SCADA Engineer - 9 months+ Extension - INSIDE IR35
* Please note this role is inside IR35
* 9 months contract - 2+ year programme
* Remote with occasional visits to office in Edinburgh a few times per month
Responsible for the performance, reliability, and ongoing improvement of business-critical Operational Technology (OT) applications and infrastructure. Acts as technical design authority, ensuring system upgrades, architecture changes, and support services meet agreed standards and service levels.
Experience
* SCADA
* AVEVA PI
* GE Vernova PowerOn experience - or equivalent Siemens (Spectrum Power), Schneider (EcoStructure), Oracle Utilities, ABB etc
* ADMS system knowledge, OMS and/or DMS
Key Responsibilities:
* Drive continuous performance improvement of OT applications through enhanced monitoring, fault reduction, and strategic asset management planning.
* Serve as Design Authority for OT infrastructure, authorising architectural changes in collaboration with application suppliers, IT teams, network providers, and customers.
* Approve operational application upgrades, including Operational Acceptance Testing, handover to support, and key go/no-go decisions.
* Develop and mentor RTS Technical Engineers, ensuring strong technical capability across support and project engineering activities.
* Maintain and advance technical expertise, setting standards for OT applications (e.g. PowerOn, PI, ODMS) and contributing to documentation, processes, and technical forums.
* Lead and support fault analysis for major incidents, working with internal and external providers to resolve issues in line with SLAs.
If interested, please apply with your latest cv chloe.carr@next-ventures.com