Senior Consultant, Control Systems

Senior Consultant, Control Systems

The energy transition is vital to our future and here at PSC, we are compelled to make a difference. We are specialist consultants to the energy industry, an independent firm with global operations. Our teams have been tackling the thorniest problems for some of the most prominent industry players for 30 years. We provide critical project consulting support for large energy clients, renewable developers, sustainable energy initiatives, and everything in between. Our vision is to empower people to transform the energy industry so that, together we will power a more sustainable world. We do the right thing, we foster bright ideas, we invest in the future and we celebrate success.

At PSC we want work to enhance your life, not dominate it.

We...

• Thrive in a culture where people are our greatest asset and we truly celebrate and value the individual.
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit, love new ideas and are always looking to improve.
• Understand that everyone has a personal life and provide a flexible work environment - you are an adult, and we trust you to get the job done.
• Provide amazing growth and leadership opportunities in an autonomous role.
• Are a highly collaborative worldwide team of professionals defining the future of this industry.
• Offer competitive compensation & benefits including BUPA private medical insurance, life insurance and annual income protection.

We encourage our people to continually learn, grow and expand their skills and knowledge. Perhaps you would like to complete a master’s or a PhD but haven’t done so yet. We will reimburse a portion of your course fees, up to a maximum of $5,000.00 a year. We have offices in the US and Canada and we have been working in a distributed fashion for years. We are open to hybrid and remote work, or we can offer you a place in one of our offices if you prefer. At this time we are only able to accept applicants with US or Canada working rights. 

What we’re looking for:

Senior Consultant, Control Systems

This role will be focused on providing consulting services to our clients on technical leadership of Operational Technologies (OT) system integration, maintenance, migration and enhancement of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)/Energy Management Systems (EMS) for clients. The role also spans project management, best practices consulting. As part of project consulting work the role will work with the clients to understand and identify their functional needs and what application modifications and/or developments are necessary.

The targeted software applications are server and client-based control and analysis systems for electrical utilities. The SCADA / EMS domain is highly specialized and demands knowledge in electric power generation, transmission and distribution as well as the critical data acquisition technologies utilized.

Essential Responsibilities

OT System Integration

• Provide project integration and support for the installation, upgrade, and maintenance of Energy Management Systems.
• Oversee and/or participate in development of scripts to help in areas such as data conversion, system configuration, system operation, and testing.
• Oversee and/or participate in database modelling for new and existing systems
• Oversee and/or participate in display editing for new and existing systems
• Oversee and/or participate in testing of systems which includes providing feedback of testing results to client and vendors.
• Oversee and/or participate in custom software migration during an upgrade.
• Contribute to diagnostics and problem resolution including performing root cause analysis and interacting with customer and application vendor engineers.
• Contribute to system operation improvement initiatives and maintenance documentation based on continuous reviews.
• Manage deliverables and hours for individual and team projects
• Prepare and review reports
• Develop custom application/function design documentation and implement it.
• Preparation of detailed technical reports as client deliverables.
• Global interaction with PSC colleagues to coordinate and execute work activities.

Consulting Services

• Liaise with clients, project/account management, and internal PSC leadership.
• Collect detailed requirements from clients and work with your PSC team to propose the optimal solutions to meet client objectives.
• Develop methodologies, project plans, and time estimates
• Prepare proposals for new work
• Manage client expectations thr