SCADA Instrumentation Technician

Manatee County Government; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Manatee County Government seeks an experienced Instrumentation/SCADA Technician to install, maintain and troubleshoot SCADA, PLCs, and instrumentation across county wastewater facilities in Bradenton, FL. The role emphasizes configuring automation systems, calibration, and field service tasks.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent with electronics/controls training and at least five years of experience in repair and calibration of electronic controls.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; electronics/controls training.
• Minimum of five years' experience in repair, inspection, adjustment and calibration of electronic controls.
• PLC & HMI programming experience highly desired; Rockwell RSLogix 500, PanelView, device networks.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate/perform the implementation, coordination, supervision and maintenance of the SCADA Network.
• Configure, document and program automation and control systems.
• Design, programming, simulation, testing and start-up for in-house projects.
• Electrical work: program VFDs, troubleshoot motor control panels, pull wire.
• Preventative and corrective maintenance of instrumentation at waste/water facilities.
• Calibrate instrumentation using calibration equipment and standards.
• Install and configure telemetry systems for lift stations and tanks.
• Train other instrument technicians and electricians as needed.
• Support emergency or disaster response activities.

Skills

SCADA knowledge

PLC programming

Rockwell RSLogix 500

PanelView

Citect

Siemens DFS

Electrical troubleshooting

HART communication

VFD programming

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical training in electronics and controls

Tools

AutoCAD

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

TDR analyzer

Calibration equipment

Job description

Work Location:

4530 66th St. West Bradenton, Florida 34210

Work Hours:

Monday - Friday / 7:00am to 3:30pm with standby rotation

Expected Starting Hourly Range:

$27.61 - $34.51

This classification performs a variety of advanced technical duties related to operating, maintaining, installing and troubleshooting instrumentation, process control and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems for the County's waste/water treatment plants or wastewater lift stations system.

Working Conditions

Indoor/Outdoor situation; high noise environment while performing certain responsibilities. Lifting equipment up to 50 lbs. alone; up to 100 lbs. with assistance.

Essential Functions

These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.

Facilitate/perform the implementation, coordination, supervision and maintenance of the SCADA Network.

Responsible for configuring, documenting and programming of the automation and control systems.

Responsible for all control aspects of in-house projects including design, programming, simulation, testing and start-up.

Perform general electrical work such as program VFDs, troubleshoot motor control panels and pull wire occasionally.

Perform preventative and corrective maintenance of instrumentation of waste/water treatment plants, lift stations, and related facilities.

Perform necessary adjustments and calibrations of instrumentation by using prepared chemical standards and portable electronic meters and related calibration equipment.

Install new equipment and wires units according to electrical codes and schematics and diagrams provided; troubleshoot and make repairs to all existing equipment.

Use test equipment such as multi-meters, digital voltmeters, digital calibrators, digital logic probes, oscilloscopes, SWR meters, TDR analyzers, frequency measuring meters and other pertinent electrical and electronic measuring devices.

Calibrate all existing electrical equipment instruments with the use of calibration equipment mentioned above.

Service and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, hydro-pneumatic and elector-pneumatic instrument/control systems.

Prepare necessary records and reports; prepare drawings, sketches and schematics.

Install, repair, maintain, and configure the radio telemetry system for all Manatee County lift stations, booster stations, monitoring wells, and elevated tanks (Demands on Area of Assignment).

Install, diagnose, repair lift station control panels or RTU control panels as necessary when electricians need assistance (Depends on Area of Assignment).

Install, maintain, diagnose and repair field instrumentation used in control systems or for data acquisition in the telemetry system. These may be, but are not limited to flow meters, pressure transmitters, level sensors, rain gauges, vibration sensors inclinometers, proximity switches, turbidimeters, PH sensors, chlorine, and ammonia analyzers. (Depends on Area of Assignment).

Design new control systems and new data acquisition monitoring applications when necessary.

Bench test radio equipment to determine if it needs repair.

Perform any training that needs to be given to new instrument technicians, as well as training of electricians and mechanics on any equipment.

Performs other related duties as assigned, including participation in emergency or disaster response activities, as required and consistent with the employee’s qualifications, essential job functions, and applicable federal and Florida law.

High school diploma or equivalent certificate of competency.

Prior courses or technical training in electronics, instrumentation and controls required.

Minimum of Five (5) years' experience in repair, inspection, adjustment, and calibration of electronic controls and instrumentation.

Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.

PLC & HMI programming, instrumentation, computer science and industrial controls highly desired.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of principles and practices of SCADA systems, specifically as applied to preventative and corrective maintenance of SCADA, including its electrical, electronic, pneumatic, microprocessor and other instrumentation components at water treatment plants.

Knowledge of methods of operation of modern equipment and instrumentation of water and wastewater treatment plants and related facilities and of work hazards and appropriate precautionary measures.

Knowledge of PLC and SCADA programming with Rockwell (RSLogix 500, Panelview, DeviceNet), Citect, Siemens and DFS.

Knowledge of databases, ODBC, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Windows OS.

Knowledge of networking, switches, radios, wireless communication, fiber optics, ethernet com.

Knowledge of 4-20mA principles and HART communication.

Knowledge of VFDs and soft start programming, installation and troubleshooting.

Knowledge of antenna theory and related test equipment used to diagnose transmit/receive problems with radio telemetry systems.

Knowledge of tagging conventions, data logging and reporting, Boolean logic and symbol conventions.

Knowledge of external paging, alarming and reporting actions.

Knowledge of telemetry systems.

Knowledge of Autocad.

Knowledge of high and low voltage equipment and all types of flow meters, recorders and transmitters.

Knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), indicators, controllers, and other sensing equipment.

Knowledge of scientific, electronic instrumentation of chemical monitoring systems repairs.

Ability to read and understand programmable logic controllers (PLCs) ladder logic, function blocks and structured text.

Ability to read, interpret, prepare and verify control schematics, diagrams, electrical schematics, blueprints, piping layouts, and single line drawings.

Ability to read and understand specifications, instructions and recommendations.

Ability to distinguish colors.

Ability to apply theory, experience, and training in a logical and systematic fashion.

Ability to effectively deal with problems on a priority basis and investigate all possible causes before arriving at a conclusion.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with plant/field personnel, supervisor, and others.

Ability to work inside and outside in variable humidity and weather conditions, in noisy conditions, with solvents, on slippery and uneven surfaces, on or with moving objects, below ground level, in water, with odors and unusual fatigue factors; ability to perform strenuous work in adverse weather environments.

Ability to climb and descend ladders and stairs and towers.

Ability to work from aerial platform or bucket truck to and perform repairs to antenna and coaxial cables.

Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Ability to safely operate/drive a vehicle (car or pickup truck).

Ability to work emergency situations as required; ability to work after hours when needed and participate in a "standby" schedule.

Ability to work on and around medium to high voltage.