Remote SCADA Lead for PV/BESS Controls

DEPCOM Power, Inc; Scottsdale (AZ); Remote; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Travel opportunities

Job summary

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a SCADA Technical Lead to design, install, and maintain PV and BESS controls systems. Remote within the continental U.S. with ~20% travel; eligible for variable pay.

Lead technical design reviews, oversee installation testing, and coordinate with EPC teams for compliant SCADA solutions. You will develop SCADA architecture expertise, author site narratives with suppliers, and support commissioning activities across substations, PV, BESS,

Qualifications

• Experience working directly on PV and BESS control system design (PPC, HMI, Networking) and their associated Scope of Work
• Previous experience with the startup and commissioning of SCADA, PLC/PPC, or DCS systems for Inverter-based-resources (IBR)
• Experience reviewing and developing technical documents and presenting their requirements to stakeholders and peers
• Willing and able to travel up to 20% of the time to support business needs
• Experience in the design and startup of PV and/or BESS control systems
• Advanced use of engineering design tools such as Visio, Bluebeam Review and Procore
• Strong presentation skills to explain complex issues to non-technical stakeholders
• Previous coordination with Owners, Utilities, ISO's and Integrators
• Versed knowledge in Plant Controller capabilities and NERC and FERC standards
• Experience with panel design, I&C, and Meteorological Stations
• Understanding of basic substation operation and troubleshooting IEDs and Meter integration

Responsibilities

• Function as the SCADA team representative in engineering and technical design updates and discussions
• Coordinate technical reviews with SCADA suppliers, customers, and the Project Integration team ensuring that the design meets the EPC contract
• Verify software and equipment installation, support the Project Integration team, and support the site acceptance testing
• Witness the SCADA Factory Acceptance Testing and follow through identified punch list items
• Identify technical risks and communicate to the SCADA PM any impacts to the project schedule and cost
• Review EPC requirements and specifications for the SCADA, Communications, and Operations portions of the EPC contract
• Communicate to and coordinate with the SCADA PM in defining SCADA budgets and schedules that reflect compliance with EPC specifications
• Develop subject matter expertise on the SCADA architecture for the substation, PV, BESS and associate connected sensors and devices (i.e. MET, PCS, RTAC)
• Co-author the sites control narrative with the SCADA supplier
• Collaborate with commissioning to troubleshoot SCADA equipment that is not performing as required
• Provide programming and troubleshooting for the substation SCADA devices (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories relays and various voltage and current metering devices)
• Travel to the job site as required to provide support

Skills

PV & BESS design

SCADA startup & commissioning

Technical documentation

Travel readiness

Tools

Visio

Bluebeam

Procore

Job description

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a SCADA Technical Lead to design, install, and maintain PV and BESS controls systems. Remote within the continental U.S. with ~20% travel; eligible for variable pay.

Lead technical design reviews, oversee installation testing, and coordinate with EPC teams for compliant SCADA solutions. You will develop SCADA architecture expertise, author site narratives with suppliers, and support commissioning activities across substations, PV, BESS,