Director, Controls and SCADA Engineering
Clearway Energy, San Diego, California +1
About the job
What The Role Is
The Director of Controls & SCADA Engineering leads the strategy, engineering, deployment, performance, and lifecycle management of plant control systems and SCADA across the company’s utility-scale solar, wind, and battery energy storage portfolio. This role provides technical leadership across the full asset lifecycle, including development, design, engineering, construction, commissioning, operational readiness, and ongoing fleet operations. The Director establishes engineering standards, control system architectures, and technology strategies to ensure safe, reliable, secure, and optimized generation assets that meet grid interconnection requirements, regulatory obligations, and commercial performance objectives.
This role will lead, develop, and mentor a team of controls and SCADA engineering professionals, establish team’s organizational structure, staffing plans, technical competencies, and resource allocation aligned with portfolio growth and operating fleet needs. The role partners closely with Development, Project Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Asset Management, NERC Compliance, Information Technology (IT), Cybersecurity, Clearway’s Remote Monitoring Center, and third-party technology providers. The Director will also provide technical governance for EPC contractors, OEMs, integrators, and external engineering consultants.