Local recruitment: Systems Control Technician

City of Calgary

Calgary, AB, Canada 🇨🇦

If you are committed to public service, enjoy collaborating with others, share our values and have a desire to learn and grow, join The City of Calgary. City employees deliver the services, run the programs and operate the facilities which make a difference in our community. We support work-life balance, promote physical and psychological safety, and offer competitive wages, pensions, and benefits. Together we make Calgary a great place to make a living, a great place to make a life.

The City is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive and equitable workplace which is representative of the community we serve. We welcome those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and reconciliation. Applications are encouraged from members of groups that are historically disadvantaged and underrepresented. Accommodations are available during the hiring process, upon request.

As the Systems Control Technician, you will maintain control systems hardware and software, participate in control system project coordination, and liaise with interested parties on all process and related control systems located in Water Services facilities. You will provide control system services to various water treatment and field operations work groups, maintenance, operations, infrastructure delivery engineering, process optimization and planning services. This position focuses on Industrial Control Systems (ICS), process communication networks, process control configuration and maintenance. Primary responsibilities include:

  • Maintain and upgrade:
    • DCS process control systems
    • SCADA control systems
    • Data historian and reporting systems
    • OT relational databases, business object applications and visualization tools related to automation
  • Configure and maintain historian system and relational databases, visual user interfaces, compliance reporting applications.
  • Organize and develop control system algorithms.
  • Configure and maintain control system operator workstation interfaces, remote and portable human machine interfaces.
  • Configure and maintain process control network and communication systems.
  • Maintain and update drawings and system documentation.

Qualifications 

  • A completed 2 year technical diploma with at least 5 years of relevant experience that must include: service, installation, and implementation of control systems (preferably in water treatment, water pumping stations, lift stations, retention ponds and storage facilities).
  • Configuration and programming experience with Process Data Historians, Programmable Logical Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), Distributed Control System (DCS), Industrial Control Networking and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems is required.
  • Excellent knowledge and working experience in Industrial Control Systems networking and cybersecurity.
  • Success in this position requires strong communication with the ability to quickly and independently acquire new knowledge, skills and technologies and work collaboratively within a team.

Pre-employment Requirements 

  • A security clearance will be conducted.
  • Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Pre-employment Drug Test: An offer of employment for this position will be conditional on an applicant passing a pre-employment drug test. This test assesses for use of drugs including cannabis. Failure to pass a pre-employment drug test may prevent an applicant from being hired into any safety sensitive position for a period of up to twelve months.

Union: CUPE Local 38Business Unit: Water Services
Position Type: 1 PermanentLocation: 1668 56 Avenue SW
Compensation: Pay Grade 11 $43.35 – 57.96 per hour (2024 Rates)Days of Work: This position typically works a 4 day work

week. Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00pm.

Hours of work: Non-Standard 40 hour work week
Audience: Internal/ExternalApply By: September 18, 2024
 Job ID #: 310441

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