Senior Grid Systems Architect — Modernization & DERMS Leader

Burns & McDonnell; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

1898 & Co., a division of Burns & McDonnell, seeks a Grid Systems - Senior Solution Architect to guide grid modernization for electric utilities. You will lead SCADA/EMS/OMS/DMS/ADMS/DERMS programs, drive enterprise integration, and coordinate across teams to deliver high-value modernization projects.

You will work with executive stakeholders to define roadmaps, manage estimates, and ensure on-schedule delivery, with travel up to 25–30%. The role emphasizes strong leadership and communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or substituted with applicable work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise/operations architecture strategies and integration solutions.
• Experience in Electric Utility Industry or equivalent is preferred (5 years).
• Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to influence project execution.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop and implement SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS solutions for complex business requirements.
• Provide field support, troubleshooting, and project coordination for SCADA/EMS/DMS/DERMS deployments; lead commissioning/test activities.
• Lead or assist with program estimating, planning, budgeting, and delivery execution.
• Support analysis, design, build, test, triaging defects, configuration, and deployment activities; participate in Enterprise Program Management using Waterfall and Agile.
• Ensure project quality, budget adherence, milestones, and delivery objectives; supervise project status.
• Act as application and solution architect within architecture teams; drive business process design to define complete requirements.
• Develop high-level end-to-end integration designs mapping data between applications; inventory cross-application interfaces; validate requirements.

Skills

SCADA systems

EMS/OMS/DMS/ADMS/DERMS

Enterprise architecture

Project leadership

Waterfall/Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, computer science, information technology, or related field

Tools

AMI

Distribution automation

Job description

1898 & Co., a division of Burns & McDonnell, seeks a Grid Systems - Senior Solution Architect to guide grid modernization for electric utilities. You will lead SCADA/EMS/OMS/DMS/ADMS/DERMS programs, drive enterprise integration, and coordinate across teams to deliver high-value modernization projects.

You will work with executive stakeholders to define roadmaps, manage estimates, and ensure on-schedule delivery, with travel up to 25–30%. The role emphasizes strong leadership and communication.