Wastewater Treatment Plant; WWTP) Electrician​/Instrumentation Technician

The City of Tacoma Environment and Public Works Department is seeking a skilled Wastewater Treatment Pant (WWTP) Electrician/Instrumentation Technician to join our collaborative team. WWTP Electrician/Instrumentation Technicians are responsible for performing skilled journey level electrical and instrumentation maintenance work that involves maintenance and installation of a wide variety of equipment, instrumentation, apparatus, controls, and motors.

WWTP Electrician/Instrumentation Technicians develops and implements a proactive maintenance work program that includes preventative and predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and equipment condition monitoring on a variety of instrumentation equipment, communications equipment, meters, control systems, electrical systems, circuits, and motor controls associated with wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, stormwater control facilities and solid waste systems such as compactors. Employees work on a variety of electrical components at our facilities, such as relays, PLC’s, circuit breakers, and electrical distribution.

Prior experience at a wastewater, surface water, or solid waste utility is not needed for the position.

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Please note that the Collective Bargaining Agreement associated with this position is currently under negotiation, and compensation may be adjusted at any time based on final agreements.

High School Diploma or equivalent

AND Two (2) years of journey-level experience as an electrician OR an instrumentation technician in an industrial or manufacturing plant/work environment

AND Two (2) years supplemental advanced course work in electric theory and industrial controls.

Additional experience can be substituted for education at the rate of three (3) years of apprentice-level experience or two (2) years of journey-level experience per one (1) year of advanced course work.

• Valid Washington State Driver’s License at time of appointment with maintenance thereafter.
• Valid First Aid Card with C.P.R. at time of appointment and maintenance thereafter.
• There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position.
• Individuals may have to pass a background check depending upon assignment.

• Control Systems, electrical circuits, and instrumentation for system integration, maintenance, troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• National Electrical Code (NEC), regulations, and procedures
• Electrical, instrumentation and electronic technology including PLC’s (Rockwell) and various programming formats (Ladder, Function block, Structured Text)
• Various types of conduit applications and methods of installation
• Schematics, wiring diagrams and instrument control diagrams
• Electrical codes, regulations and procedures
• Proper methods of storing equipment, materials and supplies
• Health and safety regulations
• Technical aspects of field of specialty
• Proper record keeping techniques
• Basic wastewater treatment plant processes and impact of equipment malfunction
• Safety techniques, testing and procedures to handle dangerous or hazardous chemicals, gases and/or confined spaces, as related to wastewater treatment plants and pump stations
• Experience with 480-volt equipment, instrumentation and controls, HMI, SCADA systems and in conducting maintenance work on motor controls, electrical distribution and generating systems
• Understanding and ability to calculate wire sizes and conduit fill

• Understand basic…