SCADA Engineer

EQUANS; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy services contractor is seeking a SCADA Engineer in the UK. You will be pivotal in project handover management, system architecture design, and ensuring compliance with industry norms. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electrical Engineering, strong communication skills, and proficiency in IT tools, including MS Excel. This role includes benefits like a generous holiday allowance and private health insurance, promoting a supportive work environment as you contribute to renewable energy projects.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private health

Car allowance or company vehicle

Company share scheme

2 paid volunteering days a year

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Technical expertise required for SCADA projects.
• Ability to interpret complex customer specifications.
• Working knowledge of control panel design.
• Strong communication skills for team and client interactions.
• Proficiency in IT tools for data management.

Responsibilities

• Lead project handover to clients and manage documentation.
• Review Employer's Requirements for system design.
• Collaborate with Procurement for solution sourcing.
• Define SCADA system architecture and manage interfaces.
• Design communication systems architecture for subsystems.
• Prepare detailed design documents and matrices.
• Assist with on-site SCADA system implementation.
• Ensure adherence to all contractual requirements.

Skills

Electrical Engineering Background

Proposal Development

Control Panel Design

Effective Communication

IT Proficiency

Education

Degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Overview

We are at the forefront of renewable energy innovation, experiencing rapid growth in our solar farm projects, microgrids, and district heating networks. To keep up with this exciting expansion, we are urgently seeking a talented SCADA Engineer. Based in Welwyn, Cambridge, or Central London, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless integration and performance of our renewable energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Project Handover Management: Lead the handover of projects to clients by coordinating activities and meticulously managing the collation and quality control of output documentation.
• Design Excellence: Review contractual Employer's Requirements and Specifications to inform system design, ensuring it aligns with our clients' needs.
• Procurement Support: Collaborate with our Procurement team by providing guidance on processes and procedures for sourcing solutions.
• System Architecture: Define and review SCADA system architecture, coordinating essential interfaces with subsystems such as DNO and customer substations, SCADA suppliers, and PPC suppliers to ensure smooth operations and compliance with industry norms, regulations, and contractual obligations.
• Communication Systems: Design and define communication systems architecture, coordinating interfaces with various subsystems, including LAN, cybersecurity requirements, and bandwidth requirements.
• Comprehensive Documentation: Prepare detailed design documents, including communications and signals matrices, calculation notes, signal lists, IP mapping, external gateway signal lists, cable connection schedules, and block diagrams.
• On-Site Expertise: Assist with on-site activities related to monitoring equipment and SCADA system implementation, commissioning, and operation to guarantee optimal performance.
• Contractual Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to all relevant contractual requirements, safeguarding the success of each project.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering Background: Hold a degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering to provide the technical expertise required for this role.
• Proposal Development: Ability to interpret complex customer specifications and develop proposals that align with project objectives.
• Control Panel Design: Working knowledge of control panel design to ensure the efficiency of system components.
• Effective Communication: Strong communication skills to liaise with multidisciplinary teams and clients, ensuring clarity in all interactions.
• IT Proficiency: Proficient in IT tools, with a focus on MS Excel, to facilitate data management and analysis.

About the Company

Equans is a renowned energies & services contractor and a proud member of the Bouygues global industrial group. Our expertise spans the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide. EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros. In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services - with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables. EQUANS' 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live. EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Private health
• Car allowance or company vehicle
• Company share scheme
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme