Instrumentation Control Specialist

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

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (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.

This role is responsible for technical support of the Aqua PA water/wastewater treatment instruments, metering pumps, calibrating equipment, supporting PLC station controls, and coordinating with operational managers to ensure reliable facility operations for surface water plants, wells, pump stations, wastewater plants, and lift stations, and other company facilities as assigned.

ESSENITAL DUTIES:

• 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 may involve creating new programs as well as modifying/updating existing programs.
• Repair/Replace new pipe, and pipe fittings for standard water treatment chemical metering pumps, or treatment controls instruments.
• Be capable of interpreting instruction manuals and equipment drawings, installation instructions, preparing bill or material for new projects/repairs, and submitting work order for repair work.

• Be familiar with various types of water/wastewater treatment chemicals, feed equipment, instrumentation, and repair.
• Be capable of working independently
• Assist with various duties within Treatment, Production, Controls, and other departments.
• Must be capable of lifting heavy equipment and moving chemical storage containers.
• Initial setup, and calibration of plant/field water treatment instruments.

QUALIFICATIONS: (Required Experience, Education, Licenses, and Certifications)

• Associate's degree or Trade School Certificate with an emphasis on electrical circuitry, electrical dwgs, or instrumentation & controls.
• OR 2 years of professional experience working with water treatment process, treatment chemicals, metering pumps, water treatment instrumentation, and instruments is preferred.

• Experience working with Industrial Automation / Instrumentation and Controls [I&C] technology; experience with programming Rockwell Allen-Bradley PLC's, and Control Expert is a plus!
• Valid U.S. driver's license.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: (Examples below)

• Able to read & understand electrical circuits and drawings, programming concepts, and process control instrumentation.
• Have ability to install various types of piping and fittings.
• Familiarity with digital multimeter technology.
• Familiarity of connecting to PLC's is a plus!
• Familiarity with the safe operation of hand tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, especially with the ability to communicate effectively (clearly, concisely, and professionally) with internal customers.
• 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.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Team Player attitude with the ability to work effectively in a team-fostered multi-tasking environment.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The normal work schedule is between 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday (or as agreed to by Management).
• Serve in an On-Call rotation with 24/7 availability to handle any problems that may arise
• Less than 10% overnight travel

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:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.