Senior Energy Storage SCADA & Controls Lead

Consigli Construction Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Consigli Construction Co. seeks an Energy Storage Applications & SCADA Lead to provide technical leadership for controls, integration, and communications systems for utility-scale storage facilities.

You will manage interfaces among battery storage, plant controls, SCADA, substations, and networks from design through turnover, guiding FATs, SATs, and commissioning with a focus on reliability and cybersec. The role requires strong leadership, collaboration with OEMs and utilities, and travel to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in electrical/controls engineering.
• 8+ years in BESS, power plant controls, SCADA, or grid-connected energy systems.
• Experience integrating BMS, PCS, EMS, plant controllers, SCADA, RTACs, protection systems.
• Knowledge of SEL RTACs or similar platforms, PLCs, HMIs, historians, and network security.
• Strong communication and leadership, coordinating OEMs, integrators, utilities, and commissioning teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead system integration across BESS, BMS, PCS, EMS, SCADA, substations, metering, cybersecurity, and utility interfaces.
• Develop responsibility matrices, interface documents, points lists, network boundaries, and sequence-of-operations requirements.
• Review controls narratives, network architecture, panel layouts, I/O lists, alarm strategies, communications pathways, redundancy requirements, and system designs.
• Coordinate with OEMs, system integrators, utilities, engineers, commissioning teams, and project stakeholders.
• Support implementation and testing of communication protocols including DNP3, Modbus TCP, OPC UA, ICCP, and related systems.
• Validate active and reactive power controls, charge/discharge functionality, voltage/frequency response, ramp rates, curtailment, and operating modes.
• Support preconstruction activities, including technical reviews, RFP development, bid evaluations, scope clarification, and contract requirements.
• Develop standard architectures, specifications, templates, testing procedures, and best practices for repeatable project delivery.
• Plan and support FATs, SATs, point-to-point testing, network validation, software testing, and integrated system testing.
• Support commissioning, energization, troubleshooting, performance testing, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate cybersecurity requirements, remote access, firewalls, backups, system recovery, and network reliability.
• Lead technical punch-list activities and verify final software, documentation, training materials, testing records, and turnover deliverables.

Skills

BESS

SCADA

EMS

BMS

PCS

Cybersecurity

Network architecture

DNP3

Modbus

OPC UA

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

SEL RTACs

PLCs

HMIs

Historians

Firewalls

Time synchronization

Job description

Consigli Construction Co. seeks an Energy Storage Applications & SCADA Lead to provide technical leadership for controls, integration, and communications systems for utility-scale storage facilities.

You will manage interfaces among battery storage, plant controls, SCADA, substations, and networks from design through turnover, guiding FATs, SATs, and commissioning with a focus on reliability and cybersec. The role requires strong leadership, collaboration with OEMs and utilities, and travel to