SCADA & Commissioning Engineer

As Scout's SCADA & Commissiong Engineer, you will lead the design, configuration, and onsite commissioning of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Operational Technology (OT) systems across our utility-scale solar, wind, and BESS projects. As part of the Construction Engineering team, you will ensure that all digital control layers-from individual inverters to the Power Plant Controllers-are engineered for reliability, security, and peak performance before handover to the Operations & Maintenance team.

Your Responsibilities Include:

SCADA & Commissioning Project Engineering

• Lead owner-side SCADA engineering from conceptual design through commissioning and Operations handoff
• Lead technical reviews of vendor submittals and drawings. Approve SCADA design packages (30%, 60%, 90%, and IFC) , including communications architecture, point mapping, and commissioning procedures
• Specify and validate SCADA system components (RTUs, RTACs, PPCs, HMIs, communications infrastructure)
• Define and document control and data interfaces between BESS subsystems and site SCADA, PPC, substation systems, revenue metering, remote operations connectivity, interconnecting utility and ISO/RTO
• Coordinate with EPCs, OEMs, plant controller vendors, utilities, and ISOs to ensure design and integration alignment
• Manage and support FAT, SAT, point-to-point testing, telemetry checkout, and control verification for SCADA Equipment
• Lead the configuration and troubleshooting of Power Plant Controllers (PPC), RTUs, HMIs, and protection relays using protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, and IEC 61850.
• Review and validate PPC control philosophies including active power, reactive power, Volt/VAr, Volt/Watt, frequency response, curtailment, Automatic Generation Control and BESS operating modes.
• Provide on-site and remote commissioning, testing, energization, and troubleshooting support, including pre-functional checks, functional testing, and final system validation to ensure assets operate according to design specifications
• Support utility witness testing and commercial operation testing activities
• Manage troubleshooting for complex integration issues involving protocols, network performance, data quality, and control interlocks during construction and commissioning
• Verify plant controls comply with applicable grid (e.g. NERC/CIP), utility, and regulatory SCADA requirements and coordinate required SCADA checkouts and point-to-point testing
• Lead development of specifications and scope of work for SCADA, power plant controller, RTU, and IT equipment networks and implementation
• Provide requirements needed to procure telecom services and field communications solutions
• Deliver complete as-built documentation and lessons learned to Operations
• Provide post-handover SCADA support, including troubleshooting
• Scope, Manage, and Execute Operations-driven SCADA projects as required

OT Network Integration Management (New Sites)

• Define and coordinate OT network integration scope and execution plans
• Review and validate OT network architectures and detailed designs, ensuring telemetry requirements of Interconnecting Utilities/RTO/ISO/TOP's, PPA Offtakers, OEM service providers, Scheduling Coordinators, and other applicable requirements are implemented.
• Coordinate implementation of site switches, firewalls, ISPs, and VPNs per approved designs
• Validate network configurations (IP schemes, VLANs, interfaces, firewall rules)
• Support commissioning, troubleshooting, and Operations handoff of OT networks
• Coordinate with cross functional teams to ensure SCADA deliverables align with overall project requirements and critical path schedules.

Key Interfaces:

Interconnection

• Support the Resource Integration Manager during interconnection activities by reviewing telemetry, data, and control requirements in GIAs
• Ensure interconnection requirements are incorporated into EPC's SCADA and PPC scope and designs
• Coordinate points list, telemetry checkout, and control integrations with utilities and grid operators
• Develop and execute SCADA and PPC commissioning test plans in coordination with Resource Integration Manager

IT & Cybersecurity

• Support the IT and Cybersecurity Manager to ensure IT and Cybersecurity network requirements are incorporated into EPC scope, specifications, and designs
• Coordinate formal handover of site networks from EPC to IT and Cybersecurity teams

Asset Management & Operations

• Interface with the Site Management Team and Remote Operations Team to ensure AMO requirements are incorporated into EPC scope, specifications, and design reviews
• Support AMO participation in SCADA and PPC FAT, SAT, commissioning, and system acceptance activities
• Support continuous improvement by incorporating AMO feedback into standards, designs, and future projects
• Provide troubleshooting, SCADA and OT Networking operational project scoping feedback, and technical expertise support to AMO on an ad-hoc basis.