SCADA Leader

About the role

CCL Global is looking for a SCADA Leader to head the SCADA engineering activities for medium‑voltage distribution networks in Riyadh. The role will serve as the technical focal point for SCADA within ADMS‑enabled control centres and will drive the design, implementation and commissioning of robust SCADA solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of engineers, junior engineers and technicians in SCADA engineering.
• Define and validate SCADA system architecture, including servers, redundancy, virtualization and disaster‑recovery strategies.
• Oversee configuration of SCADA databases, points, alarms, events and historical data.
• Review and validate CIM (IEC 61968/IEC 61970) imports/exports for network models.
• Manage commissioning, cut‑over and go‑live activities with SEC control‑center operators.
• Provide expert troubleshooting and decision‑making during system issues.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors and SEC stakeholders at technical and management levels.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Control or Communication Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in SCADA engineering, integration and MV distribution networks.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering SCADA projects.

Required skills

• SCADA architecture design (servers, redundancy, virtualization, disaster recovery).
• Protocols: IEC 60870‑5‑101/104, ICCP, DNP3.
• CIM‑based network modeling and validation (IEC 61968/IEC 61970).
• Integration of field devices with control centres and DMS/OMS.
• Experience with SCADA database configuration, alarms, events and historical data handling.