Lead SCADA Engineer — Power Systems & Substations

WSP in the U.S.; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP invites an experienced SCADA Engineer – Lead Professional to join our team in the U.S. office network.

You will lead design and commissioning of utility-scale power projects, guiding data acquisition, communications, and control solutions across multiple sites and ensuring compliance with industry standards. You willCoordinate teams, mentor junior engineers and help shape protective and control schemes for transmission and distribution systems, with opportunities to work on ESSP projects and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 7–10 years of post-education experience in electrical engineering for power generation, transmission, and distribution.
• Willingness to travel as required by project needs.
• Experience with SCADA/EMS/ADMS software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design reviews and approve electrical infrastructure design plans.
• Develop data transfer points between control centers and equipment; create HMI screens.
• Design network paths for RTUs, IEDs, HMIs within substations.
• Specify communication networks and data security for SCADA systems.
• Develop and implement control schemes for power systems and Microgrid applications.
• Travel to project sites to test and commission systems.

Skills

Leadership

Data Acquisition

Networking

Communications

Control systems

Ethical decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

SEL RTAC

NovaTech Orion

Eaton SMP

Wonderware

AcSELerator RTAC

NovaTech NCD/Inkscape

IEC 61850 System Configuration Tool

Job description

WSP invites an experienced SCADA Engineer – Lead Professional to join our team in the U.S. office network.

You will lead design and commissioning of utility-scale power projects, guiding data acquisition, communications, and control solutions across multiple sites and ensuring compliance with industry standards. You willCoordinate teams, mentor junior engineers and help shape protective and control schemes for transmission and distribution systems, with opportunities to work on ESSP projects and