Water Quality Control Plant- Electrician

: The Public Works Department provides services integral to the community daily.
The mission of the department is to provide quality services with commitment, courtesy, and pride.
In partnership with the Palo Alto community, the Public Works team strives to offer efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible services that make Palo Alto a beautiful, vibrant, and appealing city in which to live and work.
The City of Palo Alto pays top-tier wages alongside its generous benefit plan which includes a defined retirement program, sick leave, vacation pay, and medical, dental & vision.
Palo Alto is looking for a skilled electrician to work at its Water Quality Control Plant.
This position will be a member of a team of four electricians that services the needs of the Water Quality Control Plant.
This team has an on-call responsibility for after-hours issues at the plant which are especially needed during storm season.
For the first month of employment, the schedule will be 6:00 am - 2:30 pm Mon-Fri.
This position has the option of working either a 9/80 or 4/10 schedule with hours TBD after the first month of employment.
The Position: This is the journey-level electrician position which functions in the Regional Water Quality Control Plant (WQCP).
Under general supervision, an Electrician at the Plant, installs, services and maintains all types of electrical systems which includes power distribution substations, instrumentation systems, fire alarm circuits, motor control centers, machine controls, and chemical feed systems.
Provides basic instruction and training and performs other related duties as assigned.
This is a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) position.
Essential Duties: Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Installs and maintains electrical substation and generating equipment Installs conduit, transformers, conductors, traffic signals, switchboard, and equipment necessary to make additional extensions or alterations in electrical installations for power, traffic signals, fire alarm, motors, and all types of kilowatt hour metering Services repairs, and maintains lighting and power systems, pumps, motors and other various electrical apparatus Tests, locates, and repairs malfunctions in electrical circuits including traffic signals, electromechanical and electrical kilowatt hour metering, street lighting and fire alarm circuits Services and maintains solid state and electrical mechanical components such as traffic signal controllers, coaxial cable and components, fiber optics cable and components, RTUs, instrumentation components, installation of conduit, boxes and cable, lighting, power systems and other various apparatus Installs, maintains and repairs electric control panels, MCCs, PLCs, VFDs, soft starters, motors, loop-controllers, electric valve controllers/positioners, hazardous chemical feed and monitoring systems, flow metering systems, incinerator burner control systems, SCADA computers, fiber optic/UTP/coax cable, network hardware, and video surveillance systems Programs SCADA system computers, PLCs, controllers, and miscellaneous "smart" instruments Maintains inventory of material associated with assigned work Maintains records concerning all functions of assigned work Related Functions: Responds to electrical service customer calls and complaints and recommends solution Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate for this Electrician position would have gone through an accredited electrician apprenticeship program and have experience working in a wastewater treatment plant, installing and maintain plant electrical equipment.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge of electrical safety practices when working around water, the ability to effectively communicate with others, make sound decisions when troubleshooting equipment or when issues arise and assimilate necessary information to perform essential job functions.
A candidate in this position will be considered an essential worker and required to be on-site and work on-call hours.
He/she will be able to maintain, test, calibrate, install, repair, and inspect manufacturing equipment and monitoring devices to ensure good working order.
The applicant should have experience with Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), Motor Controls, Valve controls, and other instruments like Level Sensor/Transmitter, Flow Transmitter, Temperature Sensor/Transmitter, and Pressure Transmitter.
Experience with and knowledge of pH, DO, Turbidity, Conductivity meter, and Chlorine Analyzer is very desirable.
Also highly desirable is experience with troubleshooting PLC control systems including Upload & Download the PLC and VFD program and vast experience in interpreting complex electrical schematics and PLC I/O schematics.
The Public Works Department provides services integral to the community on a daily basis.
The mission of the department is to provide quality services with commitment, courtesy and pride.
In partnership with the Palo Alto community, the Public Works team strives to offer efficient, cost-effective and environmentally responsible services that make Palo Alto a beautiful, vibrant and appealing city in which to live and work.
Minimum Qualifications: Sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities, which would typically be acquired through: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade and Completion of an accredited electrician apprentice program, or (depending upon position), Associate of Science degree in electronics or equivalent experience.
Special Requirements: Possession of a valid California Driver's License May be required to work on standby and/or overtime in emergency situations When assigned to traffic signal maintenance and repair: Possession of an IMSA Level II Traffic Signal Electrician Certificate or approved equivalent is desirable.
When assigned to WQCP: Ability to work under the conditions of a wastewater treatment plant environment and work safely around hazardous chemicals, confined spaces, electricity and water Ability to pass an annual physical certifying incumbent to work in a self-contained breathing apparatus and must maintain a face seal while using the self-contained breathing equipment.
Supplemental Information: The Selection Process: Applicants will receive recruitment status notifications via email (governmentjobs.
com account also has notification status updates).
Applicants will be screened throughout the posting process and highly qualified candidates may be invited to interview at any time.
The screening process for this position typically may include a virtual recorded interview and/or panel interviews preceding final interviews with the hiring manager or their designee.
Please Note: Interviews have tentatively been scheduled for May 1st- May 6th , the interviews will take place through HireVue On-Demand a virtual platform.
This position has a skills assessment component, that will take place in person tentatively the week of May 20th.
Our online application system is provided by NeoGov.
If you have problems while applying online, please contact NeoGov's Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday.
The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
The City of Palo Alto offers its employees a generous benefit package, featuring family medical coverage, retirement, life insurance, plus 12 paid holidays per year.
Participation in a Governmental 457 Deferred Compensation Plan Fully paid employee and dependent Dental Plan Fully paid employee and dependent Vision Plan Fully paid Life and AD&D insurance equal to annual salary Flat Rate City paid medical contribution which may allow employees to select a fully paid health plan Fully paid Life Insurance equal to one-times annual salary Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance Long Term Disability plan 12 annual paid holidays Two to five weeks vacation annually depending on years of service per MOA 96 hours annual sick leave Direct Deposit Flexible Spending Account for Healthcare and Childcare expensesPublic Employees' Retirement System (PERS) 2% at 60 formula for Classic Employees One-year final compensation for 2% at 60 employees 2% at 62 formula for New CalPers Members Three-year final compensation for 2% at 62 employees only Retiree Medical benefits for employee and dependents after 10 years of servicePlease note: The City does not participate in CA State Disability Insurance (SDI) or Social Security.
Since they City does not participate in SDI, City employees are not eligible to claim against the State's Pregnancy Disability Leave or Paid Family Leave programs.