Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Looking for Communication & Control Technician at Southborough, MA  Full Time

BASIC PURPOSE:

Participates in the development, installation and maintenance of the Authority’s Contaminant Warning System, Reservoir Monitoring System, and other Water Quality Monitoring Systems. Required to be on-call for emergencies 24 hours per day, 7 days a week (in a rotation).

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the general supervision of the Project Manager, CMS.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Exercises close supervision of vendors and support staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists with the development, installation, enhancement and maintenance of monitoring systems.
• Installs, repairs and services monitoring sensors and subsystems.
• Works with the phone company and other vendors to achieve data line installations and repairs.
• Performs precision calibration and maintenance on primary instrumentation devices utilized for the monitoring and transmission of data from Authority facilities.
• Performs water quality sampling and testing as required to support calibration and verify performance of water quality instrumentation.
• Installs, repairs and services sondes, profilers, data logging and transmission systems.
• Installs, repairs and services local telecommunication routers and modems as directed.
• Works with monitoring systems interface screens, monitoring PCs and laptops, network equipment, Telog, programmable logic controllers, and remote terminal units as directed.
• Performs preliminary communication testing for proposed monitoring locations.

SECONDARY DUTIES:

• Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• An Associates Degree in Electronic Engineering from an accredited college or ISA Control Systems Technician Certification required.
• One (1) year experience maintaining and servicing water quality monitoring systems and computer controlled programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and/or other types of automated process control.
• Experience in the calibration, repair and maintenance of instrumentation and data communication equipment required.
• Any equivalent combination of education or experience.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to troubleshoot to the board level utilizing a variety of electronic test equipment as well as computer driven diagnostics is required.
• Ability to install, repair and service monitoring equipment, associated interface devices, wired and cellular telecommunications, yagi and Omni directional antennas.
• Familiarity with windows-based monitoring application software is desired.
• Familiarity with Auto-CAD, or other equivalent CAD design programs is desired.
• Familiarity with field sampling and test procedures is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Windows Operating Systems.
• Strong initiative/work ethic and excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills required.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (or ability to obtain license within six months.)
• Pass Confined Space Entry Training within six months.
• Valid Massachusetts Class D motor vehicle license.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Electronic test equipment, PLC’s climbing and fall retrieval equipment, personal computer including word processing and other software, hand tools, mobile radios and copy and fax machines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Employer – minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.