Utilities Transmission & Distribution ADMS SCADA Specialist

GN-Industry-Public Services- Public Infrastructure– Consultant

Job Summary: 

• To bring industry knowledge, process expertise, world class capabilities, innovation and cutting-edge technology to our clients in the Utilities industry to deliver business value.
• To work with leading Utilities clients, major customers and suppliers to develop and execute global strategies, implement and manage automation systems to meet network expansion and modification
• To provide advisory services to clients on solution architecture, gap assessment, estimation and budgeting requirements for ADMS / OMS/ SCADA/ DMS projects
• Lead and support large ADMS/ SCADA/ OMS implementation projects in functional capacity, leveraging Utilities domain knowledge and experience in leading solutions.
• To work on data acquisition from equipment to RTUs, implementation of communication protocols, and accurate mapping of signals on SCADA/ADMS/ SCADA/ OMS in large scale implementation and upgrade projects
• Work requires travel to client site for project work across geographies

Key Responsibilities:

• Functional Expertise: Transmission & Distribution (T&D), Smart Grids, AMI, Grid Operations, Field Operations, System Planning, Asset Management, Enterprise Transformation, Analytics
• Experience in T&D Systems especially in Alstom (now GE) eTerra
• Work independently on defining solution for complex projects or contribute to solution of a program
• Specialized in a technology/domain/functional competency area and prepare a road map for the competency/T&D industry segment in form of competitive service offerings
• Get involved in assignments in large programs, help in defining business and technological solutions which help customer design and implement new business processes and organization capabilities.
• Program management of large, complex business programmes to deliver digitally enabled solutions
• Drive Business Readiness and Deployment activities for region(s)
• Identify opportunities by farming existing relationships and growing new networks
• Draw on extensive knowledge and experience across System Integration projects to provide insightful, deal-relevant points of view and recommendations based on robust analysis
• To harness extensive knowledge combined with an integrated suite of methods, people and assets to deliver sustainable long-term solutions
• To provide executives and their teams with the necessary strategies and tools to position their organizations for high performance
• Ability to lead the team from thought leadership, solutioning and demand management perspective (the incumbent will be responsible for the utilization of the team)

Relationships: 

Reports to:                                 Resources- Sr. Management and/or Client Leads

Supervises:                                A global team spread across various nodes

External Relationships:             Clients, Third party vendors, suppliers, agencies

Qualifications:

Technical certifications:           Would be advantageous, not mandatory:

SCADA Certification Siemens/ABB/Honeywell/Schneider etc. (Would be an advantage)

EMS/ADMS SCADA hands-on experience e.g. Schneider Electric EcoStuxure, OSI Monarch etc. (Would be an advantage)

Experience of Python, R etc. -would be an advantage

ICS Security Certification -would be an advantage

IBM Maximo Asset Management-would be an advantage

Work Requirements:                 Extensive travel depending on geographical span

Language Requirements:          English (Mandatory)

French / Italian / Dutch / German (advantageous but not necessary)

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

Core Skills:

• Deep knowledge in Utilities industry with core expertise in Transmission & Distribution
• Extensive System Exposure: Hands on experience of working with T&D systems especially in Alstom eTerra
• Evaluation and analysis of the effectiveness of existing solutions, platforms, and tools against selected business and technology KPIs and strategic goals
• Experience of maturity assessments and gap analysis for customer impacting processes in the grid operations of Utilities industry
• Ability to assess Value Potential of a T&D transformation program and ability to architect the value proposal
• Blend of Utilities Industry and Consulting (and Technology if possible)
• Exposure to International Utilities clients (including onshore client facing consulting work experience)
• Exposure to innovation - IoT, Cyber Security, Digital, Analytics, Mobility, Distributed Energy etc.
• Process Transformation: Involves defining key performance indicators and associated work practices and collecting, managing and reporting monthly/quarterly on regional status.
• Deep Process Expertise: Transmission & Distribution, Grid Operations, Smart Grids, Analytics, Process Automation, Field Operations, System Planning, Microgrid Planning and Asset Management
• Extensive System Exposure: Hands on experience of working with T&D systems especially OSI Soft/ PI/ Tele vent (deep experience with at least 3 of the following systems - SCADA, DMS, OMS, Grid Cyber Security, MDMS, AMR/AMI, DRMS, DERMS and GIS)
• Sound knowledge of the regulatory intricacies with experience in driving initiatives to meet compliance requirements such as CAPEX plans, grid predictability and grid reliability is preferred
• Program Management: Involves effectively planning, managing and coordinating multiple projects in a dynamic environment with numerous and complex stakeholder groups and execute on-time and on budget
• Programme management experience and track record of successful delivery of large, complex programmes
• Good knowledge and experience in Digital & System Integration projects
• Drawing on extensive knowledge and experience across Digital and System Integration projects be able to provide insightful, deal-relevant points of view and recommendations based on robust analysis
• Strong writing skills and experience of producing high calibre reports, papers, presentations and thought leadership
• Active role in the identification of opportunities by farming existing relationships and growing new networks
• Change Management: Involves coaching and/or training personnel
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and lead global distributed teams