EMS Systems Analyst

Position Summary

The Energy Management System (EMS) Systems Analyst will support the TPS EMS/SCADA system, ensuring its reliability, availability, integrity, and security.

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure real-time EMS/SCADA system integrity, high availability, and operational reliability, including support for redundant architectures
• Monitor EMS servers, workstations, and system performance; proactively improve performance using modern technologies and best practices
• Perform ongoing system administration, maintenance, upgrades, patching, backups, and local/site failover activities for EMS and associated systems
• Work closely with IT, Network, and CIP teams to implement and maintain secure, reliable, and compliant EMS infrastructure aligned with policies and standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex EMS/SCADA system issues independently and collaboratively, including engagement with vendors such as OSI/AspenTech/Emerson and AVEVAS
• Support EMS operations including database updates, display maintenance, and administration of the OSI Monarch system, sub-systems, and interfaces with internal and external systems
• Configure, model, maintain, and support SCADA, ICCP, and communication protocols interfacing with remote devices, RTUs, and external control centers
• Maintain and support integrations with historical data systems such as AVEVA PI
• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain EMS calculations using the C programming language
• Collaborate with EMS engineers, Operations, Business, and IT teams to translate operational needs into effective engineering or automation solutions
• Apply innovative thinking, modern technologies, and AI-assisted tools to identify, define, and solve complex EMS operational and technical challenges
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies, proposing enhancements, and developing scalable solutions that reduce manual effort and operational risk
• Support the development of intelligent automation, decision-support, and diagnostic tools to improve troubleshooting, reliability, and operational efficiency
• Produce project deliverables on schedule and support completion of assigned initiatives
• Communicate effectively with field personnel, contractors, vendors, and ISO stakeholders
• Document systems, solutions, processes, and lessons learned to ensure knowledge transfer, repeatability, and long-term operational value
• Use emerging technologies responsibly, ensuring solutions are accurate, validated, governance-aligned, and reliability-focused
• Participate in a rotating 24x7 on-call schedule and provide after-hours support for EMS/SCADA systems as required

Education, Experience & Skills

• Education – Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Telecommunications, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems or Computer Science from an accredited college or university or Associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology
• Experience – 0-2 years’ work experience in Energy Management Systems/SCADA environments, telecommunications, IT Infrastructure and systems support, field technician/engineering, or a bulk electric system control center and/or plant instrumentation & controls environment
• Skills – Solid written and verbal communication skills, excellent organizational and project management skills, detail oriented with the ability to remain focused on the accuracy of task completion, positive attitude and willingness to proactively self-educate and learn new technologies and concepts as needed, proficiency in MS Windows and MS Office, proficiency in MSSQL, MongoDB is a plus