Consultants for energy, offshore and maritime
dba consult finds freelance consultants for energy, offshore, maritime and industry when the project has an IT or OT angle: SCADA and control, high voltage, testing, data and project management. We staff the whole lifecycle, from pre-build and construction to operations, renovation and decommissioning.
When IT and OT must work through the plant's whole life
An energy plant must be built, commissioned, maintained and one day modernised or decommissioned. In every phase, IT and OT meet: control and monitoring, networks, data, documentation and security.
We start with the task. Which phase is the project in, who is responsible for design, testing and handover, and what does the owner require in documentation, HSE and cyber security? Together we clarify the role before you meet relevant profiles.
The build-out of offshore wind, the Danish grid, Power-to-X, carbon capture and storage (CCS), biogas and district heating increase the need for specialists who understand both plants and systems.
Competencies
From pre-build to decommissioning
Control, monitoring and OT
SCADA consultants for design, implementation, testing, operation and upgrade of SCADA, DCS and PLC. Integration between SCADA/OT and IT, control rooms and backup control centres, consolidation of SCADA systems and plant data in a historian.
See the case on SCADA and OT in offshore wind and substations.
High voltage and grid
Electrical consultants for high voltage, substations and offshore substations, protection and control, grid and grid expansion. We look at experience with the project's voltage level and the interface to the grid operator.
Commissioning and testing
Consultants for commissioning, FAT and SAT, PLC commissioning, as-built documentation and handover to operations. Test management, release management and parallel running when critical systems are replaced.
Energy storage and Power-to-X
Specialists in battery energy storage (BESS), Power-to-X and CCS, where control, data and security must connect to the grid and existing systems.
Data, digitalisation and maintenance
IoT and sensor data, predictive maintenance, digital twin, real-time data, asset management and maintenance. Document control, data migration and ERP in projects and operations.
OT security and compliance
OT security under IEC 62443, NIS2 and the CER directive for critical entities, OT networks and fibre. Maritime: IT and OT on board, ship cyber security under IACS UR E26 and E27, fleet systems, ship-to-shore connectivity and emissions reporting (EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime).
See the case on SCADA and OT in offshore wind and substations.
Project controls and supply chain
Project and programme managers, project controls and scheduling, cost control, interface management, contract and supplier management, tender, supply chain, QA/QC and HSE.
Case stories
Assignments in energy, offshore and maritime
Assignments from our consultant network show experience with SCADA, high voltage, testing, data and project management across the plant's whole life.
Which assignment resembles yours?
Featured case
SCADA and OT in offshore wind and substations
An energy company needed to bring together monitoring of offshore wind farms, substations and control rooms and secure the OT network.
The SCADA consultant consolidated several SCADA systems into one overview, integrated OT with IT and worked on OT security under IEC 62443.
Operations gained one overview of the plants, and security was documented as part of the handover.
The task
One overview of offshore wind, substations and control rooms.
Responsibility
SCADA and OT integration and system consolidation.
Expertise
SCADA, DCS, OT network, control room and IEC 62443.
Offshore high-voltage installation
A project needed to take an offshore high-voltage installation for offshore wind from design to approved installation.
The project manager coordinated suppliers and testing and managed FAT, SAT, PLC commissioning and as-built documentation.
The installation was handed over to operations with approved tests and complete documentation.
The task
Offshore high-voltage installation from design to approved installation.
Responsibility
Project management, testing and handover.
Expertise
High voltage, offshore substation, FAT, SAT, PLC and as-built.
Battery storage and Power-to-X
An energy company needed to connect battery storage and a Power-to-X plant to the grid with control, data and security.
The consultant integrated BESS and Power-to-X into control and monitoring and worked on data flows and cyber security towards the grid.
The plants were connected to the grid with documented control and monitoring.
The task
Integrating energy storage and Power-to-X into the grid.
Responsibility
Control, data and security at the grid interface.
Expertise
BESS, Power-to-X, SCADA, data flows and OT security.
Digitalising operations and maintenance
An offshore operator needed to digitalise operations and maintenance and manage testing and documents in a larger digitalisation programme.
The consultant worked with sensor data, predictive maintenance, digital twin and real-time data and led testing and document control in the programme.
Maintenance was planned from data, and the programme gained control of testing and documentation.
The task
Digitalising offshore operations and maintenance.
Responsibility
Data, testing and document control.
Expertise
IoT, predictive maintenance, digital twin, historian and test management.
Repowering and decommissioning
An energy company needed to modernise older plants and decommission others without losing data and systems.
The project manager led repowering, supply chain and decommissioning and secured data migration and handover of systems.
The plants were modernised or decommissioned in a controlled way, with data and documentation handed over.
The task
Repowering and decommissioning of older plants.
Responsibility
Project management, supply chain and handover.
Expertise
Repowering, decommissioning, data migration and supplier management.
The right experience for energy and offshore
We staff across control, electrical, networks, data and operations, so the interfaces between disciplines have experienced people on both sides, across the whole lifecycle from pre-build to decommissioning. We aim to present a relevant candidate within 48 hours once the task is clear, and we can provide security cleared consultants when the project requires it.
An energy plant is critical infrastructure. It matters whether the consultant has experience with HSE, regulated environments and testing before the plant is handed over. When the task includes data centres or large technical installations, we look at the link to data centres and critical infrastructure.
Contact
Let’s talk about your project
Do you need to staff SCADA, high voltage, testing or project management in energy, offshore or maritime? Talk to Peter Chrillesen about the task and which skills are needed.
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Questions and answers
What clients often ask
Can you provide SCADA consultants?
Yes. We find SCADA and OT consultants for design, implementation, testing, operation and upgrades, also when SCADA must be integrated with IT.
Do you cover the plant's whole lifecycle?
Yes. We staff from pre-build and commissioning to operations, repowering and decommissioning.
Do you also work with maritime and industry?
Yes. The same skills are used on board ships, in industry and in utilities, where control, data and security are critical.
Can you help clarify the need before we choose a consultant?
Yes. We start from the project's phase and requirements and help describe the role.
Can you provide security cleared consultants?
Yes. We can provide consultants for projects that require security clearance and help with the screening process.