Instrumentation & Controls Technician- Utility Systems Department

Overview

The City of Port St. Lucie is an equal opportunity employer. This position requires the applicant to successfully pass a drug screening. This is an external job posting intended for non-city employees. If you are a current city employee applying through this posting, your application will not be reviewed with other internal candidates. If you are seeking internal consideration, please apply on the internal posting.

This position is considered an Essential Position for Emergency Management. Emergency duties will be assigned as needed. This position requires 24 hours a day, 7 days per week availability during City of Port St Lucie emergencies, as determined by City Administrators, Emergency Manager or City Officials.

THIS POSITION REQUIRES SCHEDULED/UNSCHEDULED OVERTIME, INCLUDING EVENINGS, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS AND/OR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY CONDITIONS.

• Keeps the mission, vision and values of the City of Port St. Lucie and Utility Systems department at the forefront of decision making and action; builds strategic and collaborative relationships and interacts with others in a way that builds confidence and trust; provides excellent customer service by taking action to accomplish objectives, maintaining high levels of work and productivity by generating innovative solutions to work situations.
• Oversees lift station start-ups and ensures proper operation and communication to plant.
• Works with plant operators to understand plant processes.
• Troubleshoots and repairs PLC, HMI, and RF problems.
• Regular and punctual attendance.
• Maintains PLC and RF programs monthly, files, schematics, and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals.
• Completes corrective and preventative maintenance work orders.
• Performs calibration of instrumentation and process control equipment at water and wastewater treatment facilities utilizing all test equipment.
• Troubleshoots and repair process and control equipment on a rotating on-call basis.
• May assist in maintaining Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) switches, hubs and appurtenances related to the SCADA Network.
• May assist with troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of PLC, HMI, and RF problems.
• May assist with troubleshooting, installing Windows operating systems and server software/hardware.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

• Considerable knowledge and ability to operate complex test and calibration equipment and to interpret results.
• Considerable knowledge and understanding of electronic controls and circuits.
• Considerable knowledge of the methods, practices and testing equipment used in instrumentation repair and maintenance work.
• Considerable knowledge of control loops and analog signals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and the public.
• Ability to focus on the positive in every situation.
• Ability to stay centered when challenged.
• Ability to model respect for individuals, teams, and the organization.
• Ability to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of the department and public.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to follow through with assigned tasks.

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma required. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in electronics preferred. Prior water/wastewater utilities experience preferred. Two (2) years’ experience installing, calibrating, and maintaining electronic instruments, measurement, and control workbench required.

• Documented training in Instrumentation/Process Control required.
• International Society of Automation (ISA) Electrical to Instrumentation Cross Training Boot Camp required to be completed within six (6) months from date of hire.
• Industrial Instrument Certificate or ability to obtain required within one (1) year from date of hire.
• Possession of a valid Florida Driver’s License and maintenance of a clean driving record required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to work in close, confined spaces, walk, stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear, reach above shoulders, work overhead on ladders and platforms, use fingers and hands with dexterity, and feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud and may involve outdoor work in adverse and extreme weather conditions.