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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026

SCADA Engineer - Technical Director

WSP Boise, ID senior full-time

Salary

$145,400/yr - $278,400/yr per year

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Description

We are seeking a SCADA Engineer – Technical Director for our Boise ID office, with consideration for offices in Clarkston, WA; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; and Ft Lauderdale, FL. As a Technical Director, you will lead assigned projects, maintain and strengthen client relationships, and mentor team members. You will work on projects supporting utility SCADA, communications, and control systems for transmission and distribution substations, generation facilities, and utility control centers.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support and leadership in design, engineering, and commissioning of utility-scale SCADA projects
  • Coordinate, review, and approve electrical infrastructure design plans for mid-level and complex projects
  • Prepare points lists, assign and program data addressing and routing information, and develop Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens
  • Design and configure network and communication paths for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Data Concentrators, and other SCADA system equipment
  • Specify and design communication networks with a focus on data security and reliability
  • Develop, document, and implement logic and control schemes for remote and local operation of power system equipment
  • Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct

Requirements:

  • 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
  • Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, practices, and process
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior-level team or project members

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables
  • Professional Engineering (PE) multi-state
  • Experience in mentoring others and providing technical and commercial leadership in customer-focused engineering projects

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability
  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
  • Retirement savings
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation:

  • Expected Salary: $145,400/yr - $278,400/yr

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/96196

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