Director, System & Control Management
Role Overview
The Director, Systems & Controls is responsible for providing strategic, technical, and operational leadership to rebuild, strengthen, and scale the Systems & Controls organization in support of the company's growing utility-scale SCADA, Plant Power Controller (PPC), solar, BESS, and hybrid power plant business.
This role serves as a senior customer-facing leader and primary technical interface for strategic customers, EPC contractors, Owners, Independent Engineers, developers, utilities, and other key project stakeholders.
The Director is responsible for ensuring customer requirements are effectively translated into technical solutions and executable engineering deliverables while maintaining strong alignment across Engineering, Software, Procurement, Commissioning, Project Management, Business Development, and other internal teams.
In addition to leading customer and project execution activities, the Director will establish and strengthen the Systems & Controls organization, including its team structure, technical capabilities, engineering standards, governance, execution processes, and talent pipeline.
This role will identify organizational and technical gaps, implement scalable solutions, and build a high-performing team capable of supporting multiple concurrent utility-scale projects.
The Director will also support strategic business development and customer qualification activities, including vendor registration, supplier qualification, and Approved Vendor List (AVL) registration, to strengthen the company's position as a trusted provider of SCADA, PPC, and integrated controls solutions.
Key Skills for This Role
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Automation Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Fifteen (15) or more years of progressively responsible experience in utility-scale renewable energy, industrial automation, SCADA, PPC, power plant controls, systems integration, or related engineering fields.
- Seven (7) or more years of experience leading engineering, controls, SCADA, automation, project execution, or multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Demonstrated experience managing or leading utility-scale solar, BESS, SCADA, PPC, industrial automation, or systems integration projects.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with customers, EPC contractors, Owners, developers, Independent Engineers, utilities, or other major project stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of utility-scale project execution, including Mechanical Completion (MC), Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Substantial Completion (SC), Commercial Operation Date (COD), and project closeout.
- Demonstrated ability to lead organizational improvement, team development, technical capability enhancement, restructuring, or other significant organizational change initiatives.
- Strong technical understanding of SCADA, PPC, communication networks, plant control systems, and systems integration.
- Experience managing engineering document review and approval processes using document management platforms such as Procore, Aconex, SharePoint, or similar systems.
- Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, customer management, and conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, organizational initiatives, and aggressive schedules.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience rebuilding, restructuring, or scaling an engineering, SCADA, PPC, controls, automation, or project execution organization.
- Previous leadership experience at the Director, Senior Manager, Engineering Manager, or equivalent level.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a senior customer-facing technical or business leader for utility-scale renewable energy or industrial automation projects.
- Experience managing executive-level relationships with EPC contractors, Owners, developers, utilities, Independent Engineers, and strategic customers.
- Experience supporting customer vendor registration, supplier qualification, Approved Vendor List (AVL) registration, or preferred supplier programs.
- Experience preparing and managing customer qualification packages, capability assessments, technical due diligence, supplier audits, and vendor prequalification processes.
- Demonstrated experience supporting Business Development, strategic account management, technical sales, proposal development, or market entry activities.
- Experience recruiting, developing, and mentoring multidisciplinary engineering and project execution teams.
- Experience developing organizational processes, engineering standards, technical governance, and scalable project execution systems.
- Experience supporting utility-scale solar, BESS, and hybrid power plant SCADA and PPC projects.
- Knowledge of utility communication protocols, SCADA architectures, power plant controls, grid integration requirements, and renewable energy plant controls.
- Familiarity with applicable industry standards, utility requirements, and regulatory requirements for utility-scale renewable energy projects.
- Experience with project controls and scheduling software.
- Strong professional network within the U.S. utility-scale renewable energy industry is highly preferred.
- Physical & other Requirements:
- Ability to remain seated and work at a computer for extended periods.
- Frequent use of standard office equipment, including computers, keyboards, and communication devices.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and through virtual meeting platforms.
- Occasionally lift and move office materials weighing up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and deadlines.
- Travel to customer and project sites, including occasional international travel, as business needs require.
- Must possess or be eligible to obtain a valid passport.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- COMPENSATION: $165,000 - $186,000 salary
- Hanwha Convergence is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
- We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Hanwha Convergence will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.
- Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.
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About Hanwha Convergence
Private Hanwha Energy division providing solar and battery-storage O&M, industrial automation, and smart-factory engineering across North America.
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