Technician​/Control System Engineer; MULTI-LEVEL

Metro Water Recovery in Denver, CO – a nationally recognized leader among clean water utilities, providing wastewater conveyance and treatment services for more than 2 million people in the Denver Metro area.

At Metro, we help you be your best so we can do our best. You will join a team that offers stability, flexibility, and the opportunity to make a difference in protecting the region’s health and environment.

This position will be filled at one of the following levels depending upon the candidate's qualifications:

As a Control Systems Technician, you’ll:

• Engage in performing a variety of technical engineering tasks in support of the planning, study, design, construction, modification, operation, maintenance, and optimization of process control systems for wastewater transmission and treatment facilities.
• Assist with field instrumentation, PLCs, DCS, SCADA systems, and control networks, and related hardware and software.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of industrial networking and IT/OT fundamentals, including:
  • System communications
  • Cybersecurity awareness
  • User access management
  • Operational reliability
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide after-hours support and emergency response for critical process control systems and associated infrastructure.
• Work under the guidance of the Control Systems Manager or Principal Control Systems Engineer.

As a Staff Control Systems Engineer, you’ll:

• Perform and occasionally manage engineering activities in the planning, study, design, construction, modification, operation, and optimization of process control systems for wastewater transmission and treatment facilities.
• Plan and conduct work requiring independent judgment in the evaluation, selection, and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria for field instrumentation, PLCs, DCS, SCADA systems, and control networks, and related hardware and software.
• Apply and promote IT/OT best practices, including:
• Network architecture & system integration
• Cybersecurity and asset management
• Disaster recovery & lifecycle planning
• Ensure the reliability, security, and performance of critical infrastructure.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide after-hours support and emergency response for critical process control systems and associated infrastructure.
• Devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• Work under the general direction of the Control Systems Manager or a Principal Control Systems Engineer.
• May provide functional leadership for the work of other engineers and engineering technicians.

Knowledge of:

• The control elements of water, wastewater or industrial processes.
• Basic knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Distributed Control Systems (DCSs), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) engineering and visualization software.
• Relational database design.
• Microsoft office and SharePoint.

Skilled at:

• Strong technical, mathematical, and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Utilizing Microsoft Excel or other database tools to perform analytical work.
• Communication, both verbal and in writing.
• Working with stakeholders to determine needs and follow up on tasks as appropriate.

Ability to:

• Perform effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Identify problems, craft innovative solutions, act decisively, and demonstrate good judgement.
• Follow standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Diagnose industrial, mechanical, and/or electrical problems in water/wastewater processes.
• Prepare clear and concise technical reports.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, consultants, and contractors.

Associate's degree in engineering or computer science or other related field. A combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Knowledge of:

• Fundamental knowledge of control elements of water, wastewater or industrial processes.
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Distributed Control Systems…