SCADA Engineer - Technical Director
WSP in the U.S. · Clarkston, WA · 4 wk ago
Engineering$145k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the job description and extract content.
Sections:
- About the role: likely the introductory paragraph(s) describing the opportunity, team, projects, impact. We'll put prose.
- Responsibilities: list of tasks/duties: leading projects, technical support, design, commissioning, providing guidance, coordinate review, data acquisition, networking, communications, logic and control systems, etc. Use
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the job description and extract content.
Sections:
- About the role: likely the introductory paragraph(s) describing the opportunity, team, projects, impact. We'll put prose.
- Responsibilities: list of tasks/duties: leading projects, technical support, design, commissioning, providing guidance, coordinate review, data acquisition, networking, communications, logic and control systems, etc. Use - .
- Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" bullet list.
- Qualifications: maybe "Preferred Qualifications". Could combine but separate sections if content.
- Skills: maybe technical skills list (protocols, platforms, software). Could be part of Responsibilities or separate.
- Benefits: description of benefits.
- Pay: compensation ranges.
- Schedule: maybe mention occasional travel, flexible schedules. Not explicit schedule like full-time etc. There's "Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs". That's schedule info. Also "Occasional travel may be required". Could be schedule.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
We must preserve all substantive info, not invent.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: combine first paragraphs up to "Your Impact". Actually "Your Impact" is a heading but we can't repeat job title; but we can treat "Your Impact" as part of About the role? The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should use those exact headings. Not "Your Impact". So we will put content under About the role that includes the description of opportunity, team, impact.
Let's extract:
"This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a SCADA Engineer – Technical Director for our Boise ID office. Candidates for our offices in Clarkston, WA; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; and Ft Lauderdale, FL will also be considered. Be involved in projects with our Electrical Studies, SCADA, and Protection (ESSP) team and be a part of a growing organization that helps our clients meet their objectives and solve complex challenges. WSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management, anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world, and we need your help. The successful applicant will lead assigned projects while maintaining and strengthening client relationships. This role requires strong technical expertise, project leadership, and the ability to mentor team members. Projects will primarily support utility SCADA, communications, and control systems for transmission and distribution substations, generation facilities, and utility control centers, including conventional and renewable energy systems. This role requires experience supporting proposals, building client relationships, and identifying new business opportunities. The ideal candidate can work independently, communicate complex technical issues to diverse audiences, and effectively manage project priorities."
Then "Your Impact" paragraph: "Candidates for this role will have familiarity, experience, or expertise with some of the items listed below. While expertise in every listed technology is not expected, successful candidates must demonstrate substantial experience in electrical utility SCADA engineering, including communications, RTU integration, and utility control systems. A willingness to learn in areas where you do not have experience and to teach others in areas where you do have experience is essential to being successful on our team."
Then list of tasks: "Provides technical support and leadership in design, engineering, and commissioning of utility, industrial, and commercial scale SCADA projects in the public and private sector. Tasks include specification, design, concept development, and commissioning of transmission and distribution substations, power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, as well as protection and control systems for a wide variety of clients. Provides guidance to project managers and engineers that address current and future project challenges. Provides a level of project quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality."
Then leadership, data acquisition, networking, communications, logic and control systems paragraphs.
We can put responsibilities as bullet list summarizing those tasks.
Let's extract bullet points:
- Provide technical support and leadership in design, engineering, and commissioning of utility, industrial, and commercial scale SCADA projects (public and private sector).
- Specification, design, concept development, and commissioning of transmission and distribution substations, power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, protection and control systems.
- Provide guidance to project managers and engineers addressing current and future project challenges.
- Ensure project quality meets or exceeds industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
- Leadership: Coordinate, review and approve electrical infrastructure design plans for mid-level and complex projects, ensuring data integrity and compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
- Data Acquisition: Prepare points lists of all data to be transferred between control centers and controlled apparatus, assign and program data addressing and routing information, develop HMI screens, travel to project sites to test and commission data transfer schemes.
- Networking: Design and configure network and communication paths for RTUs, Data Concentrators, IEDs, HMIs, and other SCADA system equipment inside the substation or facility.
- Communications: Specify and design communication networks focusing on data security and reliability; develop specifications for fiber optic, microwave, power line carrier, or radio communication systems; travel occasionally to project sites to troubleshoot and commission network and communication systems.
- Working knowledge of applicable industry SCADA practices per IEEE, IEC, ANSI, CIGRE, NERC standards.
- Applicable network and communication protocols: DNP, Modbus, IEC 61850 specified protocols; experience with legacy SCADA protocols a plus.
- Applicable Logic and Control Platforms: SEL RTAC, NovaTech Orion, Eaton SMP.
- Applicable Software: Wonderware, AcSELerator RTAC, NovaTech NCD/Inkscape; IEC 61850 System Configuration Tool experience a plus; familiarity with SCADA/EMS/ADMS software a plus.
- Logic and Control Systems: Develop, document, and implement logic and control schemes for remote and local operation of power system equipment, including microgrids, Volt/Var Control, load shedding, and other custom control applications; develop programs on various platforms to implement these schemes and travel to project sites to test and commission control strategies.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
That's a lot; we can keep as bullet list.
Now Requirements: "Required Qualifications" bullet list:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 12+ years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for SCADA projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at an electrical utility or commercial scale.
- Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
Now Qualifications (Preferred):
- Master’s Degree in Engineering.
- Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.
- Professional Engineering (PE) multi-state preferred.
- Preference will be given to applicants with a proven history of completing similar projects in a consulting environment.
- Preference is also given to applicants with experience in mentoring others and in providing technical and commercial leadership in customer-focused engineering projects.
- Preference is also given to applicants with experience in customer focused engineering projects in the technical areas above.
Now Skills: maybe we can list technical skills: protocols, platforms, software, standards. But we already included many in responsibilities. Could create a Skills section summarizing: Knowledge of IEEE/IEC/ANSI/CIGRE/NERC standards; DNP, Modbus, IEC 61850; SEL RTAC, NovaTech Orion, Eaton SMP; Wonderware, AcSELerator RTAC, NovaTech NCD/Inkscape; IEC 61850 System Configuration Tool; SCADA/EMS/ADMS; etc.
But we must not duplicate content? It's okay to repeat but better to avoid duplication. However instructions: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all info somewhere. If we put technical details in Responsibilities, we can still include them there; we don't need a separate Skills section if it would be redundant. But we can still include Skills if we want, but must not create filler. Since we already have those details in Responsibilities, we could omit Skills section to avoid thin sections. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can omit Skills if its content is already covered.
Benefits: description.
Pay: compensation ranges.
Schedule: mention flexible schedules, occasional travel.
Now we need to output HTML with headings and
or
- .
Let's craft.
We'll have:
About the role
... (combined paragraphs)
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Benefits
...
Pay
...
Schedule
...
Make sure not to include any boilerplate like "Disclaimer", "Relocation assistance is not available", etc. Also remove "WSP Benefits" heading? We'll use Benefits section.
Now extract Benefits paragraph:
"WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings."
We'll put that in .
Pay: we have two paragraphs: Expected Salary (all locations): $145,400yr - $278,400yr ... and Expected Salary (Colorado only): $163,800yr - $278,400yr ...
We'll combine maybe: "Expected Salary (all locations): $145,400 yr – $278,400 yr. Expected Salary (Colorado only): $163,800 yr – $278,400 yr." Keep as
.
Schedule: "Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements."
Now
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should use those exact headings. Not "Your Impact". So we will put content under About the role that includes the description of opportunity, team, impact.
Let's extract:
"This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a SCADA Engineer – Technical Director for our Boise ID office. Candidates for our offices in Clarkston, WA; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; and Ft Lauderdale, FL will also be considered. Be involved in projects with our Electrical Studies, SCADA, and Protection (ESSP) team and be a part of a growing organization that helps our clients meet their objectives and solve complex challenges. WSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management, anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world, and we need your help. The successful applicant will lead assigned projects while maintaining and strengthening client relationships. This role requires strong technical expertise, project leadership, and the ability to mentor team members. Projects will primarily support utility SCADA, communications, and control systems for transmission and distribution substations, generation facilities, and utility control centers, including conventional and renewable energy systems. This role requires experience supporting proposals, building client relationships, and identifying new business opportunities. The ideal candidate can work independently, communicate complex technical issues to diverse audiences, and effectively manage project priorities."
Then "Your Impact" paragraph: "Candidates for this role will have familiarity, experience, or expertise with some of the items listed below. While expertise in every listed technology is not expected, successful candidates must demonstrate substantial experience in electrical utility SCADA engineering, including communications, RTU integration, and utility control systems. A willingness to learn in areas where you do not have experience and to teach others in areas where you do have experience is essential to being successful on our team."
Then list of tasks: "Provides technical support and leadership in design, engineering, and commissioning of utility, industrial, and commercial scale SCADA projects in the public and private sector. Tasks include specification, design, concept development, and commissioning of transmission and distribution substations, power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, as well as protection and control systems for a wide variety of clients. Provides guidance to project managers and engineers that address current and future project challenges. Provides a level of project quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality."
Then leadership, data acquisition, networking, communications, logic and control systems paragraphs.
We can put responsibilities as bullet list summarizing those tasks.
Let's extract bullet points:
- Provide technical support and leadership in design, engineering, and commissioning of utility, industrial, and commercial scale SCADA projects (public and private sector).
- Specification, design, concept development, and commissioning of transmission and distribution substations, power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, protection and control systems.
- Provide guidance to project managers and engineers addressing current and future project challenges.
- Ensure project quality meets or exceeds industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
- Leadership: Coordinate, review and approve electrical infrastructure design plans for mid-level and complex projects, ensuring data integrity and compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
- Data Acquisition: Prepare points lists of all data to be transferred between control centers and controlled apparatus, assign and program data addressing and routing information, develop HMI screens, travel to project sites to test and commission data transfer schemes.
- Networking: Design and configure network and communication paths for RTUs, Data Concentrators, IEDs, HMIs, and other SCADA system equipment inside the substation or facility.
- Communications: Specify and design communication networks focusing on data security and reliability; develop specifications for fiber optic, microwave, power line carrier, or radio communication systems; travel occasionally to project sites to troubleshoot and commission network and communication systems.
- Working knowledge of applicable industry SCADA practices per IEEE, IEC, ANSI, CIGRE, NERC standards.
- Applicable network and communication protocols: DNP, Modbus, IEC 61850 specified protocols; experience with legacy SCADA protocols a plus.
- Applicable Logic and Control Platforms: SEL RTAC, NovaTech Orion, Eaton SMP.
- Applicable Software: Wonderware, AcSELerator RTAC, NovaTech NCD/Inkscape; IEC 61850 System Configuration Tool experience a plus; familiarity with SCADA/EMS/ADMS software a plus.
- Logic and Control Systems: Develop, document, and implement logic and control schemes for remote and local operation of power system equipment, including microgrids, Volt/Var Control, load shedding, and other custom control applications; develop programs on various platforms to implement these schemes and travel to project sites to test and commission control strategies.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
That's a lot; we can keep as bullet list.
Now Requirements: "Required Qualifications" bullet list:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 12+ years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for SCADA projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at an electrical utility or commercial scale.
- Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
Now Qualifications (Preferred):
- Master’s Degree in Engineering.
- Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.
- Professional Engineering (PE) multi-state preferred.
- Preference will be given to applicants with a proven history of completing similar projects in a consulting environment.
- Preference is also given to applicants with experience in mentoring others and in providing technical and commercial leadership in customer-focused engineering projects.
- Preference is also given to applicants with experience in customer focused engineering projects in the technical areas above.
Now Skills: maybe we can list technical skills: protocols, platforms, software, standards. But we already included many in responsibilities. Could create a Skills section summarizing: Knowledge of IEEE/IEC/ANSI/CIGRE/NERC standards; DNP, Modbus, IEC 61850; SEL RTAC, NovaTech Orion, Eaton SMP; Wonderware, AcSELerator RTAC, NovaTech NCD/Inkscape; IEC 61850 System Configuration Tool; SCADA/EMS/ADMS; etc.
But we must not duplicate content? It's okay to repeat but better to avoid duplication. However instructions: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all info somewhere. If we put technical details in Responsibilities, we can still include them there; we don't need a separate Skills section if it would be redundant. But we can still include Skills if we want, but must not create filler. Since we already have those details in Responsibilities, we could omit Skills section to avoid thin sections. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can omit Skills if its content is already covered.
Benefits: description.
Pay: compensation ranges.
Schedule: mention flexible schedules, occasional travel.
Now we need to output HTML with headings and
or
- .
Let's craft.
We'll have:
About the role
... (combined paragraphs)
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
...
Pay
...
Schedule
...
Make sure not to include any boilerplate like "Disclaimer", "Relocation assistance is not available", etc. Also remove "WSP Benefits" heading? We'll use Benefits section. Now extract Benefits paragraph: "WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings." We'll put that in. Pay: we have two paragraphs: Expected Salary (all locations): $145,400yr - $278,400yr ... and Expected Salary (Colorado only): $163,800yr - $278,400yr ... We'll combine maybe: "Expected Salary (all locations): $145,400 yr – $278,400 yr. Expected Salary (Colorado only): $163,800 yr – $278,400 yr." Keep as
. Schedule: "Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements." Now