# SCADA Engineer - Lead Professional

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Boise, ID
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $102,200yr - $195,800yr
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking an experienced SCADA Engineer – Lead Professional for our Boise, ID office, with consideration for other locations. As part of our Electrical Studies, SCADA, and Protection (ESSP) team, you will provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for the design, engineering, and commissioning of utility and commercial power projects.

Responsibilities include:

- Providing technical leadership and subject matter expertise for power projects

- Designing, engineering, and commissioning transmission and distribution substations, power distribution and regulation systems, renewable energy facilities, and protection and control systems

- Guiding project teams, resolving complex technical challenges, and ensuring designs meet industry standards

- Coordinating, reviewing, and approving electrical infrastructure design plans

- Preparing points lists for data transfer between control centers and controlled apparatus

- Designing and configuring network and communication paths for SCADA system equipment

- Specifying and designing communication networks, including data security and availability

- Developing basic specifications for fiber optic, microwave, power line carrier, or radio communication paths

- Traveling to project sites to test and commission data transfer schemes and network and communication systems

- Exercising responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)

- 7-10 years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer

- Flexibility to work varied schedules and prioritize responsibilities

- Occasional travel may be required

- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and adhering to company policies

Preferred Qualifications:

- Engineer's license

- Master's Degree in Engineering

- Experience in mentoring others and providing technical and commercial leadership

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

- Retirement savings

- Paid sick leave, vacation, parental leave, and time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings

Compensation:

- Expected salary: $102,200 - $195,800 per year (varies by location)

## Skills

### Required
- SCADA systems
- Electrical engineering
- Power distribution
- Renewable energy
- Protection and control systems
- Network and communication paths
- Data security and availability
- Fiber optic communication
- Microwave communication
- Power line carrier communication
- Radio communication
- DNP
- Modbus
- IEC 61850
- SEL RTAC
- NovaTech Orion
- Eaton SMP
- Wonderware
- AcSELerator RTAC
- NovaTech NCD/Inkscape

### Nice to have
- Engineer's license
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- Mentoring experience
- Technical and commercial leadership experience

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