Engineering Manager - Control Systems Engineering
Listed on 2026-11-05
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Date: Oct 22, 2026
Company: Next Era Energy
Requisition : 96681
Next Era Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals.
Next Era Energy is seeking a Manager, Control Systems Engineering to support utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. This role leads a small team of controls engineers responsible for defining, documenting, and verifying plant control system requirements. The manager will guide development of functional requirements, controls logic, integration and test strategies, site verification protocols, troubleshooting, and final confirmation that project requirements have been satisfied.
Duties & Responsibilities- Lead and develop a small team of controls engineers, including work planning, technical direction, coaching, and review of engineering deliverables
- Develop and maintain Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs) for utility‑scale BESS, including plant controls, SCADA, PPC/EMS interfaces, operating modes, alarms, protections, communications, and performance requirements
- Establish consistent processes for managing fleet‑wide and project‑specific control system requirements across the full project lifecycle
- Lead supplier coordination and factory integration testing of new hardware and software designs to verify compliance with approved requirements
- Provide technical oversight during commissioning, plant turnover, troubleshooting, and final requirements verification
- Work cross‑functionally within a matrix organization, partnering with Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, IT/OT, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Development, Procurement, and external suppliers to resolve interfaces and deliver integrated project outcomes
- Interpret and incorporate applicable ISO/RTO, NERC, and FERC requirements into BESS control philosophies, functional requirements, testing, and compliance evidence
- Demonstrated leadership in power generation, renewable energy, or utility‑scale BESS controls, with the ability to provide both people leadership and hands‑on technical direction
- Experience managing technical deliverables from domestic and international suppliers
- Experience developing, reviewing, and verifying functional and software requirements throughout the project lifecycle
- Ability to lead multiple concurrent projects, establish priorities, manage risk, and maintain delivery commitments
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to align technical and non‑technical stakeholders in a matrix organization
- Working knowledge of requirements applicable to inverter‑based resources and BESS, including relevant ISO/RTO interconnection and market rules; NERC MOD, PRC, FAC, TPL, and CIP standards as applicable; and FERC interconnection, market participation, transmission planning, and I reliability directives
- Engineering degree or technical degree in a related technical area
- 8+ years of SCADA, controls, power systems, or BESS engineering experience, including technical leadership or people‑management responsibilities
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally (
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