SCADA & Communications Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern the end-to-end SCADA & OT system architecture across projects, covering farm and substation SCADA, PPC, historians, and secure communications networks.
• Develop and maintain SCADA/OT Employer’s Requirements, technical specifications, design basis, and interface control documents across all project packages.
• Specify and manage data exchange protocols and signal lists (e.g. IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, OPC UA, Modbus TCP, DNP3) to ensure interoperability between WTG, OSS, and grid systems.
• Lead technical reviews of OEM and contractor designs, ensuring compliance with international standards, grid codes, employer requirements, and local regulations.
• Manage cross-package interfaces and integration, including WTG OEMs, substations, cables monitoring, metocean systems, marine coordination tools, and grid operator interfaces.
• Coordinate fiber optic networks, DMZ design, and remote connectivity, ensuring secure and reliable communications between offshore assets and onshore control centres.
• Oversee execution, testing, and commissioning activities, including FAT/HAT/SAT, end-to-end signal testing, grid code compliance testing, and operational handover.
• Manage system integrators, telecom providers, and OEMs, ensuring quality, schedule, cost control, and documentation compliance.
• Lead commissioning and integration of offshore communications systems (e.g. TETRA, VHF/UHF, 4G/5G, microwave) with SCADA/OT and marine coordination platforms.
• Ensure O&M readiness, including as-built documentation, cybersecurity (IEC 62443), monitoring and incident response setup, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

 Experience & Skills

• Degree in Electrical/Power Systems, Control/Automation, Computer/Network Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience across the full lifecycle of SCADA/OT and communications systems for utility-scale renewables or power systems; offshore wind experience strongly preferred.
• Deep technical expertise in SCADA architectures, PLC/RTU/IED integration, and industrial communication protocols (IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, OPC UA, Modbus, DNP3).
• Proven experience managing vendors and system integrators, including FAT, SAT, commissioning, and technical acceptance processes.
• Solid exposure to offshore telecommunications systems, including TETRA, VHF/UHF, 4G/5G, microwave, and radio core integration.
• Strong working knowledge of IT/OT infrastructure, including virtualization (VMware), Windows Server, MS SQL, remote access design, and cybersecurity controls for critical infrastructure (IEC 62443).
• Experience supporting procurement and contract management, including scope definition, tendering, technical bid evaluation, and change/claims management (FIDIC/NEC familiarity preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in complex, international project environments.
• Proactive, detail-oriented professional capable of managing multiple priorities, identifying risks, and implementing innovative, practical solutions.
• Strong communication skills with experience producing technical reports and proposals, fluent in spoken and written English; offshore safety certifications (e.g. GWO/HUET) are an advantage.