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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation
Req Id : 110528
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : No
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Project Only Hire : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No

THE OPPORTUNITY

Black & Veatch is seeking a SCADA engineering professional to assist in the technical design of substation and renewable energy Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
Black & Veatch (B&V) is engaged in a variety of SCADA engineering and design activities in support of substation modernization and renewable energy integration. This work entails conceptual and detailed design of SCADA hardware, networking equipment, fiber networks, datalinks, Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens, and points lists. Depending on experience, individuals may assist with quality assurance checking, specification writing, standards development, factory acceptance testing, cyber security auditing, and commissioning support at sites or remotely. Professionals will be integrated into our existing teams based on expertise and experience. Renewable energy experience can be utilized but is not absolutely required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous controls system design experience for power projects. Substation and renewable energy experience would be considered a plus.
• Experience in developing control system network architecture diagrams, datalink points lists, control narratives, control logic diagrams, reading one-line diagrams, and procurement specifications for SCADA equipment
• Experience with IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, OPC, and other communication protocols
• Experience with VMware or other virtual environments
• Experience with protective relays, substation and renewable energy automation systems
• Experience with HMI screen development
• Experience with NERC-CIP cyber security standards
• Network troubleshooting skills and experience with network analysis tools such as Wireshark
• Excellent writing, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to be both an individual contributor and work effectively in teams.
• Ability to accept both internal and external (client) feedback.
• Willingness to learn processes and procedures specific to the power industry.
• Maintain some flexibility in work hours, if required by the client or project.
• Passed the FE exam and is actively pursuing a Professional Engineering license.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

• Working directly with the project team to generate engineering design documents and deliverables (drawings, points lists, configuration files, etc.) for systems and components related to the substation and renewable energy SCADA systems.
• May provide oversight of lower-level engineering work or assignments.