Electro Technician - Instrumentation & Controls

Woodard & Curran•Fort Lauderdale, FL

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we foster collaboration and inclusivity, seeking diverse talent to address water and environmental challenges. We prioritize professional growth, ownership, and flexibility, enabling us to make a significant impact. Our extensive experience, backed by certified operators, engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts, ensures efficient and compliant operations for treatment plants. We also support employees in obtaining and maintaining industry certifications. We are currently seeking an Electro-Instrumentation and Controls Technician for our Ft. Lauderdale, Florida facility. This role involves maintaining electrical controls and associated equipment at water plants and tanks, including installation, inspections, maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting, calibration, programming, modification, upgrades, and testing of electrical, electronic, and instrumentation equipment and software for water treatment plants and SCADA systems. Responsibilities also include servicing SCADA systems, monitors, pump station alarms, and security systems (CCTV).

Requirements

Minimum of four (4) years of experience with instrumentation and controls.
Additional qualifying experience or completion of coursework at an accredited college or university in a job-related field, may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience or education.
Must be able to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
Good reading, math, writing, and verbal communication skills; a good scientific and mechanical aptitude; and the ability to read, interpret, and record data from meters, gauges, scales, panels, and other equipment.
Ability to carry out verbal and written instructions.
Ability to establish effective working relationships with other employees.
Must possess the ability to perform tasks sitting (30%), standing (60%), walking (10%).
May include working with hands extended above head 18 inches (10%) and 30 inches in front of body (50%), squatting or kneeling (20%), and performing administrative tasks (20%).
Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds on a regular basis.
Must possess a valid Florida driver's license, have a safe driving record, and be able to operate vehicles with automatic transmission and four-wheel drive.
Working in outside and inside environments with noise and all temperatures and climatic and environmental conditions; must be able to work under adverse weather conditions for extended periods of time.
Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check, pre-placement physical and drug screen before employment.

Nice To Haves

Electrician Journeyman License or Certification in Electronics is preferred.

Responsibilities

Work around medium voltage, rotating equipment, and various hazardous chemicals.
Install, maintain, repair, and test industrial electrical wiring systems, fixtures, motors, generators, transformers, and other industrial electrical and/or electronic equipment safely and efficiently.
Maintain switches, switch components, and transformers.
Test equipment for possible electrical trouble; repair industrial electrical equipment and related components.
Repair and replace industrial electrical and/or electronic panels, fuses, switches, and wiring.
Lay out, test, calibrate, and install instruments and related devices used for controlling automatic equipment for measuring flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
Maintain adequate records related to installation, maintenance, testing, repair, and replacement of instruments, controls, and related devices.
Procure parts and services as needed.
Assist in preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).
Ensure compliance with safety regulations and standard operating procedures.
May be required to perform "stand-by duty", being available and responding to off-duty emergency call-ins to effect repairs to malfunctioning electrical, electronic and/or instrument systems.
Performs related work as required.

Benefits

401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions
Company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
Observed holidays: Choose up to 8 holidays to observe annually
Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work-related illness or injury.
Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding
Disability: Paid short- and long-term disability
Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.