SCADA C&I Engineer

Inch Cape Offshore Limited•Montrose, CO

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The C&I/SCADA Engineer (O&M) is responsible for the technical integrity, availability, cyber resilience, maintenance strategy, and continuous improvement of the windfarm’s SCADA, telemetry, communications, and associated operational technology systems during the operational phase. The role supports and efficient control, monitoring, alarm handling, event diagnosis, performance optimisation, and data quality across turbines, offshore substation, electrical balance of plant, and onshore operational interfaces. The postholder ensures that SCADA and OT systems are operated and maintained in a manner that is safe, compliant, secure, reliable, and commercial optimised, supporting turbine availability, export reliability, regulatory compliance, and long-term shareholder value. The role sits within the operational asset organisation and acts as the focal engineering role for SCADA and OT systems in the O&M phase. There is a strong expectation that the SCADA Engineer supports real-time operations, coordinates with electrical and marine teams, and improve reliability through data-led diagnosis.

Requirements

Strong safety and operational judgement
Technical depth in SCADA, OT, and industrial communication
Structured trouble shooting and root cause analysis
Clear communication from control room to board level
Strong management of change discipline
Cyber-security awareness and resilience mindset
Commercial awareness and risk based decision making
Experience supporting, operating, maintaining, or improving SCADA / OT systems in offshore wind, power, utilities, transmission, industrial automation, or other highly regulated operational environments
Demonstrable experience of fault diagnosis, alarm/event analysis, configuration control, system upgrades, and contractor / OEM management
Experience with one or more PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, historian platforms, industrial Ethernet, field communications, and remote operational systems
Experience producing or reviewing technical documents, test procedures, method statements, and management reports
Ability to work in a structured, safety critical environment with strong change control discipline
Degree, HND, or equivalent higher qualification in Control Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, Electronic Engineering, Computer Systems, or OT/Industrial Engineering
Demonstratable technical knowledge of SCADA platforms, industrial communications, control systems, and operational networks

Nice To Haves

Cyber / OT security training, vendor SCADA certifications, or industrial network certification are advantageous

Responsibilities

Act as the engineering owner, or delegated technical authority, for the windfarm’s SCADA and associated OT systems
Maintain oversight of system architecture including servers, HMIs, RTUs, PLCs, gateways, historian platforms, field communications, alarms, event logs, and interfaces to turbines, substation, and enterprise systems
Ensure operational systems remain robust, available, supportable, and correctly configured
Review and approve system changes, patches, upgrades, back-ups, disaster-recovery arrangements, and interface modifications under management of change controls
Maintain technical standards, engineering processes, and document quality for SCADA and OT assets
Support safe and effective remote monitoring and control of windfarm assets through SCADA platforms and associated operational interfaces
Lead technical triage of alarms, data-quality issues, communications loss, control anomalies, and systems events affecting turbines, substations, and balance of plant systems
Work closely with operations, electrical, marine, and OEM teams to diagnose faults, plan interventions, and restore service in a controlled manner
Improve alarm rationalisation, event handling, and operational response to reduce avoidable downtime and nuisance alarms
Support outage planning, return to service activities, and operational readiness for offshore campaigns
Maintain and improve OT network topology, communications resilience, and field to control centre connectivity across offshore and onshore systems
Support integration between SCADA, turbine controllers, substation automation, protection interfaces, metering, CCTV/security, historian systems, and external control interfaces
Oversee diagnostics and maintenance for industrial communications systems such as fibre, switches, radios, gateways, timing sources, and related network infrastructure
Support system upgrades, project handover, and integration of new functions, patches, and retrofit packages while protecting operational continuity
Support implementation of cyber-security controls and resilience measures for SCADA and OT systems in line with company policy and applicable UK energy sector
Work with cyber, IT, and operational teams to maintain asset inventories, access control, vulnerability management, back-up and recovery arrangements, network segregation, monitoring, and incident response readiness
Contribute to assurance activities aligned to the NIS Regulations 2018 and the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework
Manage specialist SCADA, OT, telecoms, and automation contractors and OEM work scopes
Review and challenge technical deliverables, change requests, FAT/SAT records, test procedures, commissioning plans, RAMS, and handover documentation
Ensure modifications are assessed for operational risk, cyber-security impact, electrical safety impact, and maintainability before implementation
Maintain strong interface management across O&M, OEM, OFTO / grid stakeholders where applicable, and third-party service providers
Ensure that all work under their control or influence complies with applicable UK laws, internal procedures, and recognised good practice