SCADA Engineer - Renewables & Grid

Location: Shawnee Mission

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Company :
Black & Veatch Corporation Req  : 114572

Job Title : SCADA Engineer - Renewables & Grid Location : KCP, RGATLANTA2, RGHOUSTON3, RGIRVINE, RGGREENWD, RGCORALGBBusiness Unit Sector : COR-BVOPS-ENGR & DEV SVCSDepartment: BVCOR BV OPS EDS INSTR & CONTROpportunity Type :
Staff Relocation eligible :
No

Full time/Part time :
Full-Time Project Only Hire:
No

Visa Sponsorship Available:

No

Recruiter :
Dalton Garrison

Job Summary 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, points list, RTU configurations, remote I/O module configurations, Meter configurations, PMU/PDC device configurations, and Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens.  

Individual must have the ability to perform quality assurance checking, man hour estimates, specify equipment part numbers for project work, proposal 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.  

Key Responsibilities Working directly with the project team to generate engineering design documents and deliverables (drawings, points list, configuration files, etc.) for systems and components related to the substation and renewable energy SCADA systems. Provide oversight and lead lower-level engineering work or assignments. Previous controls system design experience for power projects. Ability to teach other engineers the fundamental SCADA concepts. Utilize effective verbal communication skills to convey, teach and/or sell ideas.

Excellent writing skills. Coordinate SCADA Project work for timely execution. Prioritize important task. Provide clients recommended solutions based on standards, best practices and industry standards. Previous controls system design experience for power projects. Experience in developing control system network architecture diagrams, datalink points list, control narratives, control logic diagrams, protection and control drawings, and procurement specifications for SCADA equipment.  Experience in reading one-line diagrams, three-line AC schematics, and DC schematics.

Understanding DNP3 protocol Understand how to configure devices’ ethernet comm settings in IPV4 addressing with end devices, ethernet switches and router (default gateway) present. Understand how to configure devices’ serial comm settings in ethernet RS-232 or RS-485. Experience in HMI screen development. Experience in RTU configuration development. Experience in understanding protective relays, substation and renewable energy automation systems configuration files.

Experience in configuring devices for Synchrophasor data work: PMU devices, PDC devices and DFRs. Providing remote support to the field construction team on how to troubleshoot and fix issues.

Preferred Qualifications Substation and renewable energy (wind, solar, battery energy storage) experience would be considered a plus.  

Experience with IEC 61850, Modbus, OPC UA, and other control system protocols over TCP/IP or serial.

Experience with VMware, Factor Talk,…