Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we’re delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities. If you’re looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!
About Essential Utilities
delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.
Operating as the (water and wastewater services) and the and (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.
We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.
Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
1. Troubleshoot and maintain PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers), OIT (Operator Interface Terminal), and other HMI (Human Machine Interface) programs that are used to operate / control water & wastewater facilities; this involves creating new programs as well as modifying/updating existing programs.
2. Troubleshoot and maintain communications devices such as switches, radios, routers, and modems.
3. Build strong working relationships with Operations staff to resolve monitoring and control issues.
4. Ensure all modifications are tested to be fully-functional, from the PLC to the end-user’s display.
5. Follows departmental protocols, processes, and standards to ensure equipment is working properly and that issues are fully-resolved within Service Level Agreements [SLA's].
6. Partner with Electricians and Instrument Techs to ensure that field devices are properly monitored and controlled by the PLC.
Perform additions and upgrades to PLC, OIT, and other HMI programs (including startup and testing) in order to provide continuous improvement of operations.
7. Deliver turnkey systems, from program development through startup and commissioning; this involves preparing project plans and status updates, as needed.
8. Update and maintain documentation for all field modifications to be up-to-date & accurate.
9. Assist with other tasks or projects, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
10. Entry Level Position with Bachelor's degree in Control Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field of study; OR Associate's degree or Trade School Certificate with an emphasis on electrical circuitry, computer programming, networking, or instrumentation & controls
11. Two years of professional experience working with control systems is preferred
12. Professional experience with water and/or wastewater process control technology is a plus!
13. Experience working with Industrial Automation / Instrumentation and Controls [I&C] technology; experience with programming Rockwell Allen-Bradley PLC's, Unity, Wonderware InTouch (or System Platform) is a plus!
14. Valid U.S. driver’s license
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
15. Understanding of electrical circuits, programming concepts, and process control instrumentation.
16. Knowledge of PLC / OIT programming technology (e.g.: Unity, RSLogix, etc.)
17. Familiarity with digital multimeter technology.
18. A basic knowledge of network communications diagnostics tools.
19. Familiarity with the safe operation of hand tools.
20. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Visio.
21. Excellent written and verbal communications skills, especially with the ability to communicate effectively (clearly, concisely, and professionally) with internal customers.
22. Strong inter-personal skills will be required for interfacing with Operations staff and vendors using the SCADA systems; this position requires the ability to work independently and take projects from concept through startup.
23. Strong customer service skills.
24. Ability to work well under pressure.
25. Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
26. Team Player attitude with the ability to work effectively in a team-fostered multi-tasking environment.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
27. The normal work schedule is between 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday (or as agreed to by Management).
28. Serve in an On-Call rotation with 24/7 availability to handle any problems that may arise
Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:
29. Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
30. Family members cannot work in the same department.