# Energy Storage Applications & SCADA Lead

> Consigli Construction · New York, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-04

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Arch Energy

## Description

**Employment Type:** Full-Time 

**FSLA:** Salary/Exempt 

**Division:**  Arch Energy 

**Department:** Arch Energy 

**Reports to:**                

**Supervisory Duties:** Yes 

The Energy Storage Applications & SCADA Lead provides technical leadership for the controls, integration, and communications systems that enable utility-scale energy storage facilities to operate as a single coordinated system. This role is responsible for managing interfaces between battery storage systems, plant controls, SCADA, substations, communications networks, and utility requirements throughout design, construction, commissioning, and turnover. 

### Responsibilities / Essential Functions 

-   Lead system integration activities across BESS, BMS, PCS, EMS, plant controls, SCADA, substations, metering, communications, cybersecurity, and utility interfaces. 

-   Develop responsibility matrices, interface documents, points lists, network boundaries, and sequence-of-operations requirements. 

-   Review controls narratives, network architecture, panel layouts, I/O lists, alarm strategies, communications pathways, redundancy requirements, and system designs. 

-   Coordinate with OEMs, system integrators, utilities, engineers, commissioning teams, and project stakeholders. 

-   Support implementation and testing of communication protocols including DNP3, Modbus TCP, OPC UA, ICCP, and related systems. 

-   Validate active and reactive power controls, charge and discharge functionality, voltage and frequency response, ramp rates, curtailment, and operating modes. 

-   Support preconstruction activities, including technical reviews, RFP development, bid evaluations, scope clarification, and contract requirements. 

-   Develop standard architectures, specifications, templates, testing procedures, and best practices for repeatable project delivery. 

-   Plan and support FATs, SATs, point-to-point testing, network validation, software testing, and integrated system testing. 

-   Support commissioning, energization, troubleshooting, performance testing, and issue resolution. 

-   Coordinate cybersecurity requirements, remote access, firewalls, backups, system recovery, and network reliability. 

-   Lead technical punch-list activities and verify final software, documentation, training materials, testing records, and turnover deliverables. 

### Key Skills  

-   Utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) 

-   SCADA and plant control systems 

-   Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Battery Management Systems (BMS) 

-   Power Conversion Systems (PCS) 

-   Utility communications and telemetry systems 

-   Network architecture and industrial controls 

-   DNP3, Modbus, OPC UA, and related protocols 

-   Controls integration and system testing 

-   Commissioning and troubleshooting 

-   Cybersecurity and network reliability 

-   Technical documentation and interface management 

-   Strong communication and leadership skills 

### Required Experience  

-   Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. 

-   8+ years of experience in BESS, power plant controls, SCADA, industrial controls, utility automation, or grid-connected energy systems. 

-   Experience integrating BMS, PCS, EMS, plant controllers, SCADA, RTACs, protection systems, metering, communications, and remote monitoring platforms. 

-   Working knowledge of SEL RTACs or similar platforms, PLCs, HMIs, historians, managed networks, firewalls, time synchronization systems, and utility communications protocols. 

-   Experience reviewing controls narratives, network drawings, I/O lists, alarm matrices, interface documents, test procedures, and vendor submittals. 

-   Hands-on FAT, SAT, commissioning, troubleshooting, and integrated-system testing experience. 

-   Knowledge of utility interconnection requirements, plant controls, telemetry, performance testing, and grid-support functions. 

-   Experience translating EPC requirements, OEM obligations, and utility standards into technical scopes, deliverables, and acceptance criteria. 

-   Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate utilities, owners, OEMs, integrators, engineering teams, and commissioning providers. 

-   Ability to travel to project sites, OEM facilities, and testing locations as needed.

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