Remote SCADA Program Lead for Renewable Energy

Westinghouse; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) Savings

Paid vacations

Job summary

Westinghouse's WECTEC Staffing Services is seeking a SCADA Technical Project Manager for a remote, 1-year contract (W-2) on behalf of our client. You will lead engineering, software development, integration, commissioning, and lifecycle management of SCADA, PLC, HMI, and plant control systems for utility‑scale renewables including BESS, PV, and hybrid plants.

You will report to the onsite manager and drive projects safely, on schedule and within budget, establishing coding standards,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automation, or related discipline.
• 8+ years managing and commissioning renewable SCADA and control systems.
• Expert knowledge of Ignition SCADA, PLC programming, OPC, Modbus, DNP3, EtherNet/IP, CAN, RTUs, historians, and industrial networking.
• Experience with BESS, PV, hybrid plants, utility interconnections, and renewable power generation.
• Knowledge of networking, cybersecurity, firewalls, managed switches (Cisco, Hirschmann, MOXA), and industrial communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of SCADA, PLC, RTU, HMI, networking, and plant control system projects.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, contractors, EPCs, OEMs, consultants, and third-party vendors.
• Develop, review, and optimize PLC programs using Schneider M340/M580 and similar platforms.
• Oversee SCADA integration using Ignition, OPC, historians, RTACs, and networks.
• Lead FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, PPA, LGIA, and performance testing.
• Review electrical, communication, networking, and control system drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and provide technical leadership for SCADA architecture and control strategies.
• Establish coding standards, documentation, configuration management, cybersecurity practices, and version control.
• Provide technical troubleshooting for PLCs, RTUs, protection relays, inverters, meters, networking equipment, managed switches, and fiber optic systems.
• Report project status, risks, milestones, and corrective actions to management.

Skills

Ignition SCADA

PLC programming

OPC

Modbus

DNP3

EtherNet/IP

CAN

RTUs

Historians

Industrial networking

BESS PV hybrid

Cybersecurity basics

Networking equipment

Firewalls

Cisco

Hirschmann

MOXA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automation, or related discipline

Job description

Westinghouse's WECTEC Staffing Services is seeking a SCADA Technical Project Manager for a remote, 1-year contract (W-2) on behalf of our client. You will lead engineering, software development, integration, commissioning, and lifecycle management of SCADA, PLC, HMI, and plant control systems for utility‑scale renewables including BESS, PV, and hybrid plants.

You will report to the onsite manager and drive projects safely, on schedule and within budget, establishing coding standards,