SCADA and CORE Lead Engineer

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MISSION
Belonging to the Operations Engineering team and reporting to the SCADA, Comms and Cybersecurity Principal Engineer, the SCADA and CORE Lead Engineer will be responsible for implementing and deploying the strategy to manage the operational control and SCADA systems in the Continental Europe Offshore, making sure that a suitable and reliable OT infrastructure is in place, defining and implementing the necessary projects for the maintenance and renovation of this infrastructure so that it is fit for purpose at any time during the whole Offshore asset life.

The individual will be working as part of a global business with activities in many countries across Europe and the rest of the world, although with a main focus on the offshore windfarm sites in Continental Europe.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS
* Define the necessities, improvements and maintenance strategy of the control systems and the business corporate tools in the Continental Europe Offshore Hub, to guarantee the highest assets availability, the compliance with the regulatory requirements and the best service quality following the best industry practices and standards.
* Identify the business technical risks related to the control and SCADA systems condition and propose the necessary actions/plans to mitigate those risks as much as reasonably possible.
* Implement the required corrective and preventive maintenance activities to maintain/recover the assets availability/reliability either on his/her own or through contractors.
* Assess any technical issue related to the control and SCADA systems, carrying out the Root Cause Analysis and proposing/implementing the necessary action to avoid any re-occurrence.
* Deploy the necessary actions to comply with any regulatory requirements that may apply
* Coordinate the related maintenance activities with the offshore site technical teams to guarantee the right execution timescales and works quality as long as the compliance of the applicable H&S rules.
* Extend any lesson learnt and the identified best practices to the others Offshore Hubs.
* Define, alongside the new Offshore project teams and the SCADA, Comms and Cybersecurity Principal Engineer, the best technical solutions for the new offshore projects under development and construction to guarantee the best performance and maintainability condition after the Commercial Operation Date starts.
* Coordinate the maintenance strategies for the control and Scada systems with the other Offshore O&M Hubs (UK and USA) so that uniformed, global and standardized solutions are implemented.
* Prepare Scope of Works and Suppliers Technical Evaluations, playing and active role during the procurement processes to make sure that the most technically qualified providers are selected.
* Manage efficiently the maintenance contracts which he/she is responsible for, striving to reduce the maintenance costs and contributing to maximize the business EBITDA.
* Interact with the Global Technical Services, Offshore site teams, Original Equipment Manufacturers, certification and regulatory bodies as needed.
* Coordinate and manage the individuals within the Scada & Control Systems team and the CORE & Corporate tools team that report to this position.

PROFILE/REQUIREMENTS
* Degree in relevant subject such as electronics, digital control, automation or communications
* Considerable experience in a Control System related role.
* Highly skilled in maintenance of industrial control systems (DCSs, PLCs, SCADAS and HMIs)
* Experience of PLCs, SCADA and control systems design and operation
* Knowledge of the equipment commonly found in Offshore wind projects including the wind turbines
* Ability to think logically and be able to assess the risk of carrying out any fault finding, maintenance or upgrades to any SCADA, control or network system.
* Competent in future planning.
* Experience of contracting, engineering support and maintenance and defining scope of works
* Self-motivation and willingness to learn.
* Competent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and develop key project and business decisions.
* Developed report writing, presentation skills and ability to summarize key parameters and drivers impacting the project and business.
* Good organizational and operational skills with the ability to link this awareness to technical judgement and decision making.
* Good planning and analysis skills with the ability to look forward and anticipate problems and thereafter plan and implements mitigating solutions to negate the effect of such problems.
* IT literate with the ability to operate MS Office systems and other IT based project management software.
* Capacity to work within an international and multicultural team
* Flexible to travel around Europe and overseas
* Languages: English: high level. Other useful languages: German, French, Spanish

KNOWLEDGE IN:
* Distributed Control Systems (i.e. ABB, Siemens, GE, Schneider) and PLCs (i.e. Siemens, Schneider, ABB)
* SCADA applications for power generating and distribution assets
* IT/OT Ethernet networks and configuration of Switches, Firewalls and Routers (Cisco, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Hirschmann)
* Industrial communication systems for electrical equipment / substation networks including protocols such as OPC, IEC61850-8-1 (MMS), IEC60870-5-104, MODBUS, SNMP.
* Protocols for electric equipment/ substations networks (IEC 61850)

DESIRABLE SKILLS:
* PcVue SCADA application design and maintenance
* Aveva PI software configuration and maintenance
* Microsoft SQL Server configuration
* Certain level of fitness for offshore works supported with medical certificate according to AWMF guideline
* Postgraduate experience, preferably in operation of wind farms.
* Experience in the offshore operations sector
* Knowledge of H&S and environmental legislation associated with marine/offshore operations projects
* Cultural awareness
* Experience of using High Voltage Electrical Safety Rules (eg. NETSO, DNO or offshore specific)
* Some track record in operation and maintenance delivery
* GWO certificates for offshore works

WHAT WE OFFER
* Global leader in green energy: Actively contribute to the energy transition.
* Career development: Diverse training opportunities and long-term growth prospects.
* Language courses: German, English, and Spanish.
* Mobility: Subsidy for the Germany Ticket (BVG).
* Rechargeable benefit card, tax-free
* Employee discounts: Attractive offers from partners in retail, travel, and more.
* Compensation: Performance-based salary that values your contribution.

Mobility Information
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

Job Posting End Date:April-1-2026