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About the Role

TRC is seeking an experienced consultant for its Digital Grid Solutions team in EMEA, focusing on SCADA/EMS, SCADA/ADMS, DERMS, ANM, DSA, WAMS/WAMPAC, forecasting, MMS, and other control center applications. This role involves working on Control Room of the Future (CRoF) programs for transmission and distribution system operators to build modern, modular, and scalable system business architectures and capabilities.

Responsibilities

Provide consultancy and subject-matter expertise to TSOs and DSOs on power system operations, processes, and control-room functions.
Support the design, implementation, optimisation, and operation of SCADA/EMS/DMS and related OT platforms.
Analyse and improve real-time system monitoring, situational awareness, alarm management, network visualisation, and operational decision-support capabilities.
Support the development and implementation of DSO capabilities and the transition to active DSO functions.
Provide expertise in Automatic Generation Control (AGC), Load Frequency Control (LFC), frequency regulation, balancing, and ancillary services.
Support the specification, configuration, testing, and operational use of DSA solutions.
Develop and optimise operational processes, procedures, business requirements, and control-room workflows for TSO and DSO environments.
Support the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs), renewable generation, demand response, energy storage, and flexibility services into system operation.
Analyse requirements for TSO-DSO coordination, including data exchange, network models, forecasts, constraints, and real-time data.
Support the development of operational use cases, functional requirements, system specifications, and solution architectures for EMS, DMS, ADMS, SCADA, DSA, LFC, and related systems.
Assess and improve the integration and interoperability of OT, IT, and data platforms supporting system operations.
Support real-time and near-real-time data quality, validation, and availability for operational applications and control-room decision-making.
Contribute to the design and implementation of network security, operational limits, remedial actions, congestion management, and system restoration processes.
Support the definition and validation of interfaces between control-room systems.
Conduct business process analysis, gap assessments, maturity assessments, and operational capability reviews for TSOs and DSOs.
Support requirements engineering, vendor evaluation, solution design, testing, commissioning, and acceptance of system operation solutions.
Develop and execute functional, integration, and operational test scenarios.
Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to translate operational requirements into implementable solutions.
Prepare technical specifications, process documentation, operating procedures, architecture documentation, reports, and recommendations.
Support change management and operating-model transformation for active network management.
Monitor developments in grid operation, automation, flexibility, DER integration, digitalisation, and TSO-DSO coordination.
Provide expert advice on the future evolution of control-room and system-operation capabilities.
Act as the project lead/member for nominated customer projects, engaging directly with business, IT, and operations.
Advise clients on solution options, trade-offs, and migration paths, articulating business value, risk, and cost implications.
Be part of project delivery teams during the whole project life cycle.
Anticipate and manage functional, technical, and data risks.
Ensure project decisions, standards, and deviations are clearly documented and communicated.
Contribute to the development of TRC’s data management capabilities and functional knowhow in Energy Control Systems.
Capture and share lessons learned, leading practices, and reusable artefacts.
Stay current with industry trends in smart grids, EMS/ADMS/DERMS, cloud, data, and integration.

Requirements

Typically, 3-6 years of experience in the energy and utilities sector, including significant time in SysOps for TSOs, DSOs, Generation and/or utility-focused consultancies.
Proven experience with control centre solutions, standardisation and/or cleansing involving OT applications and network models.
Strong understanding of grid operations / system operations processes.
Practical knowledge of utility integration and data standards such as IEC 60870-5-104/101, ICCP, IEC 61850, OpenADR, IEEE 2030.5, Kafka, AMPQ/MQTT, CIM/CGMES, and their use in real projects/products.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills, to a variety of stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
Experience/affinity with business architecture, business capabilities, cloud-native developments, modular system architecture, GE e-terra, Power On, GridOS, Hitachi Network Manager, OSI Monarch, Siemens Grid scale X, Spectrum Power, SE ADMS, AGMS, and other solutions in the control center.

Skills

SCADA/EMS
SCADA/ADMS
DERMS
ANM
DSA
WAMS/WAMPAC
Forecasting
MMS
Business architecture
Business capabilities
Cloud-native developments
Modular system architecture
GE e-terra
Power On
GridOS
Hitachi Network Manager
OSI Monarch
Siemens Grid scale X
Spectrum Power
SE ADMS
AGMS
IEC 60870-5-104/101
ICCP
IEC 61850
OpenADR
IEEE 2030.5
Kafka
AMPQ/MQTT
CIM/CGMES
Communication skills
Facilitation skills

Location

EMEA

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

3-6 years

Education Level

Degree/HND in Electrical/Power Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline or relevant industry experience
PRINCE2
PMP
TOGAF
Vendor data management solutions

Salary/Compensations

In accordance with local law, the below salary range is applicable for the job and location associated with this requisition. Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, geographical location, and other compensable factors.
Employee may be eligible for participation in the Company’s annual Discretionary Bonus Program which is contingent on Company, Business Segment, and Individual performance against Key Performance Indicators which vary by year and employee.

About the Company

TRC, Member of WSP, is a global consulting environmental and engineering firm and one of the top design firms in the energy sector.
TRC and WSP’s 83,000 experts create positive, long-lasting impacts in the power and energy, transportation and infrastructure, environmental, and property and buildings sectors.
TRC combines science with the latest technology to devise innovative solutions.
TRC generously rewards employees for successful performance and invests in their careers through training and the development of new skills and certifications.

Equal Opportunity

TRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.