Role Summary
The fundamental objective of the Head of OT is to manage the OT Team in designing, deploying, and supporting the communication and monitoring systems on new and existing distributed energy projects.
As new sites increasing rely on their communication networks for operation, my client needs to ensure that new designs meet the current requirements for performance and cybersecurity and that older designs are maintained and upgraded in line with current industry practises.
The Head of OT will also be available to provide advice and assistance for reactive issues which need additional skills or experience and will participate in an on-call rota for out-of-hours remote support along with the other members of comms team.
Duties and Responsibilities
Manages and mentors engineers, delegating workload as necessary
Works closely with multiple stakeholder teams including engineering, design, commercial, planning and construction to optimise project designs
Ensure the OT Team are provided with all relevant information to complete designs
Assumes OT design responsibility for project OT scope from concept, through construction and to final acceptance.
Ensure cybersecurity policy is considered in new designs and in maintenance and upgrades of existing systems.
Ensure the required documentation needed to implement the OT system designs is produced on time, eg cable schedules, network diagrams, and register lists
Liaising with other teams & contractors to ensure that the overall project designs integrate smoothly
Communicates directly with suppliers' technical/service support teams regarding product capabilities and reviews client enquiries, escalating as required to equipment manufacturers.
Responds to EPC, O&M, technical advisor, funder, client, or asset owner technical enquiries. These enquiries may require several actions including documentation review, performance assessment, site survey and technical support
Staying abreast of relevant developments in the telecommunications and technology marketplace
Managing tickets raised by O&M and programming OT resource.
Planning and overseeing maintenance of OT systems software and hardware installed at solar PV and battery energy storage plants throughout the UK
Supporting operational staff with monitoring, data acquisition, security, and CCTV systems issue resolutions
Adherence to the Group's Quality Management System and processes
Experience and Skills
ESSENTIAL
Management of a technical team within the OT environment.
Basic Windows administration knowledge, including Intune endpoint management
Detailed knowledge of IT/OT networks and design principles; segmentation, VLANs, NAT, VPNs
Strong knowledge of OT cybersecurity
Industrial communication protocols including Modbus RTU/TCP, RS485/serial communications
Familiarity with network troubleshooting tools
Technical problem-solving skills and an aptitude for implementing new ideas
Self motivated; able to work remotely and independently
Enthusiasm for ongoing personal development and learning
Strong communicator with patience and perseverance, able to troubleshoot and problem-solve with remote staff or equipment
PREFERRED
Knowledge and experience of PV specific and general industrial data acquisition systems
Linux system administration experience, focussed on Debian or derivatives, Ansible for centralised management, iptables/NFT Firewalls.
Experience of the following network equipment; Fortinet Firewalls and Switches, Mikrotik Routers, Moxa industrial networking, OpenWRT
PV, battery, and power electronics background knowledge
Basic AutoCAD skills
Education
Ideally an undergraduate degree in STEM subject that provides a demonstrable background in IT, computing, computer networking, or electronics via relevant course modules, but may also include vocational training or extensive relevant work experience
IT-related technical proficiency or security qualifications eg SANS, Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA or similar are advantageous, but not essential
Other
Must possess a current Driving Licence
Must be prepared to travel within the UK, including occasional overnight stays, and potentially abroad, for site visits
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