Director, Controls and SCADA Engineering

The posting, as Clearway Energy wrote it

What The Role Is

The Director of Controls & SCADA Engineering leads the strategy, engineering, deployment, performance, and lifecycle management of plant control systems and SCADA across the company’s utility-scale solar, wind, and battery energy storage portfolio. This role provides technical leadership across the full asset lifecycle, including development, design, engineering, construction, commissioning, operational readiness, and ongoing fleet operations. The Director establishes engineering standards, control system architectures, and technology strategies to ensure safe, reliable, secure, and optimized generation assets that meet grid interconnection requirements, regulatory obligations, and commercial performance objectives.

This role will lead, develop, and mentor a team of controls and SCADA engineering professionals, establish team’s organizational structure, staffing plans, technical competencies, and resource allocation aligned with portfolio growth and operating fleet needs. The role partners closely with Development, Project Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Asset Management, NERC Compliance, Information Technology (IT), Cybersecurity, Clearway’s Remote Monitoring Center, and third-party technology providers. The Director will also provide technical governance for EPC contractors, OEMs, integrators, and external engineering consultants.

A key objective is to standardize and modernize controls and SCADA capabilities across the operating fleet and new-build projects while improving plant availability, operational visibility, grid responsiveness, cybersecurity, and overall asset performance.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and implement controls and SCADA strategy for Clearway’s development pipeline and operating fleet. This includes wind, solar, and BESS facilities. Develop and implement design and performance standards for the plant controls and SCADA
• Lead development of controls strategy for facilities comprised of multiple generation resources serving data centers behind a common Point of Interconnection. This may require islanded operation and balancing for net zero MW at the POI.
• Manage a group of Controls and SCADA engineers responsible for developing project specific scope, review of design provided by contractors/integrators, commissioning, troubleshooting, and final completion for new build/retrofit projects. Manage assignments, tracking and reporting of the ongoing work controls and SCADA team
• Define and implement a development and training program for Controls and SCADA engineers
• Serve as the subject matter expert for controls and SCADA Systems and their data interfaces including Bazefield, EMS, GMS, and third-party systems. (Bazefield, EMS, and GMS are supported by IT)
• Coordinate Controls and SCADA activities across Development, Project Engineering, Commissioning, Construction, Plant Operations, and the Remote Monitoring Center for both new and operating plan

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edge, experience & expertise. We intentionally foster a culture of inclusion that empowers our employees to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities & protected veterans to join the team. Clearway is a proud promoter of employment opportunities for our Military & Veterans.

What We Provide
Clearway offers all eligible employees working 20+ hours per week a comprehensive menu of benefits: generous PTO, medical, dental & vision care, HSAs with company contributions, health FSAs, dependent daycare FSAs, commuter benefits, relocation, & a 401(k) plan with employer match, a variety of life & accident insurances, fertility programs, adoption assistance, generous parental leave, tuition reimbursement, & benefits for employees in same-sex marriages, civil unions & domestic partnerships. For more on Clearway benefits, visit our Benefits Website .

Notice to Applicants
Clearway Energy is strongly committed to a philosophy of equal opportunity and fully complies with equal employment laws , ordinances, and regulations for all applicants and employees. We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to apply and compete for employment opportunities for which they are qualified. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@clearwayenergy.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Notice to California Applicants
Clearway Energy is strongly committed to a philosophy of equal opportunity and fully complies with equal employment laws , ordinances and regulations for all applicants and employees.