SCADA Analyst - CPEN

Job Title:

SCADA System Support Technician

Fallbrook Public Utility District is seeking a SCADA System Support Technician.

The salary range for this position is $128,003.

20 - $159,827.

20 annually.

The job is located at the Main Office in CA and is a full-time position with job number 26-04 in the System Operations department.

The appointment type is a full-time, benefited term appointment with an initial period of five (5) years.

The selected candidate will be an employee of the District, not a federal employee, and will receive full benefits, including participation in the District's retirement system.

Continuation beyond the initial term may be considered based on funding availability, operational needs, satisfactory performance, and approval by the partnering federal agency; however, extension is not guaranteed.

The District intends to provide a minimum of six (6) months' notice prior to the end of the term regarding the status of the position.

During the term appointment, the employee may apply for and be considered for other District positions in accordance with applicable District policies and procedures.

Duty location:

Wastewater Treatment Plant, Camp Pendleton and Fallbrook, California.

Under the direction of the Operations Manager, the SCADA System Support Technician performs a variety of complex technical and professional duties in administration and maintenance of the District's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, communications and automated control systems; designs, specifies, programs, operates, modifies, installs, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains all District SCADA system assets, to insure reliability and functionality; and performs related duties as assigned.

This advanced journey level position is responsible for performing the full range of SCADA professional system support duties, working independently, and exercising judgment and initiative.

Establish long-term/tactical needs for SCADA systems and strategically develops these systems.

Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.

Examples of duties include scheduling, coordinating, supervising, and participating in the work of personnel performing a wide variety of skilled tasks in the operation, installation, repair, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the District's SCADA systems, instrumentation and controls, electrical, and mechanical equipment; maintaining SCADA system software, hardware, instrumentation, alarm and notification systems to ensure continuous reliability, availability, security, and real-time operating environment; performing database administration functions; using multiple programming languages to query data, modify, or update data tables; generating reports and data runs; developing scripts to automate repetitive tasks, for data warehousing transaction processes, and backup strategies; ensuring database capacity; performing database upgrades and software version management; creating, implementing, and maintaining database directories; creating and modifying file systems; participating in the development and implementation of process control automation improvements, engineering and architecture designs, programming standards, and specifications for the SCADA System, servers, communication networks, instrumentation and backup systems; designing and maintaining electrical and instrumentation drawings utilizing AutoCAD software including PLC panels, motor elementary drawings, process and instrumentation drawings, and loop drawings; liaising between District staff and various consultants regarding components of the system; maintaining contracts for continuing support/maintenance for hardware and software; recommending, designing, and deploying best practices for existing and new technologies as well as knowledge transfer and mentoring other staff; participating in purchasing equipment and software and other contracts for support of control systems; working with various system integrators on new and existing control systems design, programming, installation, upgrades and maintenance; ensuring process and instrumentation diagram loops and documentation including schematics, drawings, and program annotation used for troubleshooting are kept updated; designing, programming, maintaining, and upgrading process controls from PLC ladder logic to field equipment for water/wastewater treatment and critical power distribution systems; installing, calibrating, and troubleshooting control system components and related instrumentation; inspecting, overseeing, equipment installation work performed by contractors and District personnel; designing, developing, and administering SCADA system database, network and communication programming standards; providing formal and informal end-user training and support; designing, programming, installing and maintaining applications; designing networks to suppor