Instrumentation Technician II

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$2,500 Signing Bonus

Are you a curious individual that likes to learn how things work? Does troubleshooting & analyzing a complex problem motivate you? Do you have fun improving things? If you identify with these traits, you may find working in Fairfax counties' wastewater instrumentation group at Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility in Lorton a fulfilling career experience.

Responsibilities include :

• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance on electronic, electrical, and mechanical systems and components associated with flow, level, and analytical measuring devices.
• Calibrates maintains, and repairs wastewater treatment plant instrumentation.
• Assists Instrumentation Technician III in the installation, repairs, and programming of programmable logic controllers (PLC), digital valve networks, and other complex process control systems.
• Performs independent action to troubleshoot and repair the plant process control systems.
• Responsible for the proper setting and operation of pressure, level, motion, and status switches that interlock to the process control systems.
• Maintains the continuous emission monitoring system on the incinerator stacks.
• Performs calibration and repair on sensor and alarm systems for oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, explosive gas (methane), and fire detection.
• Utilizes electronic test equipment such as laptop computers, volt / ohm / amp meters, digital manometers, and a variety of specialty calibrators to verify the accuracy and proper operation of the plant equipment.
• Keeps accurate records of calibrations and correction maintenance.
• Uses a laptop computer for troubleshooting, and researching technical information related to field installations.
• Documents work completed in a computer-based work order system.
• Performs other duties as required.

Wastewater Management is part of the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES), please visit us here to learn more about us.

DPWES is a diverse, nationally accredited and award-winning public works agency with approximately 1,000 employees providing solid waste, capital facility development, wastewater, stormwater, urban forestry, and land acquisition management services for the most populous county in Virginia. Join our team to help us protect the environment and serve the people of Fairfax County by creating and preserving a sustainable community that is an ideal place to live, work, and play for everyone.

Join our team to help us protect the environment and serve the people of Fairfax County by creating and preserving a sustainable community that is an ideal place to live, work, and play for everyone.

Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees, and offers comprehensive benefits, including a defined-benefit retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave; tuition reimbursement; and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.

We are committed to investing in our employees and providing :

Please review our awesome benefits :

DPWES is a nationally recognized Utility of the Future responsible for maintaining more than 3,000 miles of sanitary sewers, 60+ pump-stations, and a NACWA Platinum Award winning 67 million gallon per day treatment plant.

Note : Position works in the DPWES, Wastewater Treatment Division, located at 9399 Richmond Hwy. Lorton, Virginia..

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to graduation from high school, or a GED issued by a state department of education or completion of a vocation course of an instrumentation / technician / electronic or similar vocational and or apprenticeship program; plus three years of work experience related to the installation, maintenance and repair of industrial instrumentation or electronic, electrical equipment found in water or wastewater utilities.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED :

A valid driver's license.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, driving record check, and a pre-employment physical examination to the satisfaction of the employer.

Subject to 24 hour call back and must, therefore, be able to work emergency overtime. Subject to working in adverse weather conditions and may be exposed to raw waste or environments generating methane gas. Ability to distinguish different color wiring.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Ability to distinguish colors. Ability to drive 1 / 2, 3 / 4 & 1 ton utility truck and operate hoisting equipment. Ability to lift, carry, and handle items weighing up to 50 lbs. Ability to operate keyboard driven equipment and use other automated technology to input, access and retrieve information from a laptop or desktop. Ability to work in adverse weather conditions and temperatures. Frequent exposure to loud noises and rare exposure to airborne substances. Must be capable of climbing / crouching, bending and working in confined areas as this position requires the ability to enter permitted confined spaces. Per safety requirements, confined spaces may not be entered by people who weigh 310 lbs. or more. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE :

Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian / Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

BONUS ELIGIBILITY :

Positions within this classification that are general merit may be eligible for a one-time hiring incentive bonus for new county employees only. This bonus program requires a signed payback agreement between the department and employee.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and / or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY . EEO / AA / TTY.

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