Control Systems Technician I​/II​/III

Control Systems Technician I/II/III

If you want to join a hardworking team that shares a commitment to provide top-quality municipal services in a prime North County location, consider a career with the City of Escondido. We have an opening for the position of Control Systems Technician I/II/III in Utilities Department/Wastewater. For a complete listing of job duties and qualifications, please refer to the corresponding job description, which can be obtained from the Human Resources Department or downloaded from the City's website.

Under regular supervision (CST I), general supervision (CST II), or direction (CST III), performs a variety of skilled maintenance duties involved in the installation, repair, maintenance, and programming of instrumentation, electrical/electronic equipment, telemetry systems and equipment, and wiring in water and/or wastewater treatment plants, sewage lift stations, water distribution facilities, and hydro-electric plants.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

Performs skilled electrical work in the maintenance, installation, and repair of electrical equipment and systems used in water and wastewater systems and facilities; tests, troubleshoot, locates, repairs and performs preventative maintenance on a variety of industrial electrical systems, components and devices; utilizes appropriate electrical testing equipment (e.g., voltmeters, amp probes, rotation meters, power loggers and megohmmeters.

Bends and installs conduits, wires and pull boxes, new lighting circuitry and fixtures, outlets, switches, relays, circuit breakers, power disconnects, circuit panels, automatic transfer switches, emergency generators and motor control centers; installs motors, controls and transformer; modifies motor control equipment circuits, planning, layout, and wiring the work.

Disconnects electrical sources (up to 12kv), uses lockout/tag out procedures and current OSHA requirements; reconnect and operates equipment at panel for maintenance purposes.

Performs specialized electronic PLC testing and diagnosis on computerized control systems and instrumentation

Installs, maintains, repairs, and calibrates all direct and remote instrumentation and related equipment required in pumping, metering, and treatment including audio tone links for telemetry and supervisory control, electromechanical and electronic transmitters and receivers, differential pressure producing flow meters, timers, and alarms.

Performs field maintenance, installation, and repair on switches, panels, motors, generators, light and power circuits, telemetry equipment, measuring devices, flow transmitters, timers, alarms, and other related devices.

Checks, repairs, and calibrates pneumatic controls and instrumentation; maintains records of calibrations.

Performs preventive maintenance at all facilities; tests for defects; removes, replaces, and repairs worn or deficit wiring outlets and fixtures; interacts with Operators to ensure equipment is fully operational; trains Operators in the electrical portions of equipment.

Learns and applies various programming languages necessary for utilizing the SCADA system including programming PLCs (programmable logic controllers) and the software (Wonderware) that is used as an interface.

Specifies, programs, diagnoses, repairs, and tunes Distributed Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System, and Computer Based Monitoring and Controls System.

Reviews blueprints and works with engineers and contractors on various aspects of the plant upgrade; provides recommendations for changes or additions; designs systems; plans electrical installations; builds special electrical and electronic equipment.

Trouble shoots new equipment and works with appropriate vendors to learn functionality and how to maintain and repair.

Maintains records of calibrations, instrument repair and parts inventory; orders parts as necessary.

Specifies, installs, diagnoses, and repairs office information systems.

Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge of:
Basic theories, fundamentals, and principles of electricity and electronics related to the repair and operation of power devices, pump motors, switching equipment, process control instrumentation, and tone and digital telemetry.

Methods, materials, tools, and testing equipment used in the installation, maintenance, servicing, calibration, repair, and programming of electrical and electronic equipment used in water and/or wastewater treatment plants, sewage lift stations, water distribution facilities, and hydro-electric plants.

Methods, tools, and equipment used in the maintenance and repair of communications, computing, and telemetry equipment used in pumping and treatment facilities including PLC's, SCADA, WAN, LAN, and…