Electrical/Ronics Syst Tech II

Las Vegas Valley Water District•San Jose, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of skilled, journey-level duties in the design, construction, installation, maintenance, testing, calibration and repair of electrical systems and electronic control systems used in the production, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution of residential, commercial and industrial potable and reclaimed water; and performs related duties as assigned. This is the skilled, journey-level class in the series. Assignments vary, may encompass a variety of tasks, seldom require detailed instructions, and require sound judgment and initiative. The candidate hired will be required to pass a drug screening, background check and may be required to pass a job-related physical evaluation.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited electrical program or apprenticeship, or a minimum of four years of electrical trade experience.
Ability to install, troubleshoot, and repair complex electrical systems, including process controls, motor controls, and equipment operating from 24V to 15kV within potable water distribution systems.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
State of Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Distribution Operator's Grade I within 12 months of hire.
Knowledge of practices, methods, techniques, tools and equipment used in the design, installation, testing, calibration, maintenance and repair of electrical and electronic equipment and devices common to a large complex waterworks system, including devices used for automated process control.
Knowledge of operating characteristics of electronic components, including microprocessor controls and four to twenty milliamperes transmitting signal systems.
Knowledge of thermography equipment operations and software, electrical and electronic shop procedures and practices.
Knowledge of safety practices, safe work methods and safety regulations pertaining to the work.
Knowledge of shop mathematics.
Knowledge of Safe Drinking Water Act and relevant EPA regulations.
Knowledge of personal computer applications related to the work.
Knowledge of National Electrical Code and other codes, ordinances, regulations and other standards pertaining to the work.
Ability to test, diagnose, calibrate and repair a wide variety of electrical and electronic instrumentation devices, motors, machinery and equipment common to the water works field.
Ability to use modern, state-of-the-art precision and diagnostic instruments, including laptops and other computer equipment, to test, calibrate, configure and repair complex electrical and electronic devices, equipment and wiring.
Ability to identify and implement effective courses of action to complete assigned work.
Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, manuals, circuitry/wiring and ladder logic diagrams.
Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative within established guidelines.
Ability to coordinate work assignments with other sections, divisions or departments.
Ability to operate and maintain scrubber and chlorine leak detector electrical and electronic equipment.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those encountered in the course of the work.
A valid Nevada driver’s license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District’s Vehicle Insurance Policy.
For those assigned to Operations: State of Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Distribution Operator's Grade I within 12 months of hire.
For those assigned to Treatment: Nevada State Health Division Treatment Operator I certification within 12 months of hire.
Chlorine Response Team Members must meet requirements to serve on team.
Employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
Employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear signal warnings and equipment operating sounds; walk or sit; climb, balance and work up to heights of 100 feet; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently over 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Some incumbents may be required to pass and maintain a breathing test at 80 percent or higher; perform shutoffs and other repairs while wearing SCBA and other protective clothing and equipment.
Incumbent is regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; use shop mathematics; observe and interpret situations; deal with changing, intensive deadlines; and interact with officials and the public.

Nice To Haves

Electrical/Electronics Systems Technician I may be considered for advancement to Electrical/Electronics Systems Technician II after demonstrating proficiency to perform the full range of duties of the latter class. Proficiency criteria and the process for demonstrating performance at the levels established in the criteria are established jointly by hiring authorities and the Director, Human Resources and are described in a separate document. Typically, an Electrical/Electronics Systems Technician I is expected to be capable of meeting the proficiency criteria within a 6-24 month period, depending on an individual’s prior experience and progression in performing the full range of Electrical/Electronics Systems Technician II duties as described in the established performance criteria.

Responsibilities

Tests, troubleshoots, locates and calibrates, repairs and performs preventive and predictive maintenance on a variety of industrial electrical and electronic systems, components and devices associated with the production, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution of potable and reclaimed water; rebuilds equipment to manufacturer’s specifications, including industrial motors, motor controllers, flow and pressure transmitters, power metering enclosures, level instruments, gas monitoring and detection equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, storage tank cathodic protection rectifiers, audio-tone transmitters, scientific instruments and other devices using operational performance standards, and standard and specialized testing equipment; replaces hardware, circuit boards, power supplies and other components in computer-based control and data acquisition systems; recalibrates, adjusts and corrects defects in instrumentation.
Repairs and replaces defective parts in motors, generators, storage batteries, switchboards, controllers, conductors, switches and other industrial electrical fixtures in making additions, extensions and modifications in electrical systems; installs, maintains and repairs electromechanical, electronic and electrical components of equipment and machinery, including transformers, transfer switches, exciters, generators and pneumatic and hydraulic devices.
Performs preventive maintenance and repair of plant, field and shop electrical and electronic systems, components, devices and equipment, including hazardous chemical feed and storage systems, filters and flocculators, laboratory equipment, flow stations, reservoirs, motors, pumps, valves and transmission pipelines.
Tests, troubleshoots, installs, calibrates and performs preventive and predictive maintenance on a variety of complex electrical and electronic instruments and devices, such as programmable process controllers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), data loggers, motor control units including softstart/hardstart, line/motor protection relays, reduced voltage auto-transformer starters, variable frequency drives and other electronic instrumentation equipment used to monitor and control water systems; diagnoses, troubleshoots, repairs, upgrades and modifies motor control centers (MCCs), equipment and circuits to include PLC and Human/Machine Interface (HMI) controls.
Isolates and resolves equipment and system failures in the field; performs bench repairs at the component level in a shop setting; troubleshoots, aligns and calibrates equipment with such devices as frequency generators, voltmeters, oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, meggers, amp meters, micro-computers, thermo-imaging devices, digital analyzers and other specialized test equipment.
Tests solid state circuitry to locate defective parts in analog and digital equipment; replaces defective parts.
Installs major upgrades and enhancements to plant electrical systems and subsystems, including conduit, wiring, optical fiber, pull boxes, switchboards, controllers and switches; installs motors, controls, transformers, exciters and generators up to 15 KV and 2000 hp; performs high voltage terminations and splices.
Utilizes specialized thermo graphic-imaging and digital cameras to perform infrared analysis of field equipment.
Designs and modifies motor control equipment circuits, including planning, laying out and wiring the work; reads and interprets blueprints, schematics and wiring diagrams; upon completion, draws modifications made to the system.
Plans and lays out work from instructions and/or work orders, using blueprints, sketches and drawings.
Schedules and coordinates activities with other sections and divisions.
Ensures the timely and accurate completion of preventive maintenance activities.
Requisitions necessary tools, equipment and supplies.
Researches new operational methods, techniques and equipment and recommends their application.
Plans and lays out jobs from blueprints, drawings, sketches or verbal instructions; maintains records in the form of blueprints, drawings, sketches, plans and specifications, using traditional and electronic media tools and techniques, for industrial electrical and instrumentation equipment and devices.
Operates boom trucks, man lifts, forklifts, air compressors, cranes, jackhammers, portable and stationary generators, portable substation welding equipment and a variety of other pneumatic and electric tools and equipment.
Designs, installs, tests, calibrates, maintains and repairs complex high speed communication and control systems and components, including: computer-based distributed process controllers; single and multi-point RTUs; RTU interfaces; programmable process controllers; coaxial and fiber optic cable systems; multiple address, spread spectrum and microwave radio and antenna transmission systems; T-1 multiplexers/demultiplexers; copper telephony and similar systems; installs, interconnects, calibrates and adjusts radio and antenna transmission systems, including radio polling remote and repeater systems, and orients antennas toward repeater locations; diagnoses and repairs telephone systems and related equipment to ensure operations within specified parameters.
Reviews plans and specifications for correct instrumentation and communications; reviews and provides input on construction projects at 60% completion; assists in commissioning new facilities, including assisting in integrating electronic devices, controls and software.
May serve on the Emergency Response Team and perform duties as chemical safety observers and spill containment first responders in the event of chemical spills.
May provide training and technical work guidance to other employees.