Onsite: Walnut Creek

Position Summary 

Job Responsibilities 

• Responsibilities include responding to emergency RT SCADA requests from operations, Work Order requests from field technicians, communication technicians, and other client stakeholders as part of a conversion from RT SCADA to Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS). 
• Provides technical expertise and solutions to support the device building, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of RT SCADA systems for the client’s distribution network.    

Core Duties 

• Device building and mapping of various analog, status, calc, virtual, amp, analog points, history, settings and controls 
• Resolve problems of limited scope within SCADA procedural guidelines in support of new device installation, upgrades, and replacements. 
• Coordination with field technicians, automation engineers, communication technicians, ADMS SCADA Specialists, project, program, and SCADA.
• Managers to support the successful testing and release of devices. 
• Seeks assistance from the supervisors or more senior employees on unusual or more difficult problems. 
• Training will be provided for client specific systems. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience. 
• Experience with RT SCADA-Supervisory Control, or related, 5-10 years. 
• Current and active California PE license desired.  
• Good written and verbal communication skills and an ability to develop positive relationships with vendors and clients.
• Experience working with RT SCADA systems, RTUs, Line-Reclosers, Capacitor Banks, Fusesavers, Pad Mounted Interrupters, Switches, Circuit Breakers, Transformer Banks, Relays, etc. for devices on Distribution Lines and within Distribution Substations. 
• Knowledge of various communication paths such as Digi or radio, TCP End Paths, serial / ethernet technology, DNP3 protocols, etc. 
• Familiarity working with Circuit Map Change Sheets, Points Lists, Site Surveys, and other technical documentation needed to support device testing and commissioning .
• Ability to use MS Office including Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, MS Server, and other Windows programs is required. 
• 10% travel

The hiring range for this position is $65 to $90 per hour. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity, and may also vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience amongst other factors.

Harvest Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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