skills

Time management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

MS Office

SCADA knowledge

2+ years experience

Problem solving

Education

Technologist degree in Electrical Engineering/Control Systems/CS

Tools

SQL

Visual Basic

UNIX

Job description

Reporting to the SCADA Manager, the SCADA Administrator is responsible for the reliability, configuration and maintenance of the SCADA system and its related hardware and applications. The incumbent will act as a liaison for staff using SCADA at the National System Control Center and for regional operations.

Responsibilities

• The primary role is to support the SCADA team in deploying, configuring and managing the systems:
• Support the development of SCADA software applications, consisting of creating or modifying graphical screens for real-time data, historical trends, alarm management, interfaces for set point entry and manual remote control.
• Perform system and database backups and provide user support for data retrieval and creating reports from those databases.
• Develop, maintain and validate data to meet operator requirements.
• Perform testing with regional personnel for commissioning of SCADA data points.
• Coordinate with remote assets on major SCADA projects:
• Work with Operations to develop or update points list.
• Work with Operations to integrate new assets and field devices.
• Analyze existing PLC programs or RTU databases and develop a plan to integrate new data sources into the system.
• Coordinate with the networking, systems and operations team to integrate new acquisitions into the control center.

Requirements

• Strong time management skills with the ability to organize, plan, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to view tasks logically, break them down into essential requirements, and generate a solution to meet goals.
• Experience with MS Office Suite, including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook.

Qualifications

• Technologist in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Computer Science or a related field. Equivalent experience or training will be considered;
• Minimum two (2) years of relevant experience;
• Experience in the power industry (hydroelectric generating stations and wind farms);
• Technical knowledge of SCADA system operations and related subsystems, networks and protocols;
• Experience in database development, SQL and Visual Basic;
• Experience working in a UNIX environment;
• Ability to be mobile with up to 10% travel in Canada

Brookfield embraces and promotes the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including women, Indigenous peoples and other persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We also provide accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the recruitment process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.