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Regional Electrical & Instrumentation Specialist - Northwest Region
Regional Electrical & Instrumentation Specialist - Northwest RegionJacobs • Portland, OR, US
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Regional Electrical & Instrumentation Specialist - Northwest Region

Regional Electrical & Instrumentation Specialist - Northwest Region

Jacobs • Portland, OR, US
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Regional Electrical & Instrumentation Specialist – Northwest Region

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This role combines electrical maintenance and instrumentation expertise to ensure reliable operations and compliance with safety standards. Occasional support to other regions may be required.

Base Pay Range

$91,400  /  yr – $125,600  /  yr

Company Overview

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing. Through our operations and maintenance services, we help municipal clients operate safely and efficiently, empowering communities to focus on what matters most people.

Key Responsibilities

Preventative & Predictive Maintenance

  • Perform PM / PdM tasks including thermography, motor circuit analysis, insulation testing, and UPS load testing
  • Calibrate and maintain flow meters, chemical analyzers, and dosing systems

Corrective Maintenance

  • Service MCC buckets, motor starters, panel boards, and electrical motors
  • Troubleshoot PLC systems, solar systems, fire controls, and signal devices
  • Replace and repair instrumentation and control components
  • Instrumentation & Control Systems

  • Maintain electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and telemetry systems
  • Work with SCADA systems, PLCs, and graphical user interfaces
  • Recommend system modifications to improve efficiency and reduce costs
  • Maintain calibration schedules and detailed repair records
  • Capital Projects & Out-of-Scope Support

  • Assist in planning and executing capital projects involving electrical and SCADA systems
  • Build and install panels in-house when feasible
  • Develop scopes of work, specifications, and drawings
  • Lead meetings to ensure project alignment and timely execution
  • This is a hybrid position, working from home and traveling to project sites.

    Here's What You'll Need

  • 5–10 years of relevant experience
  • Valid driver's license with no major infractions
  • Experience with Maximo CMMS
  • Strong background in electrical control systems and instrumentation
  • Ability to travel 75% – 85% of the time
  • Ideally, You'll Also Have

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Journeyman or Master Electrician License
  • Knowledge of water treatment facility systems
  • Familiarity with safe work practices and applicable regulations
  • Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

    This is a safety-sensitive position. Physical demands include standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, and working in confined spaces or at heights. Work environments may include exposure to loud noise, high-pressure systems, electrical equipment, fumes, and chemicals. Use of PPE is mandatory. Must be able to sit, stand, stoop, twist and bend at the waist, turn, kneel, squat, raise arms above shoulder height, grasp, reach, perform repetitive hand movements and fine coordination when preparing reports and using a computer keyboard, have vision sufficient to read computer screens, printed documents and operate office equipment, have hearing in the normal range with or without correction. In an 8-hour time period must be able to transport self across the facility, ascend and descend stair steps, lift objects up to 50 pounds from floor level to waist height, wear and use appropriate safety equipment.

    Benefits

    Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried / exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

    The base salary range for this position is $91,400 to $125,600. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on October 03, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

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