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ABOUT THE PCS/SCADA TEAM
Join our established, passionate, and progressive team in the Water and Wastewater, Operations and Services branch as a PCS/SCADA Systems Integration and Automation Specialist! We value diversity, collaboration, innovation, empathy, and continuous learning. Our team embraces innovation as we are always advancing our practices, solutions, technology and approaches, and we foster collaboration with everything that we do. We take pride in empowering our staff and ensuring that they have what they need to grow and thrive. Be a part of our transformation journey where we leverage technology, data, and innovation to deliver the best services to our community and improve water and wastewater operations within York Region.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Specialist with hands on experience in SCADA and Process Control and an interest in systems integration, process automation and water and wastewater treatment processes
IF YOU -
- Love problem-solving, troubleshooting and teamwork
- Are a lifelong learner with a desire to stay abreast of technology advancements
- Enjoy PLC/PAC programming and HMI development
- Have a deep appreciation of process control and SCADA systems, user experience, and security considerations
- Enjoy working with a variety of teams and stakeholders including engineers, operations, network analysts and consultants
- Have a keen desire to solve process problems and take a holistic view of any situation
- Respect diverse perspectives and know that working well with people is the key to working with systems and data
AND YOU ARE –
- Well-rounded, curious, motivated, professional, communicative and resourceful
- Fearless in learning and growing
- Driven to prove the value of problem-solving and are a humble expert in your role
THEN you may be a perfect match! Keep reading, there is more…
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Every day, you will drive our aspiration to provide outstanding customer service to our clients by delivering and maintaining a state of the art SCADA system. YOU WILL –
- Create and update PAC/HMI programs, documentation and drawings
- Troubleshoot PCS/SCADA problems in conjunction with operations and maintenance personnel
- Develop Control Narrative, P&IDs, manuals and alarm management systems
- Oversees PCS/SCADA contractors including project coordination, supervision of project implementation, contract administration and quality control as it relates to PCS/SCADA projects.
- Monitors and provides project leadership for all new or upgrade work for water/wastewater in the area of PCS/SCADA
- Conducts special studies and assessments to determine SCADA infrastructure upgrade and replacement needs in conjunction with external consultants and/or Branch Operations staff.
- Participates in the development and implementation of PCS/SCADA standards; ensures PCS/SCADA standards are adhered to in all new asset creation, upgrades and modifications.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Successful completion of a three (3) year Community College Diploma in Automation or Control Systems Technology or related field or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum five (5) years demonstrated experience providing project implementation analysis and support in Industrial Automation, SCADA, Process Controls Systems, data integrity, including 3 years related PCS/SCADA experience and security as it relates to water/wastewater operations and compliance.
- Satisfactory Police Criminal Background Check.
- Must successfully obtain Operator-in-Training certificates in Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Collection, Water Treatment and Water Distribution & Supply within six (6) months of commencing employment.
- Must successfully obtain Level I certificates in Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment within time frames established in accordance Ministry of Environment regulations.
- Knowledge of related acts, guidelines, regulations and legislation and the PCS/SCADA Standards.
- Experience and demonstrated ability on functional and technical levels of Real Time Data Acquisition Systems, Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and other technology systems and in the use of relational databases.
- Demonstrated knowledge of water/wastewater related technologies, treatment processes and process control.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of Process Control and Automation systems development life cycle processes using databases and programming languages.
- As a condition of employment, candidates are required to complete a medical assessment that measures their functional abilities and confirms their immunization status. This is in accordance with the requirement laid out under clause 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).
- Ability to work independently and with teams and with ability to manage competing priorities.
- Physical stamina and ability to work in all weather conditions; climb elevated towers; and work in confined spaces, manholes, sewers and treatment tanks, wet-wells and near high voltage electrical equipment.
- Ability to wear a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus to enter confined spaces.
- Valid Ontario Class “G” driver’s license free of serious offences under the Highway Traffic Act.
- Ability to work outside normal business hours and availability and ability to perform standby duties as required in accordance with Branch policy and to respond to emergency situations.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, and demonstrated leadership qualities with a positive can-do attitude
