About the Department

Join Our Team

The City of Saginaw is seeking a skilled Instrumentation & Controls Specialist to support the technology that keeps our water and wastewater systems operating safely and efficiently. This position plays a vital role in maintaining and improving the City's industrial control systems, communications infrastructure, and security technologies. If you enjoy solving technical challenges, working with industrial automation, and contributing to essential public services, we encourage you to apply.

Position Duties

What You'll Do

As an Instrumentation & Controls Specialist, you will:

Program, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair SCADA systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial networks, and associated hardware.
Configure and maintain industrial communication networks, servers, historical databases, and remote communications equipment.
Support the City's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), including programming water meters and maintaining system records.
Administer security camera, door access, and video surveillance systems by managing user accounts, programming access permissions, and maintaining system configurations.
Interpret electrical drawings, network diagrams, and technical documentation.
Research and recommend improvements to industrial control systems and communication technologies.
Participate in emergency response activities and provide after-hours technical support as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent required.

Associates degree in Electronics, Electrical Technology, or a closely related field with course emphasizing computer systems, industrial controls, and networking preferred.

Experience: Minimum three (3) years of journey-level experience programming and troubleshooting Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Licenses and Certifications

Requires a valid State of Michigan driver’s license.

Knowledge of

Industrial electrical control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial automations, instrumentation, and process control equipment.
Commercial and industrial networking technologies, including Microsoft network environments, Ethernet radio systems, and real, programming, and troubleshooting.
Microsoft network environments, Ethernet networks, Cisco switches, fiber optic communication systems, and Ethernet radio technologies.
Security camera and video surveillance systems, including system implementation, maintenance, administration, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Programing and troubleshooting programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), including RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500, and ControlLogix.
Set up, programming, troubleshooting and management of commercial and industrial network methods, including Microsoft Networks, Ethernet, Cisco Switches, Fiber Optic Converters, and Ethernet Radios.
Programming, configuring, and maintaining HMI/MMI applications and supporting databases.
Calibrating, testing, repairing, and maintaining meters, instrumentation, and process control equipment.
Diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, network, and communications issues affecting industrial control systems.

Abilities

Analyze complex technical problems, identify root causes, prioritize work, and implement effective solutions.
Effectively communicate technical information to management, contractors, and City personnel.

Other Qualifications

Work Environment

Work is primarily performed in a municipal wastewater and water treatment plant environment, pump stations, CSP Basins, Lift Stations, and Water Towers with exposure to industrial chemicals, confined spaces, manhole entry, slippery or uneven surfaces, bloodborne pathogens, airborne particles, and risk of electrical shock. Some work performed in varying field conditions with exposure to variable weather conditions, and moderate noise level.

Physical Demands

Occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force.
Frequent standing, walking, sitting, and climbing stairs, reaching with hands and arms, gross manipulation, fine manipulation using hands and fingers to use a computer keyboard and operate a computer mouse.
Occasional climbing ladders, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
Must be able to see and hear in the normal range with or without accommodation.
Ability to identify and distinguish colors.
Employees must be able to communicate clearly, accurately.
Utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and follow established safety protocols.

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*Open to SEIU Salaried Members and the Public*

SEIU Salaried Members must apply within the first 14 days of this posting to be considered as an in-house candidate. Any applications received after the first 14 days will be considered with applications from the public.

Applications will be screened. Those qualified will be invited to participate in performance testing and an oral interview. Applicants must successfully pass each of the selection processes by a score of 70% or better to proceed in the process.

This posting is subject to close after 14 days

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Benefits

The City of Saginaw offers a competitive benefits package to full time employees.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care with low bi-weekly employee premium contributions (low deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums).
Dental Insurance and Vision Plan; 100% employer-paid premium
MERS Hybrid Retirement Plan: 2 plans in one - Defined benefit plan with the investment choice of a defined contribution plan.
Healthcare Savings Plan: Savings Plan to help you prepare for the costs of health care after you leave employment.
City-paid life and accidental death & dismemberment.
13 Paid Holidays
PTO (Paid Time Off) days based on length of service; accrual can be up to 22 days during the first year of employment.
City-paid short and Long-Term Disability Benefits
Deferred Compensation Program: Voluntary 457 and Roth IRA
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

(Benefits are subject to change in accordance with collective bargaining agreements.)

Supplemental Questions

Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?

Do you currently hold a valid State of Michigan Driver's License?

How many years of experience do you have programming and troubleshooting Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and SCADA systems?

Less than 3 years
3 - 5 years
6 - 10 years
More than 10 years

This position requires work in water and wastewater facilities and participation in after-hours emergency response. Are you able to meet these requirements?

Do you possess an Associate's degree or higher in Electronics, Electrical Technology, Computer Technology, or closely related field?

Yes, Associate's degree
Yes, Bachelor's degree or higher
No

If you answered "Yes," please identify your degree, field of study, and the institution where it was earned.

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer: The City of Saginaw
Address: 1315 S Washington Avenue, Rm 202

Saginaw, Michigan, 48601
Phone: 9897591577
Website: http://www.saginaw-mi.com