Country USA City HOUSTON Workplace location HOUSTON-LOUISIANA STREET(USA) Domain Information Systems Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 6 years Context & Environment

TotalEnergies Gas & Power Trading (TGP) and its affiliates are expanding and developing quickly in support of the company’s transition to power.  Most notably, the acquisition of a range of energy assets, from renewable sources such as wind and solar, to dispatchable assets like batteries and CCGT’s.  For TGP, this implies significant growth in trading volumes, a larger geographical footprint and an urgency for process automation, which has many implications for IT.  The Physical & Intraday Trading IT team will support the Short-Term Power and Asset Trading functions with high performant trading and related systems.

PURPOSES

Act as an interface between the business/users and software engineering teams or third-party system providers, define requirements and contribute to the delivery of solutions for, and together with, the business.  Ensure the quality of deliveries and that business expectations are realized and provide general support to the business.

Activities

Your missions as a SCADA Engineer include:

Act as an expert for IoT/SCADA and provide advice as needed to business and IT teamsDesign solutions for the connectivity, management, optimization and dispatching of energy assets, which may be wholly owned by TotalEnergies or a third partyManage and coordinate activities to connect energy assets across a range of different markets/geographies, and provide ongoing technical supportSupport the transition & implementation of alternate dispatch solutions including working with 3rd party solution providersEnsure compliance with cybersecurity, NERC CIP and technology standards and provide inputs to security and other audits. Provide inputs to the overall design of the trading landscape, including the integration of the industrial IT with the Trading ITCoordinate across teams in terms of the integration of asset and trading systemsMaintain an inventory of connected assets, including the design and protocols deployed. Perform onboarding and qualification activities for new assets.Stay informed of market/technology developments relevant to your team/roleWork closely with third party solution providers and IT contractors Offer support to the scheduling and dispatch teams including deploying custom dashboards/alerts/tags in the asset dispatch software.

DIMENSIONS

In this role, you will be part of the IT team, and specifically the Physical & Intraday Trading (US) IT team within TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America (TGPNA). The systems scope includes the asset dispatch and management solutions and the connectivity to the range of energy assets (CCGT’s, batteries, renewables, etc.) operational in the United States.  

You will contribute to the design and management of such systems and ensure the effective and secure connectivity of energy assets acquired by the business. You will be a designated expert on IoT and SCADA and related topics within the IT team and towards the business.  To support the continued expansion of the Gas and Power business, and particularly TotalEnergies transition to Power, there is a significant change program in progress that you will be expected to contribute to.

Candidate Profile

You are someone who possesses the following experience and credentials:

5+ years of work experience in a power production, utility or trading environment with strong knowledge of power trading/scheduling.  ISO/RTO knowledge and experience required (ERCOT highly preferred)Educated to at least bachelor’s degree level or an equivalent in a business, technology or engineering disciplineKnowledge of the energy production and trading businesses, including the systems and processes for scheduling, dispatching, optimization and management of assets (including CCGT’s, batteries and renewables), and the connections to system operators (ISO/RTO)Expertise in IoT, SCADA systems (i.e. Monarch, Aveva, PI), protocols for data exchange towards energy assets and systems operators (Modbus, OPC, IEC 104, DNP3, ICCP, etc.) and the processes for onboarding/connecting energy assetsTraining and experience (with certifications) of any of IT service management (e.g. ITIL), project management (e.g. PMI, Prince 2), Agile methodologies, Cloud and database technologies, is desirableStrong interest in IT and technology, and experience of software engineering and application management

 * Fluent in English; competency in French is advantageous

Additional Information TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.