Principal Project Engineer - ADMS

Qualus•, FL

22h

About The Position

Qualus is hiring a Principal Project Engineer in its Digital Solutions department to deliver large-scale system integration programs involving ADMS/OMS implementations from leading software partners. The role also provides consulting and project management services to existing customers for product installation, integration development, interface support, modeling, application tuning, and system maintenance. The engineer manages technical project delivery from planning and design through development, testing, and deployment. This includes developing system build plans, contributing technical input to schedules, budgets, resources, and risk management, and leading workshops across system design, data conversion, business processes, testing, validation, and change management. The position involves installing and configuring OSI monarch advanced distribution management applications; designing, configuring, deploying, and integrating SCADA/GMS/EMS/ADMS/OMS systems; developing integrations with third-party systems; and testing systems against client requirements and industry standards, including NERC CIP. The engineer works with project teams, stakeholders, and customers to deliver implementations, provide training and support, troubleshoot issues, and keep systems aligned with industry best practices. The role includes travel to customer sites, contributing to service proposals and project plans, and may involve work on projects beyond ADMS/OMS with appropriate training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study.
Ten years of combined experience in project management and utility systems software implementation and consulting.
Demonstrable experience interacting with clients to understand relationships and priorities.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills.
Ability to work as part of a team to organize, lead, plan, and execute large-scale projects from envisioning through implementation.
Ability to prioritize assignments and shift work efforts based on client business goals.
Knowledge of project integration lifecycle and methodology.
Excellent problem-solving, written and oral communication, and customer service skills.
Ability to lead and facilitate workshops across the full project lifecycle.
Ability to work with new technologies and tools as project needs require, including MS Project, JIRA, and OneNote.
Ability to work independently and self-direct the workday.
Experience creating work estimates, staffing plans, and proposals for projects of varying scale and complexity.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% to customer project sites.
Experience and ability to work on projects that may not be ADMS/OMS-related, with appropriate training.

Nice To Haves

Experience installing and configuring OSI monarch advanced distribution management applications, such as Distribution Power Flow (DPF), Fault Location Isolation & Service Restoration (FLISR), and Volt/VAR Control & Optimization (VVC/VVO).
Experience with GIS building tools and models.
Experience configuring Maven, Leitmotif, and eMAP.

Responsibilities

Manage and coordinate technical project activities, including planning, design, development, testing, and deployment.
Develop system build plans that account for software architecture, information security, and hardware deployment.
Provide technical input to the Project Manager on project schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and risk management.
Lead engineering workshops covering system design, data conversion, business process reviews, test and validation planning, and change management.
Install and configure OSI monarch advanced distribution management applications.
Design and configure SCADA/GMS/EMS/ADMS/OMS systems to meet client needs.
Deploy and integrate SCADA/GMS/EMS/ADMS/OMS systems with other equipment and software.
Provide client training and support during and after implementation.
Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to support successful project implementation.
Perform system and acceptance testing with end customers.
Test and validate system configurations against client requirements and industry standards, including NERC CIP.
Develop scripts and other solutions to integrate third-party systems.
Identify and troubleshoot implementation issues.
Keep current with developments in the field and implement systems in accordance with industry best practices.
Travel to customer sites and work directly with customers to deliver, test, and integrate systems.
Contribute to proposals, work plans, budgets, and schedules for services opportunities.