SCADA Technician

Pasco County•Shady Hills, FL

About The Position

SCADA technicians are essential members of the Utility’s SCADA team, which includes SCADA programmers. The team provides technical expertise supporting water and wastewater treatment, distribution, and collection operations at Utility plants and field facilities. The technician calibrates, installs, troubleshoots, repairs, and replaces process-control electronic equipment, including analog and digital instrumentation, motorized valve actuators, flow meters, surge suppression equipment, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The role also develops, troubleshoots, and maintains PLC programs, operator interfaces, and control-room screens. Work takes place indoors and outdoors and may involve extreme heat or cold, foul smells, noise, vibration, and electromagnetic fields. Hazards may include electrical current and exposure to chemicals, fluids, fumes, odors, dust, mist, gases, confined spaces, or poor ventilation. The work environment is classified as National Electric Code (NEC) Class I, Division I. Employees may be assigned emergency-response duties outside their normal scope, location, or work schedule, and must be available for on-call work, including a rotation requiring a 24/7 response while on call.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in electronics or a related field from an accredited college or university, plus one year of experience with electrical or industrial automation and/or instrumentation; water or wastewater utility or instrumentation experience is preferred; OR successful completion of technical school focused on electronics, process instrumentation, or a related field, plus three years of such experience; OR high school graduation or an acceptable equivalency diploma, plus five years of such experience.
A valid Florida driver’s license.
Working knowledge of low-voltage electrical operation and theory.
Ability to troubleshoot electrical circuits, 4–20 mA loop circuits, 120 VAC power circuits, PLC hardware, and electrical circuits.
Ability to calibrate and repair electronic and electrical equipment or instrumentation.
Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, blueprints, and loop diagrams for water and wastewater treatment equipment.
Ability to work effectively as a team member and independently at remote locations.
Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, written, and visual communication.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 80 pounds and push or pull heavy objects; handling devices or assistance from another team member may be used for excessively heavy objects.
Ability to frequently bend, climb, squat, and walk.
Ability to work before, during, or after an emergency and, during emergencies, perform duties outside the normal scope of the position, location, or work schedule as County needs require.

Nice To Haves

Experience with electrical or industrial automation and/or instrumentation at a water or wastewater utility, or with water or wastewater instrumentation.
Knowledge of the principles of industrial instrumentation, chemical analyzers, pumps, motors, controllers, and water and wastewater treatment processes.
Ability to learn PLC software.
CCST Certification may be substituted for two years of experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise and train less experienced technicians as required.
Coordinate work with the SCADA team and other workgroups.
Install and calibrate analog and digital instrumentation using basic hand tools, process meters, instrument calibrators, and manufacturer-prepared manuals.
Install, program, troubleshoot, or replace PLC equipment.
Use test equipment and read schematics and maintenance manuals.
Trace and test low-voltage circuits to locate defective connections and parts.
Disassemble, clean, replace defective parts in, and reassemble instruments.
Lubricate equipment and replace defective wiring and tubing.
Calibrate industrial instruments and equipment used for data collection or process control and ensure their accuracy.
Ensure required compliance instrumentation is properly calibrated.
Maintain and calibrate chlorine and ammonia monitoring equipment.
Remove or replace defective instruments.
Coordinate with operators and/or ICS SCADA Programmers to ensure instrument readings are accurate and consistent from end to end on operator interfaces and control-room displays.
Record calibrations and parts used, and maintain an inventory of parts on hand.
Use CAD and other software to prepare schematic drawings and sketches reflecting changes or alterations to instruments, circuits, and systems.
Participate in emergency response and recovery activities as required.
Participate in an on-call rotation requiring a 24/7 response while on call.