Reference
LP86
Sector
Datacentre, Renewables
Salary
Competitive
Town/City
Lisbon or Porto
Contract Type
Full time
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SCADA & Substation Automation Engineer (HV Substations)
Location: Lisbon or Porto, Portugal (Office-based)
Hybrid Working: 1 day per week from home
Sector: High Voltage Substations | Data Centre Infrastructure | EPC
About the Role
We are looking for a SCADA & Substation Automation Engineer to join a growing engineering team delivering HV/MV substation projects for some of Europe's largest hyperscale data centre developments.
This is a design engineering role, where you will be responsible for the design, configuration and integration of SCADA and substation automation systems across greenfield and brownfield HV/MV substations. You'll work alongside protection, primary and secondary design engineers to deliver complete EPC solutions from concept through to commissioning support.
With a strong pipeline of secured projects across Europe, this is an excellent opportunity to join a business investing heavily in its engineering team, offering long-term career progression and the chance to work on technically challenging projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Design SCADA and Substation Automation Systems for HV/MV substations.
- Produce SCADA architecture, communication network layouts and system design documentation.
- Configure and integrate RTUs, HMIs, gateways and communication equipment.
- Develop communication interfaces using IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3, Modbus and other industry protocols.
- Prepare functional design specifications, signal lists and I/O databases.
- Coordinate with Protection & Control, Primary Design and Commissioning teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support FAT and SAT activities alongside commissioning engineers.
- Ensure designs comply with customer specifications, utility standards and international regulations.
- Review technical documentation and support continuous improvement across engineering processes.
- Provide technical support during project execution and commissioning where required.
Requirements
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience designing SCADA or Substation Automation Systems within HV/MV substations.
- Knowledge of IEC 61850 and substation communication architectures.
- Experience with industrial communication protocols such as:
IEC 60870-5-104
DNP3
Modbus
OPC (desirable)
- Experience working with RTUs, PLCs, HMIs and substation communication networks.
- Understanding of Protection & Control systems within substations.
- Ability to interpret electrical drawings and protection schematics.
- Strong written and spoken English.
- Experience working on EPC projects is advantageous.
- Knowledge of data centre or utility infrastructure projects is beneficial.
What's on Offer
- Office location in Lisbon or Porto (whichever is most convenient).
- Hybrid working with 1 day per week from home.
- Work on major HV/MV substation projects powering hyperscale data centres across Europe.
- Long-term pipeline of secured projects.
- Clear career progression with opportunities to grow into Senior Engineer, Technical Lead or Engineering Management positions.
- Collaborative engineering environment with exposure to large-scale international projects.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to become part of a rapidly growing engineering team delivering some of Europe's most exciting HV infrastructure projects, with genuine long-term career development and the chance to work on cutting-edge substation automation technologies.
