SCADA Technician

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This is a rare opportunity to step into a high‑impact SCADA and controls role at a small public water agency where your work is visible, valued, and essential. We’re recruiting due to the retirement of a long‑tenured employee and are intentionally evolving the role to strengthen in‑house PLC, SCADA, instrumentation, and controls expertise that supports critical water and wastewater operations. If you enjoy solving complex problems, working independently, and knowing people are counting on you when systems matter most, this role offers meaningful work, broad technical responsibility, and true ownership of systems that make a difference every day.

Rainbow Municipal Water District — SCADA Technician — Fallbrook, CA — full time — On‑site — Utilities

• You bring a sense of urgency to your work and understand that SCADA and communication systems support essential services people rely on every day.
• You’re eager to learn, build new skills, and stay current as SCADA, controls, and automation technologies evolve.
• You’re motivated by improving systems, not just maintaining them, and are interested in strengthening communications and controls to enable more automation and better use of staff time.
• You’re comfortable working independently, prioritizing tasks, and making thoughtful decisions—while knowing when to collaborate or ask questions.
• You enjoy problem‑solving, digging into how systems work, and implementing solutions that improve reliability over the long term.
• You take pride in leaving systems better than you found them, with clear documentation and a focus on sustainability.

• Flexible entry point:
  We’re open to hiring at the SCADA Technician I or II level, depending on experience, and growing your career from there.
• Generous compensation:
• Electrical/SCADA Technician I: $41.56 – $56.11 per hour
• Electrical/SCADA Technician II: $45.82 – $61.86 per hour
• Customized benefits: a package designed to meet your unique needs, including five healthcare options (some free), five weeks of PTO to start, CalPERS pension, tuition, and student‑loan repayments.
• Best of all: a great team! Enjoy a collaborative and supportive work environment that has been named a San Diego Union‑Tribune Top Workplace for five years running.

• Maintain and troubleshoot SCADA, PLCs, instrumentation, radios, and industrial networks supporting water and wastewater operations.
• Modify and build PLC programs using Connected Components Workbench, Studio 5000, and Logix Designer.
• Develop and support Ignition HMI screens, SQL queries, and Python scripts to improve system monitoring and response.
• Support switch configurations and troubleshoot network connectivity issues in SCADA environments.
• Travel to district facilities to inspect, test, and resolve SCADA, instrumentation, and communication issues.
• Evaluate system conditions and operational risk, proactively identify improvement opportunities, and help strengthen reliability and automation over time.
• Prioritize work, maintain SCADA architecture documentation, and coordinate with Operations, Engineering, IT, and contractors.
• Provide basic electrical and instrumentation troubleshooting support as needed.

Any combination of training, education, and experience demonstrating possession of the knowledge and abilities required to perform the position’s duties is qualifying. Typically, this includes:

• Experience or training in SCADA, PLCs, controls, instrumentation, or industrial communications.
• Basic PLC knowledge (ladder logic, variables, connecting to PLCs).
• Exposure to Allen‑Bradley platforms or a strong ability and interest in learning.
• Ability to work safely around electrical panels and troubleshoot 4–20 mA instrumentation.
• CWEA Electrical & Instrumentation Grade 1 Certification (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Willingness to complete Ignition training/certification within 12 months.

• Several years of hands‑on experience with SCADA, PLCs, or industrial…