Plant Process Control Electrician

Job description

Job Title: Plant Process Control Electrician

Employer: City of San Diego

Salary: $99,236.80 - $119,142.40 Annually

Location: City of San Diego, CA

Job Type: Varies by Position

Job Number: CS-T

Business Area: Multiple Departments

Opening Date: 03/05/2021

Closing Date: Continuous

Job Description

Plant Process Control Electrician positions install, test, adjust, modify and maintain the most complex motor control and power systems, electrical machinery and equipment in a water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, water pump station, wastewater pump station and/or storm water pump station; design, modify and make programming and software improvements on computerized electrical system control and data acquisition operations; analyze problems and make necessary repairs on electrical control systems required to interface with process control computers; instruct Electricians in the more difficult and complex aspects of their work assignments; may lead the work of lower level staff; and perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

Experience: One year of full-time experience in ALL phases of work as a journey-level electrician diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and programming programmable logic controllers at a water or wastewater treatment plant or industrial production plant.

Education/Experience: IN ADDITION TO THE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT ABOVE, YOU MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

1. Successful completion of an accredited four-year Electrician Apprenticeship Program.

2. Four years of full-time experience in ALL phases of work as a journey-level electrician, of which two years must include installing, troubleshooting and repairing a variety of electrical machinery and equipment in permanent building systems, power generation plants, water or wastewater treatment plants, or industrial plants. Qualifying experience MUST include commercial or industrial wiring, installing and repairing electrical conduit systems, and troubleshooting industrial motor control systems, mechanical motor starters, soft starters, and variable frequency drives.

Experience in residential electrical work only is NOT qualifying.

Experience installing, diagnosing, troubleshooting and repairing industrial electronics at a water or wastewater treatment plant and/or industrial production plant is required for positions working at the wastewater treatment plants.

City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

Screening Process

Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met. Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days). For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview.

Supplemental Information

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processes applicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report. Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation. All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs, or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may constitute cause for disqualification or termination of employment. Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego. Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change in their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities.

Worksite address

san diego, CA, 92189, US

Who can apply

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