# PositiveGridWorks > Specialized talent for electric utilities, ADMS, SCADA, and power systems PositiveGridWorks matches U.S. electric utilities and system integrators with ADMS, SCADA, GIS, and power-systems talent, plus QA and non-production technical services. Not this practice: - CEM or building-energy modeling - Nuclear-plant staffing desks - Retail electricity sales - A replacement EMS or turnkey ADMS product - Live control-room operation or production switching authority Contact: hello@positivegridworks.com ## Pages - [Home](https://positivegridworks.com): ADMS, SCADA, and power-systems talent for electric utilities and grid software, not CEM, nuclear desks, or a replacement EMS. - [Hire talent](https://positivegridworks.com/hire): Staff ADMS, SCADA, GIS, and QA engineers for U.S. utilities and integrators. - [Project services](https://positivegridworks.com/project-services): Non-production testing, integration, HMI, and documentation delivery. - [Services index](https://positivegridworks.com/services): Role staffing and technical services for electric utilities. - [Platform staffing](https://positivegridworks.com/vendors): Schneider Electric ADMS and AVEVA SCADA specialist matching. - [How we work](https://positivegridworks.com/how-we-work): Brief, match, and engagement model. Target 72 hours after a complete brief. - [Locations](https://positivegridworks.com/locations): U.S. state and metro pages for ADMS and SCADA hiring markets. - [Salaries](https://positivegridworks.com/salaries): SCADA and senior contractor ranges by market, directional only. - [About](https://positivegridworks.com/about): Independent specialist practice, not a product OEM or EMS vendor. - [Contact](https://positivegridworks.com/contact): hello@positivegridworks.com - [Apply](https://positivegridworks.com/apply): Contractors and specialists for ADMS, SCADA, GIS, and QA work. ## Role services - [ADMS Engineers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/adms-engineers): Hire Schneider Electric ADMS engineers and GE Vernova specialists for network models, GIS, OMS, and control-center work, not generic software resumes. - [SCADA Engineers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/scada-engineers): Hire SCADA engineers and SCADA contractors for AVEVA, iFIX, Geo SCADA, Wonderware, RTU, DNP3, IEC 61850, HMI, and historian work in utilities, pipelines, water, and renewables. - [OMS/DERMS Engineers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/oms-derms-engineers): Hire DERMS engineers and OMS specialists for distributed energy resource management, outage, switching, and ADMS or SCADA data contracts, not cloud ticket systems. - [Utility GIS Engineers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/utility-gis-engineers): Hire senior GIS and utility GIS engineers for Esri connectivity, phasing, and ADMS/OMS model integrity, not generic dashboard builders. - [Senior GIS Engineers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/senior-gis-engineers): Hire senior GIS engineers who own schema, Utility Network migration, FME pipelines, and ADMS import readiness, not map editors. - [GIS Specialists](https://positivegridworks.com/services/gis-specialists): Hire GIS specialists and GIS analysts for electric as-builts, work-order closeout, and connectivity QC, not municipal web maps. - [Esri Utility Network Specialists](https://positivegridworks.com/services/esri-utility-network-specialists): Hire Esri Utility Network specialists for ArcGIS Utility Network asset groups, associations, subnetworks, and geometric-network exits, not a generic ArcGIS upgrade. - [OT Cybersecurity Engineers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/ot-cybersecurity-engineers): Hire OT cybersecurity engineers for NERC CIP, CIP-015, NIST, and SCADA lab evidence. Dragos, Claroty, and Nozomi literacy is a screen, not a product sale. - [Protection & Controls Engineers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/protection-controls-engineers): Hire a protection and controls engineer for relays, RTUs, and substation SCADA points, not live BES desk coverage. - [Ignition SCADA Developers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/ignition-scada-developers): Hire Ignition SCADA developers for Inductive Automation Ignition software: Perspective, Vision, SQL, Python, OPC UA, and MQTT. Plant HMI, not a replacement EMS. - [ADMS/SCADA QA Engineers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/adms-scada-qa-engineers): Hire ADMS and SCADA QA engineers for regression, FAT/SAT, and simulators on non-prod, not live control-room delivery. ## Technical services - [SCADA Testing Services](https://positivegridworks.com/services/scada-testing-services): SCADA testing services for factory acceptance tests, site acceptance tests, regression, and integration evidence. Functional QA, not SCADA pentesting or live control-room takeover. - [Test Automation](https://positivegridworks.com/services/test-automation): Test automation and device simulators for ADMS/SCADA checks on DNP3, Modbus, and IEC 61850, labs only, never production breakers. - [SCADA Integration Engineers](https://positivegridworks.com/services/api-middleware-integrations): Hire SCADA integration engineers for REST, ICCP, MQTT, DNP3, OPC UA, and vendor SDK work around SCADA and ADMS. We integrate; we do not replace your EMS. - [SCADA Systems Integrator](https://positivegridworks.com/services/scada-systems-integrator): Hire SCADA systems integrator engineers and contractors for point databases, protocol mapping, HMI, historian, FAT/SAT, and middleware on non-production paths. Integration capacity, not a turnkey SCADA product. - [Historian and Data Pipelines](https://positivegridworks.com/services/historian-data-pipelines): PI historian and AVEVA PI System pipelines for SCADA and ADMS telemetry, plus Canary, SQL, or Ignition historian on replica paths, not a new EMS. - [HMI and Operational Dashboards](https://positivegridworks.com/services/hmi-operational-dashboards): HMI and operational dashboards on Ignition, SQL, React, and historian data for control-room adjacent teams, not a replacement EMS. - [Alarm Reporting and Analytics](https://positivegridworks.com/services/alarm-reporting-analytics): Alarm reporting and analytics for SCADA and ADMS journals: floods, KPIs, and QA inputs, we do not tune live protection. - [GIS/OMS/ADMS Data Validation](https://positivegridworks.com/services/gis-oms-adms-data-validation): GIS, OMS, and ADMS data validation for connectivity, phasing, and as-operated models in non-prod, before go-live, not live DMS. - [Non-Production DevOps](https://positivegridworks.com/services/nonprod-devops): DevOps for ADMS and SCADA non-production labs, FAT, and training images. We do not operate production EMS change windows. - [Technical Documentation and QA](https://positivegridworks.com/services/technical-documentation-qa): Technical documentation and QA for ADMS/SCADA: test plans, runbooks, and FAT/SAT traceability, not generic tech writing. - [Dedicated Engineering Teams](https://positivegridworks.com/services/dedicated-engineering-teams): Dedicated ADMS/SCADA teams with a U.S. domain lead for testing, integration, GIS validation, and dashboards, not an OEM takeover. ## Platform staffing - [Schneider Electric ADMS](https://positivegridworks.com/vendors/schneider-electric-adms): Hire Schneider Electric ADMS engineers for EcoStruxure distribution modeling, GIS, OMS, switching, and FAT/SAT — not generic software resumes. - [AVEVA SCADA](https://positivegridworks.com/vendors/aveva-scada): Hire AVEVA SCADA engineers for Plant SCADA, Wonderware, RTU, DNP3, IEC 61850, HMI, and historian work in utilities, pipelines, water, and renewables. ## States - [Texas](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/texas): Highest SCADA engineer and OT volume in the U.S. Energy Corridor and ERCOT markets. - [North Carolina](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/north-carolina): Duke Energy, grid modernization, and ADMS-heavy consulting. - [Arizona](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/arizona): APS, solar, BESS, and data-center load on desert feeders. - [Colorado](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/colorado): Renewables, BESS, and commissioning along the Front Range. - [Missouri](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/missouri): Ameren ADMS and the St. Louis control-system ecosystem. - [Utah](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/utah): PacifiCorp, solar EPC, and substation SCADA along the Wasatch. - [Kansas](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/kansas): Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell, and Evergy-side integration. - [Illinois](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/illinois): ComEd, OMS/ADMS consulting, and Chicago professional services. - [Virginia](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/virginia): Dominion, data centers, and Northern Virginia grid expansion. - [Georgia](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/georgia): Southern Company, Atlanta applications, and grid software. - [Alabama](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/alabama): Alabama Power, Huntsville engineering, and Southern Company. - [California](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/california): IOUs, DERMS, and regulation-driven grid software. - [Washington](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/washington): PSE, Seattle City Light, Avista, and a Renton consulting campus. - [Oregon](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/oregon): PGE, PacifiCorp, BPA, and Willamette municipal electrics. - [Florida](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/florida): FPL, Duke Florida, TECO, JEA, and storm-season OMS demand. - [Ohio](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/ohio): AEP headquarters in Columbus, Duke Ohio, and FirstEnergy. ## Hub metros - [Houston, Texas](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/texas/houston): Hundreds of SCADA engineer and contractor seats in the Energy Corridor. - [Dallas, Texas](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/texas/dallas): Oncor-scale ADMS and a consulting bench that hires by vendor name. - [Fort Worth, Texas](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/texas/fort-worth): Oncor west-metro ops plus a heavier field and P&C mix than Dallas proper. - [Austin, Texas](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/texas/austin): Austin Energy, ERCOT adjacency, and software talent that still needs OT filtering. - [Raleigh, North Carolina](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/north-carolina/raleigh): Duke Energy ADMS and Triangle consulting, a first-six metro. - [Charlotte, North Carolina](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/north-carolina/charlotte): Duke Energy HQ gravity and a larger corporate OT bench than Raleigh. - [Phoenix, Arizona](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/arizona/phoenix): APS, solar, BESS, and a hot SCADA contractor market. - [Denver, Colorado](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/colorado/denver): Xcel Energy, renewables HQs, and a first-six SCADA market. - [Boulder, Colorado](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/colorado/boulder): Labs, NREL adjacency, and grid-software talent that still needs OT. - [St. Louis, Missouri](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/missouri/st-louis): Ameren ADMS, a first-six metro with a wide posted salary band. - [Kansas City, Missouri](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/missouri/kansas-city): Evergy plus Burns & McDonnell gravity on the Missouri side. - [Salt Lake City, Utah](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/utah/salt-lake-city): PacifiCorp/Rocky Mountain Power and a compact SCADA bench. - [Overland Park, Kansas](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/kansas/overland-park): Black & Veatch and Johnson County integrator campus. - [Chicago, Illinois](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/illinois/chicago): ComEd-scale T&D and a large OMS/ADMS consulting bench. - [Richmond, Virginia](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/virginia/richmond): Dominion Energy HQ gravity and central Virginia T&D. - [Arlington, Virginia](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/virginia/arlington): NOVA federal-adjacent energy and Dominion/NOVEC edge. - [Ashburn, Virginia](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/virginia/ashburn): Data Center Alley, interconnection and feeder work, not a new EMS. - [Atlanta, Georgia](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/georgia/atlanta): Southern Company applications and a large SI bench. - [Birmingham, Alabama](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/alabama/birmingham): Alabama Power and Southern Company engineering. - [Los Angeles, California](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/california/los-angeles): SCE and LADWP programs, DERMS, wildfire ops, and GIS. - [Sacramento, California](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/california/sacramento): SMUD plus state-regulatory grid software. - [Seattle, Washington](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/washington/seattle): Seattle City Light, BPA adjacency, and a software pool that still needs OT filtering. - [Bellevue, Washington](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/washington/bellevue): PSE Eastside programs and a consulting commute across Lake Washington. - [Renton, Washington](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/washington/renton): South King County consulting campus and PSE/SCL contractor commute. - [Portland, Oregon](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/oregon/portland): PGE, PacifiCorp, and BPA professional services on the Willamette. - [Miami, Florida](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/florida/miami): FPL storm-hardening, undergrounding, and a large OMS/ADMS program machine. - [Tampa, Florida](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/florida/tampa): Tampa Electric and a Bay-area industrial SCADA mix, not the fertilizer Mosaic. - [Orlando, Florida](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/florida/orlando): Duke Energy Florida and OUC municipal, two owners in one metro. - [Columbus, Ohio](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/ohio/columbus): AEP headquarters gravity and the largest Ohio ADMS hiring market. - [Cincinnati, Ohio](https://positivegridworks.com/locations/ohio/cincinnati): Duke Energy Ohio, not the Carolinas Duke campus and not AEP Columbus. ## Optional - [Full LLM index](https://positivegridworks.com/llms-full.txt) - [XML sitemap](https://positivegridworks.com/sitemap.xml)