Water Instrument Technician

Posting Date 09/03/26 Final date to receive applications 09/12/26 Pay Range $28.00 - $43.75 hourly Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type Unclassified Department Flood Control District

As a Water Instrument Technician, you’ll be at the heart of our mission. Working under general supervision, you’ll apply your technical skills to install, maintain, and repair high-precision hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring instruments. The District operates a vast network of over 400 automated precipitation gauges across Maricopa and surrounding counties, capturing real-time rainfall data that’s essential for public safety, emergency response, and flood management.

This position requires regularly working at heights to access and service equipment, so a willingness and ability to safely work at elevated locations is essential. If you’re comfortable with heights, excited about technology, the environment, and serving your community, this role is for you!

Though Maricopa County is in a desert, floods occur during two distinct rainy seasons – the summer monsoon and winter frontal rains. Although the Flood Control District has made significant progress over the years, work remains to be done. Maricopa County continues to be one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, with over 200 people moving here every day!

Join our innovative team to help create a safer community for our ever-changing County!

• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Opportunity to attend annual conferences to expand professional knowledge and build a strong network with industry peers
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day

Want to learn more about the County’s Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy?

We Require Two years of electronic and radio telemetric instrumentation experience High school diploma or GED Related post-secondary education may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis

We are Maricopa County. Who is that, you may ask? Forbes has rated Maricopa County one of Arizona’s Best Employers in 2024. We are over 13,000 employees strong, providing vital services for one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, with over four million residents who call Maricopa County home. You may wonder what we do, and it may be easier to answer that by asking what are you interested in!

Join us and you will become part of a dynamic group of diverse and talented professionals who are passionate about making a difference and giving back to their communities. We offer career paths and opportunities in just about every job category and job level imaginable, so your journey with us is what you make of it! Along with offering purposeful careers, you can expect a rich selection of economical and comprehensive healthcare options, robust retirement plans, tuition and loan payment programs, and multiple paid leave options, as part of an overall generous compensation and benefits package.

Thinking about career options, then please think about us! We are Maricopa County, and we are looking forward to working with you!

• A valid Arizona Driver’s License issued by the State of Arizona or the ability to obtain within six months of hire
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of analog and digital electronics technology and VHF radio telemetry, and radio wave…