Senior SCADA Engineer

POSITION DESCRIPTION

THE COMPANY

Onward Energy is an independent power platform that owns and operates over 7 GW of utility-scale wind, solar and natural gas generation projects across the U.S. Our Vision is to reliably power a sustainable future. Our Mission is that as North America’s premier independent power generator, we will deliver renewable and reliable power to our customers, opportunities to our employees, sustainable returns to the families who invest in us, and a better world to the next generation. Corporate Offices in Denver, New York and Charlotte, we are where renewable meets reliable. See for more information.

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WORK AUTHORIZATION

To be considered for this position, applicants must have full-time authorization to work in the United States. Onward Energy does not offer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

THE CHALLENGE

Fueled by growth of the company, the Sr. SCADA Engineer serves as a technical resource, focusing on support of Operational Technology (OT) equipment and data flow from Onward Energy’s operating fleet of gas, solar and wind assets. The candidate must have extensive experience with Ignition (Backend and Frontend), plus field expertise to help the maintenance team to ensure the correct operation of our system. This position reports to the Manager - SCADA Engineering and helps Site Managers maintain their assets and works with engineering and operations teams to deliver reliability in all aspects of control and data systems. Provides support for various technical analyses, evaluation of emergent technology, and generally assists company’s operational and financial objectives.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as subject matter expert for OT SCADA equipment, including servers and point configurations within the device(s) and ensure systems are up to date.
• Provide expertise, experience and mentorship on SCADA systems to SCADA team members to increase team bench strength.
• Troubleshoot and maintain connections between OT equipment – i.e., SEL RTACs, Remote Intelligence Gateways (RIG), RTU’s, Campbell Scientific data loggers, etc.
• Provide field assistance and expertise on plants using varied control systems (Ignition, CIMPLICITY, WonderWare, ABB SYS600, SEL RTAC HMI).
• Maintain data connections between Remote Operations Center, corporate data servers and OEM SCADA, RTU, OPC Servers, etc.
• Coordinate with IT (internal and 3rd party) as primary point of contact for plant ops.
• Provide NERC CIP guidance and support to ensure all assets are in compliance.
• Develop long-term strategy for standardization of company OT equipment.
• Lead projects as assigned with minimal oversight.

THE PROFILE TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor’s degree and 6-10 years of experience. Applicable years of experience may substitute for degree.
• Extensive experience and expertise with Ignition (Backend and Frontend).
• Expertise with OT Equipment such as SCADA systems, RTU’s, PI data historians, etc.
• Adept with Microsoft Office suite of applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• In-depth knowledge of components/operations of power plants, with firsthand experience on renewable projects.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking capability.
• Self-starter with ability to make decisions and take necessary actions without specific direction.
• Effective time manage