Utility Systems Engineer- SR

Salary: $84,442.00 - $ Annually
Location : Pole Green Park Complex, Mechanicsville, VA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number:
Department: Public Utilities - Management
Opening Date: 03/26/2026
Closing Date: Continuous

Description
General Description: This is a professional level position. The incumbent is responsible for overseeing the Department's industrial level SCADA and other computer and communication systems.
Organization: The System Engineer reports to the Deputy Director of Operations and Maintenance and supervises systems personnel as assigned.
Essential Functions:

• Manages the Department's industrial computer systems (e.g. SCADA) to assure proper operation of the County's water and wastewater systems.
• Assists superintendents and the department leadership with managing the County's water and wastewater operational technology (OT).
• Manages the Department's instrumentation systems to ensure proper operation of the County's water and wastewater systems.
• Leads the Department's OT cybersecurity planning, implementation, and regulatory compliance efforts. Acts as the Department's mitigation lead in the event of a cyber-attack.
• Manages assigned projects, including budgets, engineering design, and construction.
• Supervises employees, performing related human resources functions and completing necessary paperwork.

Working Conditions:

• Hazards
• May be exposed to chemicals, dust, fumes, noise, vibrations and repetitiveness
• Environment
• Office
• Field - maybe exposed to adverse weather conditions
• Physical Effort
• Intermittent lifting of objects up to 50 lbs.
• FLSA Status
• Exempt

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

: Must have extensive knowledge of water and wastewater utility computer/instrumentation systems and associated facilities. Must be able to develop and administer capital and operating budgets and solve problems. Must be able to manage and maintain water and wastewater computer/instrumentation systems and projects. Must have extensive knowledge of industrial and desktop computer systems including both hardware and software.
Education, Experience and Training: Bachelor's degree in systems engineering or related field, required. Must have at least three (3) years of industrial systems experience, including supervision. Experience and up-to-date training on cybersecurity methodologies, risk assessment, and mitigation measures preferred. Water and/or Wastewater Utility experience preferred
-OR - "Any equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities is acceptable
Special Conditions:

• Criminal Records Check, including fingerprinting
• Must obtain valid Driver's License within 30 days of employment to be eligible to operate a county vehicle
• Twelve-month probationary period
• Pre-employment Physical Examination and repeated regularly thereafter. Pre-employment Drug Test and repeated in accordance to policy thereafter. Twelve-month probationary period
• Work beyond normal work schedule/respond to emergencies
• Essential staff designation
• Audio metrics

SUMMARY OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Hanover County is proud to provide our employees with the following comprehensive benefits package. Hanover provides a benefit package that provides for you in times of need, they offer an ongoing level of financial security, peace-of-mind, and healthy work-life balance. This is part of our goal to make Hanover County an attractive place to work. To see exactly what you will find with our offerings, click the link below:
Benefits | Hanover County, VAThis is an overview and does not provide all provisions, limitations, and exclusions. If there is a contradiction between this and the official plan documents, the plan documents will prevail. The Pamunkey Regional Jail and Library share some of the County benefits, please visit their website for more details.
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Do you have a Virginia Journeyman or Master Electrical license?
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Do you have experience working in water/wastewater or other industrial control work environments?
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Briefly describe your experience working with Programmable Logic Controllers ton include installation, programming, and troubleshooting
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Briefly describe your experience working with Variable Frequency Drives to include installation, programming, and troubleshooting.
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Briefly describe your experience operating and maintaining Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition software (SCADA) such as licensing, programming, and troubleshooting
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Briefly describe any field instrumentation experience you have such as pressure transmitters, level transducers, flowmeters, and various in-situ probes etc.
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Briefly describe your cybersecurity and networking experience you have had
Required Question