Senior Instrument & Controls Technician

Jaime Howley; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Instrument & Controls Technician in Rochester, NY onsite is responsible for maintaining critical industrial utility plant operations. You will troubleshoot, install, calibrate, and support PLC/DCS hardware and software across legacy and modern control systems, ensuring reliability and safety in a high-visibility environment.

The role offers a hands-on, collaborative setting with operations, maintenance, engineering, and external vendors.

Qualifications

• 10 years of industrial controls, instrumentation, or utility plant experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting PLCs and Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, control drawings, and circuit diagrams.
• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Experience working in industrial, utility, manufacturing, or power generation environments.
• Familiarity with boilers, turbines, chillers, cooling towers, generators, and utility systems.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily work activities of the Instrumentation & Controls team.
• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair industrial instrumentation and plant control systems.
• Support PLC and Distributed Control System (DCS) hardware, software, and programming.
• Calibrate and maintain instrumentation used to monitor pressure, flow, temperature, and analytical systems.
• Troubleshoot pneumatic and electronic control devices, valves, dampers, and final control elements.
• Modify and improve plant operating graphics and control configurations.
• Coordinate contractors and field service providers supporting control system projects.
• Support plant system reliability, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain proper system access controls and physical security of critical equipment.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Industrial controls

PLC/DCS

Electrical schematics

Mechanical aptitude

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree in Engineering Technology

Tools

PLC

DCS

SCADA

Industrial networking

Job description

Senior Instrument & Controls Technician

Location: Rochester, NY | Onsite (Direct Hire / Full Time)

Compensation:$40-$48 (Hourly / Non-Exempt) Optional Overtime

Reports to:Manager, Information & Communications Technology

A highly specialized energy and utility infrastructure organization is seeking a Senior Instrument & Controls Technician to support and maintain critical industrial utility plant operations within one of the region’s most technically advanced industrial campuses.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced controls professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working across both legacy and modern industrial systems, and playing a hands‑on role in maintaining critical infrastructure operations. The environment offers broad exposure to power generation, utilities, automation, instrumentation, and plant control systems in a highly visible and operationally critical role. The ideal candidate will bring strong troubleshooting ability, industrial controls expertise, and the ability to work collaboratively across operations, maintenance, engineering, and external vendor teams.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Work within a large-scale industrial utility and energy environment supporting critical infrastructure operations
• Exposure to a blend of classic and modern plant control technologies
• High-impact technical role with visibility across plant operations
• Opportunity to work on complex instrumentation, PLC, and distributed control systems
• Broad technical scope across utilities, boilers, turbines, chillers, generators, and process systems
• Stable operation with long-term infrastructure investment and modernization initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily work activities of the Instrumentation & Controls team
• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair industrial instrumentation and plant control systems
• Support PLC and Distributed Control System (DCS) hardware, software, and programming
• Calibrate and maintain instrumentation used to monitor pressure, flow, temperature, and analytical systems
• Troubleshoot pneumatic and electronic control devices, valves, dampers, and final control elements
• Modify and improve plant operating graphics and control configurations
• Coordinate contractors and field service providers supporting control system projects
• Support plant system reliability, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain proper system access controls and physical security of critical equipment

Must-Have Qualifications

• 10 years of industrial controls, instrumentation, or utility plant experience
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience supporting PLCs and Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, control drawings, and circuit diagrams
• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude
• Experience working in industrial, utility, manufacturing, or power generation environments
• Familiarity with boilers, turbines, chillers, cooling towers, generators, and utility systems
• Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in Engineering Technology or related technical field
• Experience with industrial networking technologies including copper and fiber systems
• Familiarity with Windows operating systems and industrial PC environments
• Experience supporting industrial automation upgrades and process improvements

Ideal Candidate Profile

This opportunity is ideal for a technically curious and hands‑on controls professional who enjoys operating independently, troubleshooting complex systems, and contributing to the reliability and performance of critical industrial operations. Candidates who thrive in fast‑paced industrial environments and enjoy solving real-world operational challenges will be especially successful in this role.

Precision Talent Partners, LLC values diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to contribute. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Employment is at-will, and this job description does not constitute a contract of employment.