SCADA Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a SCADA Engineer – Technical Director for our Boise ID office. Candidates for our offices in Clarkston, WA; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; and Ft Lauderdale, FL will also be considered.  Be involved in projects with our Electrical Studies, SCADA, and Protection (ESSP) team and be a part of a growing organization that helps our clients meet their objectives and solve complex challenges.  

WSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management, anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world, and we need your help.

The successful applicant will lead assigned projects while maintaining and strengthening client relationships. This role requires strong technical expertise, project leadership, and the ability to mentor team members. Projects will primarily support utility SCADA, communications, and control systems for transmission and distribution substations, generation facilities, and utility control centers, including conventional and renewable energy systems.

This role requires experience supporting proposals, building client relationships, and identifying new business opportunities. The ideal candidate can work independently, communicate complex technical issues to diverse audiences, and effectively manage project priorities.

Your Impact  

Candidates for this role will have familiarity, experience, or expertise with some of the items listed below. While expertise in every listed technology is not expected, successful candidates must demonstrate substantial experience in electrical utility SCADA engineering, including communications, RTU integration, and utility control systems.

A willingness to learn in areas where you do not have experience and to teach others in areas where you do have experience is essential to being successful on our team. 

• Provides technical support and leadership in design, engineering, and commissioning of utility, industrial, and commercial scale SCADA projects in the public and private sector. Tasks include specification, design, concept development, and commissioning of transmission and distribution substations, power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, as well as protection and control systems for a wide variety of clients.  Provides guidance to project managers and engineers that address current and future project challenges. Provides a level of project quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.