SCADA Engineer at Scatec ASA

Main purpose of position

• Currently we are looking for a SCADA Engineer in Cape Town, South Africa, to be part of our global team working together towards our vision – Improving our future. As our SCADA Engineer, you will take ownership of SCADA operation and function, ensuring smooth integration between sites, grid operators, and central monitoring office.

Main responsibilities 

• Specify the minimum requirements and specifications related to the SCADA system and communication network
• Conduct due diligence investigation on relevant technologies to ensure risks and opportunities are identified during the design phase
• Identify all communication interfaces, IP lists, and protocols for the project and utility interfaces
• Involved in SCADA hardware design reviews, technology selection, FAT, SAT, and site commissioning
• Implement signals, analogues, alarm updates, and general configuration of the Company SCADA software platform
• Ensure correct implementation of the design
• Ensure the needed Cyber security requirements are aligned with the company requirements
• Update SCADA and communication as-built drawings to ensure alignment between site implementation and drawings
• Provide EPC with lessons learnt for future projects
• Grid Code Support - signal point to point testing and SCADA functionality testing for plants in construction and operations

Qualifications and competencies 

• B. Eng in Electrical Engineering
• MCSE, N+, CCNA or relevant IT qualification advantageous
• Minimum 5+ years’ relevant experience within the areas of Communication Network Design and SCADA implementation
• Experience with commissioning of communication networks and SCADA software
• Experience with reading and understanding technical diagrams and drawings
• Work experience in the power generation in advantageous
• Sound IT and network knowledge
• IT Infrastructure or operations management experience
• Networking including IP and other protocols (DNP3, Modbus, Serial, IEC61850)

Personal characteristics

It is part of every employees’ terms of reference to contribute to Scatec's vision: Improving our Future and adhere to our company values which are:

• Predictable: demonstrate clear communication and listening skills, shares information in an open and honest way
• Driving results: demonstrate determination, pro-activeness, can prioritise and work independently
• Changemaker: demonstrate entrepreneurship, can challenge, fast learner, take initiates and adjust
• Working together: demonstrate teamwork, shares responsibilities, can compromise, has a can-do attitude