Network Administrator

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The Industrial Controls and SCADA (IC&S) Network Administrator is responsible for applying the Operational Technology (OT)/ Industrial Control System (ICS)/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Network engineering program for the generator side of renewable energy power plants. This role is responsible for overseeing, executing, and/or supporting execution of engineering deliverables throughout all phases of a project, from the basis of design to turnover and operations;

this includes following design templates, functional specifications, inspection plans, demarcation of responsibilities, handover management, and functional acceptance tests for site communication network equipment including but not limited to switches, routers, firewalls, transceivers, media converters, physical mediums, and other communications networking systems in the renewable energy generation scope to create project specific designs, documentation, and implementation.

This role will be hybrid requiring a minimum of 3 days in office.

• Provides guidance to Project Managers, RES OT team, Owners, Integrators and others as needed, for OT/ICS/SCADA communications network functions associated with renewable energy power plants.
• Provides guidance integrating communications network functions of wind, battery, and solar power systems to their associated substation, utility, and balancing authority.
• Creates and reviews designs for Wind, PV, BESS, and PV+BESS OT/ICS/SCADA Communications Networks that align with regional, owner, regulatory, and contractual requirements for renewable energy power plant SCADA systems.
• Collaborates with RES project managers to aggregate site requirements, create designs for construction, deliver procurement/deployment plans, create timelines, and control costs.
• Partners with customers and subcontractors to ensure requirements, regulatory compliance, and expectations of key stakeholders are met.
• Collaborates with other engineers to make sure renewable energy power plant communications network functions are incorporated, and meet generation, substation, utility, regional, contract, and owner requirements.
• Deploys OT/ICS/SCADA communications network solutions according to timelines and budget.
• Troubleshoot problems until site requirements are met.
• Reviews, inspects, and validates communications network equipment to verify design criteria are incorporated and systems function as anticipated.
• Works closely with the client teams, as well as RES project managers, construction managers, electrical managers, and project engineers to guarantee a quality system is installed and tested to RES, owner, contract, and regulatory specifications.
• Ensures that OT/ICS/SCADA communications network systems have been installed per RES, owner, contract, and regulatory requirements and tested to meet QSE, Utility, Substation, and regional reliability council requirements.
• Supports the operations group throughout the life of the facility to maintain reliability of the energy facility on the grid.
• Maintains project and department documentation in RES documentation control software.
• Ensures SAFETY requirements are met.
• Operates Company aligned vehicle for site visits.
• Attends work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
• Complies with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and Company Policies & Procedures.

• Presents, supports, and leads-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude.

• Associate’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or information technology and at least 3 years' experience (or 5 years of OT/ICS/SCADA Communications Network experience) required.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or information technology and at least 1 year of experience preferred.
• 1 or more years of proven…