Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Crescent Solutions is seeking an experienced SCADA Technical Project Manager to support utility-scale battery energy storage, solar PV, and hybrid renewable energy projects. The role combines hands-on SCADA and controls expertise with technical project leadership across engineering, integration, testing, startup, commissioning, and project execution.
Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of SCADA, PLC, RTU, HMI, networking, and plant control systems
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, contractors, EPCs, OEMs, consultants, and vendors
- Develop, review, and optimize PLC programs using Schneider M340/M580 and similar platforms
- Oversee SCADA integration utilizing Ignition, OPC, historians, RTACs, and industrial communication networks
- Lead and support FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, interconnection, and performance testing
- Review electrical, controls, communications, and networking drawings and specifications
- Provide technical leadership for SCADA architecture and plant control strategies
- Troubleshoot PLCs, RTUs, protection relays, inverters, meters, managed switches, networking equipment, and fiber systems
- Establish coding, documentation, configuration management, cybersecurity, and version-control standards
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and communicate project status, milestones, risks, and corrective actions
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automation, or related discipline
- 8+ years of experience with SCADA/control systems, including project execution and commissioning
- Strong experience with Ignition SCADA and PLC programming
- Expertise with OPC, Modbus, DNP3, EtherNet/IP, CAN, RTUs, historians, and industrial networking
- Experience with BESS, Solar PV, hybrid plants, utility interconnections, or renewable generation
- Knowledge of networking, cybersecurity, firewalls, and industrial managed switches
- Strong technical troubleshooting, project management, communication, and leadership skills
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50%
- Experience with renewable energy commissioning, Owner's Representative responsibilities, NERC CIP, utility standards, grid interconnection requirements, and managing multiple concurrent projects
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