International 24/7 Control Center Manager

Location: Murcia, Spain (with full international requirements including English fluency and prior experience in similar international roles).

As part of our mission to deliver safe, reliable and high-performance renewable energy operations, we are looking for a highly motivated and experienced professional to join us as International Control Center Manager.

In this role, you will lead the 24/7 monitoring and remote operation of our international fleet of solar PV, battery storage (BESS) and hybrid assets, overseeing a portfolio of more than 3.5 GW distributed across Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain.

You will play a key role in ensuring operational excellence, grid‑compliant performance and seamless coordination across all countries and technologies within our growing European portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

- Real‑Time Operations & Monitoring – Lead 24/7 supervision team ensuring safe and reliable operation in line with European grid codes.
- Ensure that the team is operating with the SCADA systems to monitor performance, events, alarms, remote resets.
- Ensure that the team is complying with contractual requirements with our customers all the time.
- Grid Compliance & TSO/DSO/Optimizer Interaction – Ensure compliance and full integration with operational requirements and dispatch instructions like, among others, Arera + CEI 0‑16.
- Coordinate remote switching operations and manage communications with grid control centers.
- SCADA, OT Infrastructure & Data Management – Oversee SCADA reliability, data integrity, communications availability.
- Collaborate with OT/IT and engineering for continuous improvement.
- Cybersecurity & Regulatory Alignment – Ensure compliance with OT/IT security protocols.
- Alignment with NIS2, ISO **** and CIP‑like frameworks.
- Leadership & Operational Excellence – Manage and inspire a high‑performance 24/7 operations team.
- Establish standard operating procedures and incident workflows.
- Reporting & Documentation – Produce KPIs,



incident logs, performance reports.
- Maintain audit‑ready records.

Requirements

- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, Industrial Automation, IT/OT Systems or equivalent.
- Demonstrated professional experience leading with one of the main system European operators like Terna (IT), National Grid ESO (UK), BNetzA (Ge) or REE (SP).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in leading an international renewable Control Centre – Deep knowledge of European grid requirements.
- Strong communication skills in English.
- Other European language skills like German or Italian are nice to have.
- Previous experience in similar international roles.
- Previous knowledge and experience in the renewable sector, especially on solar and/or BESS, is nice to have.

Technical Annex – OT/SCADA & NIS2 Requirements

- OT Network Architecture – Segmentation (LAN, DMZ, SCADA VLANs) – Firewall rulesets and secure tunneling – Zero‑trust access principles.
- SCADA Requirements – Redundant SCADA servers – Deterministic communications – Time synchronization (NTP/PTP).
- Cybersecurity (NIS2/ISO *****) – Asset inventory and vulnerability management – Secure remote access (MFA, VPN IPSec/TLS 1.3) – Logging and SIEM integration – Incident detection and response workflows.
- Operational Continuity – Backup & recovery strategies – Failover procedures – Disaster recovery playbooks.

Technical Annex – OT/SCADA Competencies aligned with NIS2

- OT Network Architecture – Segmentation (LAN, DMZ, SCADA VLANs) – Firewall rulesets and secure tunneling – Zero‑trust access principles.
- SCADA Requirements – Redundant SCADA servers – Deterministic communications – Time synchronization (NTP/PTP).
- Cybersecurity (NIS2/ISO *****) – Asset inventory and vulnerability management – Secure remote access (MFA, VPN IPSec/TLS 1.3) – Logging and SIEM integration – Incident detection and response workflows.
- Operational Continuity – Backup & recovery strategies – Failover procedures – Disaster recovery playbooks.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 International 24/7 Control Center Manager (Murcia)
🏢 BELECTRIC
📍 Murcia