Senior OT / SCADA Integration & Commissioning Lead

Ferrovial Agroman SA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrovial Agroman SA is seeking a Senior OT / SCADA Integration & Commissioning Lead based in Greater London. The role focuses on delivering industrial automation projects, ensuring systems are effectively integrated and operational in real conditions. You will lead SCADA commissioning activities and validate integration across PLCs and networks.

Ideal candidates will possess strong automation experience, with an emphasis on troubleshooting and coordinating with cross-functional teams. Experience in EPC environments is a plus. This position offers a great opportunity to work in a dynamic field.

Qualifications

• Proven background in industrial automation and SCADA.
• Experience in commissioning and system integration in field environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex system-level issues across PLC, network, and SCADA.

Responsibilities

• Lead SCADA control systems commissioning activities.
• Ensure proper integration and performance of all systems.
• Coordinate technical operations with contractors and vendors.

Skills

Industrial automation

SCADA integration

System troubleshooting

Network configuration

Field environments

Tools

PcVue

PCS7

WinCC

AVEVA

Siemens (TIA Portal)

Job description

Senior OT / SCADA Integration & Commissioning Lead (Industrial Automation & Infrastructure Projects)

Location: London

ROLE PURPOSE

We are seeking a Senior OT / SCADA Integration & Commissioning Lead to support the delivery of complex industrial and infrastructure projects, with a focus on system integration, commissioning and technical coordination in field environments.

The role is designed for a senior technical professional evolved into coordination, capable of operating between:

• hands‑on SCADA / PLC work
• system-level integration
• coordination of EPC contractors, vendors and operations

This is not a pure Project Manager role, but a technical delivery and integration role.

ROLE CONTEXT

The position sits within projects characterised by:

• multi‑vendor SCADA environments
• complex OT system integration
• commissioning‑intensive phases
• interaction with EPCs, OEMs and plant operators

Key challenge: ensuring systems are not only installed, but fully integrated and operational in real conditions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1 Commissioning & Integration

• Lead and execute SCADA and control systems commissioning activities
• Validate integration between:
  • PLC systems
  • SCADA platforms
  • third‑party/OEM systems
• Ensure correct behaviour of:
  • signals
  • commands vs feedback
  • system states

3.2 Industrial Networks & Communications (Core Capability)

• Lead and support the configuration, validation and troubleshooting of industrial communication networks as a core part of system integration and commissioning.

Network Configuration & Infrastructure

• Work hands‑on with industrial network infrastructure, including:
  • configuration of managed industrial switches
  • IP addressing aligned with system architecture
  • VLAN configuration and traffic segmentation
  • basic routing concepts (subnets, gateways, inter‑network communication)
• Support and validate network topologies:
  • star / ring / redundant architectures
  • distributed I/O networks
  • separation between control, SCADA and external systems

Industrial Protocols & Data Flow

• Ensure correct configuration and operation of: Profinet, Modbus TCP, OPC UA
• Validate end‑to‑end data flow across: field devices, PLCs, SCADA systems
• Identify and resolve:
  • data inconsistencies or stale values
  • intermittent communication
  • addressing/configuration mismatch
  • protocol‑level issues

Network Diagnostics & Troubleshooting

• Diagnose issues such as:
  • connectivity failures
  • latency / instability
  • physical layer issues (cabling, ports, redundancy switching)
  • switch misconfiguration
• Apply structured troubleshooting:
  • trace signals (field → PLC → network → SCADA)
  • isolate root cause (logic vs network vs configuration)
  • validate real vs displayed system state

Integration with System Behaviour

• Ensure network configuration supports:
  • reliable command execution
  • feedback consistency
  • real‑time performance
• Detect scenarios where:
  • systems appear functional but are degraded
  • SCADA does not reflect real system state

Coordination with OT & Infrastructure Teams

• Interface with:
  • network / IT / OT security
  • vendors / integrators
• Align:
  • network configuration
  • system architecture
  • commissioning requirements

Operational Reliability & Readiness

• Validate that networks are: stable, properly structured, aligned with system criticality
• Ensure readiness for: FAT / SAT, commissioning, handover

System Coherence & Cross‑Layer Ownership (PLC – Network – SCADA)

• Own and ensure end‑to‑end coherence of system behaviour across: field devices, PLC logic, industrial network, SCADA systems

Single Source of Truth

• Ensure full alignment between: PLC states, transmitted data, SCADA representation
• Resolve discrepancies between: commanded vs actual state, logic vs visualisation, real system vs operator perception

End‑to‑End Traceability

• Validate traceability of signals: field → PLC → network → SCADA
• Diagnose issues by: tracing signal origin, analysing transformations, validating final behaviour

False State Detection

• Identify situations where:
  • SCADA shows operation but system is not functioning
  • feedback does not reflect real status
  • communication creates false truths
• Ensure system avoids: misleading status, silent failures, undetected degradation

Cross-Domain Integration

• Ensure that: PLC logic, communications, SCADA operate as a single coherent system.

Resolution Ownership

• Take responsibility for resolving issues across: PLC, network, SCADA avoiding gaps between disciplines or vendors

Operational Trust

• Ensure system behaviour is: predictable, verifiable, aligned with reality

3.4 Technical Coordination

• Act as interface between: EPC contractors, SCADA vendors, engineering teams, operations
• Align implementation with operational needs
• Coordinate during: startup, shutdown, commissioning

3.5 System Validation & Troubleshooting

• Identify and resolve integration issues across: communications, SCADA‑PLC interaction, instrumentation
• Validate full system behaviour under real conditions

SCADA & OT Systems

• Support SCADA platforms: PcVue, PCS7, WinCC / AVEVA
• Ensure: proper alarms, monitoring, data coherence

3.7 Project Delivery Support

• Support FAT/SAT
• Contribute to delivery readiness
• Mitigate risks related to: Integration, sequencing, dependencies

REQUIRED PROFILE

Experience

• Strong industrial automation / SCADA experience
• Strong experience in: commissioning, system integration, field environments
• Experience in: infrastructure / energy / industrial projects, EPC environments
• Real commissioning experience
• System‑level troubleshooting capability
• Ability to detect cross‑layer inconsistencies (PLC–Network–SCADA)

Technical Background

SCADA: PcVue, PCS7, WinCC, AVEVA

PLC: Siemens (TIA Portal preferred), Schneider, Codesys

Communications & Networks

• Profinet
• Modbus
• OPC UA
• industrial networks
• Practical experience in: switch configuration, network troubleshooting in field

Systems & Delivery

• commissioning
• integration
• coordination

Additional

• PV plants / energy
• industrial retrofit
• infrastructure systems

*Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

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