SCADA Engineer - Renewables & Grid Details | Family of Companies

Position: SCADA Engineer - Renewables & Grid Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies

• SCADA Engineer - Renewables & Grid*
• Date:

Apr 21, 2026

Location:

Overland Park, KS, US Denver, CO, US Houston, TX, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

• Job Summary*
• Black & Veatch isseekinga

SCADA engineeringprofessional to assist in the technical designof substation and renewable energy Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition(SCADA) systems.

Black & Veatch (B&V) is engaged in a variety ofSCADAengineering and design activities in support of substation modernization and renewable energy integration.  This work entailsconceptual and detailed design of SCADAhardware, networking equipment, fiber networks,datalinks,pointslist, RTUconfigurations, remote I/O module configurations,Meter configurations, PMU/PDC device configurations,and Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens.  Individual must have the ability toperformquality assurancechecking,man hour estimates,specify equipment part numbers for project work,proposalspecificationwriting,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,pointslist,configuration files, etc.)for systemsandcomponents related to thesubstationand renewable energy SCADA systems.

Provide oversight and leadlower-level engineering work or assignments.

Previouscontrols system design experience forpower projects.

Ability to teach otherengineersthefundamental SCADA concepts.

Utilize effectiveverbalcommunicationskillsto convey, teach and/or sell ideas.

Excellent writing skills.

Coordinate SCADA Project work for timely execution.

Prioritize important task.

Provideclientsrecommended solutions based onstandards, best practices and industry standards.

Previouscontrols system design experience forpower projects.

Experience in developingcontrol system network architecture diagrams,datalink pointslist,control narratives, control logic diagrams, protection and control drawings,and procurement specifications forSCADAequipment.

Experience inreading one-line diagrams,three-line AC schematics,andDC schematics.

Understanding DNP3 protocol

Understandhow to configure devices'ethernet comm settingsin IPV4 addressing withend devices, ethernet switches and router (default gateway) present.

Understand how to configure devices' serial comm settings inethernet RS-232 or RS-485.Experience in HMI screen development.

Experience inRTU configurationdevelopment.

Experience inunderstanding protective relays, substation and renewable energy automation systemsconfiguration files.

Experienceinconfiguring devices for Synchrophasor data work: PMUdevices, PDC devices and DFRs.Providing remote support tothe field construction team on how to troubleshoot and fixissues.

• Preferred Qualifications*
• Substationand renewable energy(wind, solar,battery energy storage) experience would be considered a plus.

Experience with IEC 61850, Modbus,OPCUA,and othercontrol system protocolsover TCP/IP or serial.

Experience with

VMware,Factor Talk, Ignition, AVEVA HMIsoftware,Cloud View, Subnet Solutions, Factory Studio, Cimplicityor othervirtual/HMIsoftware platforms.

Experience with protective relays, substation and renewable energy automation systems.

Experience with SEL RTAC and IED architecture design and configuration.

Experience with Allen Bradley Control Logic PLC configuration.

Experience with

NERC-CIPcyber security standards.

Experience with IEEE 1547 inverters controlled as a system.

Experience with OT single mode fiber optic network design.

Network troubleshooting skills and experience with network analysistools such as Wireshark, Modbus Poll, etc.

Experience with Excel macros and VBA language.

Excellent presentation skills.

Ability to be both an individual contributor and work effectively in teams.

Ability to accept both internal and external (client) feedback.

Willingness to learn processes and procedures specific to thepowerindustry.

Maintain some flexibility in work hours, if required by the client or project.

Registration as a Professional Engineer.

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