Water Treatment Controls Technician II

City-of-Houston,-T; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Houston is seeking candidates for a position in Houston Public Works that focuses on data communications and industrial control systems across water facilities. The role requires an associate degree in a related field or equivalent certification and two years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities include design, installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration of control equipment, with exposure to varying conditions and physical demands.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate’s degree (two-year program) in a computer science, instrumentation or electronics discipline or the equivalent, such as certification in a technical/specialty program of up to three years in duration.
• Two years of experience in the design, installation, operation, and/or maintenance of a computerized data communications network or industrial control system are required. Substitution: Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Perform moderately complex, skilled technical work in the design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of data communications equipment and industrial control systems and instrumentation.
• Design, evaluate and implement microprocessor-based control equipment.
• Perform installation and maintenance of instrumentation and control appurtenances at water treatment facilities.
• Diagnose data communication system failures: interfaces with vendors to resolve problems with various types of data communications facilities.
• Evaluate process control equipment to make recommendations for improvement of performance; provides training for installation and operation of equipment.
• Operate test equipment to isolate software/hardware circuits or cable related problems.
• Repair and calibrate all components of process control and analytical systems; troubleshoots and repairs both digital and analog electronic equipment to the board level.

Skills

Industrial control systems

Data communications

Instrumentation

Electrical controls

Education

Associate’s degree in computer science/instrumentation/electronics

Job description

City of Houston is seeking candidates for a position in Houston Public Works that focuses on data communications and industrial control systems across water facilities. The role requires an associate degree in a related field or equivalent certification and two years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities include design, installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration of control equipment, with exposure to varying conditions and physical demands.