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WSSC Water

In a team environment, The Facility Technician – Maintenance performs skilled repair and maintenance of wastewater and/or water treatment systems, electrical/mechanical systems, remote facilities, lift stations and solids processing equipment. This position also performs associated administrative tasks in the maintenance of wastewater and/or water systems.
 
Essential Functions
 
Level I
 
Observes safety regulations; wears required personal protective equipment including SCBA where required; follows and enforces recommended safety practices such as lock out/tag out procedures, confined spaces, traffic control, rigging, and others as established by OSHA and MOSHA
 
Performs/Assists in the maintenance on a variety of Mechanical, Hydraulic, HVAC , Plumbing, Pneumatic, Conveyance and Fastening Systems
 
Assists/Performs troubleshooting or replacement of a variety of mechanical equipment
 
Learns and assists in maintaining instrumentation and electrical components, including but not limited to re-lamping, maintaining probes and repair of analyzers and meters where present
 
Learns and assists in the acquisition of materials through purchasing, including the submittal of purchase requests and the maintenance of a local inventory of supplies by facility
 
Learns and uses the Computerized Maintenance Management System ( CMMS ) for the monitoring of preventive maintenance schedules and the retrieval of work orders and learns and uses computerized process control systems, must also become familiar with applicable word processing and spreadsheet applications
 
Become knowledgeable in VFD’s, soft starts, UPS’s, facility plans (Blueprints) and Standard Details, basic motor controls, common wiring devices, basic electrical applications and AC/DC circuits
 
Become knowledgeable in the operations of plant/remote pumping stations including sampling, general treatment, the CWA and/or SDWA
 
Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business
 
Level II: 
Observes safety regulations; wears required personal protective equipment including SCBA where required; follows and enforces recommended safety practices such as lock out/tag out procedures, confined spaces, traffic control, rigging, and others as established by OSHA and MOSHA
 
Performs maintenance on a variety of Mechanical, Hydraulic, HVAC , Plumbing, Pneumatic, Conveyance and Fastening Systems
 
Assists/Performs troubleshooting and/or replacement of a variety of mechanical equipment
 
Learns and assists in maintaining instrumentation and electrical components, including but not limited to re-lamping, maintaining probes and repair of analyzers and meters where present
 
Performs the acquisition of materials through purchasing, including the submittal of purchase requests and the maintenance of a local inventory of supplies by facility
 
Learns and uses the Computerized Maintenance Management System ( CMMS ) for the monitoring of preventive maintenance schedules and the retrieval of work orders
 
Become knowledgeable in VFD’s, soft starts, UPS’s, facility plans (Blueprints) and Standard Details, basic motor controls, common wiring devices, basic electrical applications and AC/DC circuits
 
Performs the operations and maintenance of High, Medium High, and Medium Voltage systems
 
Become knowledgeable in the operations of plant/remote pumping stations including sampling, laboratory testing, general treatment, the CWA and/or SDWA , and basic process calculations
 
Assist/Perform 3 phase and AC motor maintenance
 
Disassembles and cleans pumps and other rotating equipment; disassembles and cleans valves; adjusts chains and belt drives; and generates work orders
 
If hired into the Systems Control Division – Maintains system control valves such as PRVs, altitude valves, remote control valves, and backflow preventers; work involves operating valves in the water distribution system as needed
 
Establishes and maintains a positive customer service demeanor and effective working relationships with internal and external customers
 
Assists/Performs advanced operational changes and make decisions to assure proper treatment including facility remote pumping station
 
Provides technical guidance to the Facility Tech I level
 
Perform trending results on Process Control Systems
 
Performs informal and formal Safety and Health training
 
Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business
 
Level III : 
Observes, implements, and reviews safety regulations; wears required personal protective equipment; follows and enforces safety practices such as lockout/tag out procedures, confined spaces, traffic control, and others as established by OSHA and MOSHA ; performs/facilitates safety training as required
 
Troubleshoots, replaces, repairs, and reassembles rotating and stationary equipment
 
Identifies and requests the acquisition of materials through purchasing, including the submittal of purchase requests and the maintenance of a local inventory of supplies by facility
 
Uses the Computerized Maintenance Management System ( CMMS ) to monitor the preventative maintenance schedules, plan/schedule jobs, generate/closeout work orders, and utilize data to make business decisions
 
Facilitates collection of data by readings according to certification, regulatory, or plant need requirements
 
Performs sampling duties according to certification/regulatory requirements
 
Oversees and performs operations/maintenance tasks according to certification requirements
 
Disassembles and cleans pumps and other rotating equipment; disassembles and cleans valves; adjusts chains and belt drives; and generates work orders
 
Maintains plant lighting systems, changes the rotation of motors to facilitate blockage removal as well as tests for the integrity of the insulation housing motors and circuitry for the disconnection/reconnection of electric motors; changes fuses and cleans electrical equipment
 
Maintains pneumatic and hydraulic systems
 
Performs minor carpentry, plumbing, and metal fabrication
 
Troubleshoots power, lighting, and HVAC control circuits, and changes out electrical equipment
 
Involved in the operation and maintenance of complex control circuits such as hydraulic and AC/DC pump control, and motor control
 
If hired into the Systems Control Division – Maintains system control valves such as PRVs, altitude valves, remote control valves, and backflow preventers; work involves operating valves in the water distribution system as needed
 
Coordinates support to complete large jobs, when necessary, that is heavy equipment, traffic control, and large main shutdowns
 
Prioritizes work to maintain water supply and water quality
 
Monitors gauges and alarms to ensure proper pressure and levels; records data at regular intervals
 
Initiates emergency procedures by notifying appropriate employees in the event of a system malfunction
 
Operates valves and pumps through the SCADA and/or process control automated system
 
Climbs tanks for inspection, de-chlorination, and maintenance as required at specific locations
 
Perform licensed pumping station operations in accordance with the NPDES or SDWA requirements
 
Performs the operation and maintenance of High, Medium High, and Medium Voltage systems
 
Provides technical guidance to the Facility Tech I’s and II’s
 
Maintains and performs work in electrical substations up to 69Kv
 
Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business
 
Please Note: 
Placement into Facility Technician levels will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
 
Other Functions
 
Performs other related duties as required
 
Work Environment And Physical Demands
 
Requires ability to climb ladders, scaffolding, work in confined spaces, work in elevated locations and descend underground; ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
 
Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
 
Level I
 
Good knowledge of standard maintenance and electrical procedures and tasks where basic analytical ability is required
 
Ability to work effectively in a team-based organization focused on continuous improvement
 
Establish and maintain a positive customer service attitude and effective working relationships with internal and external customers
 
Ability to demonstrate strong two-way communication skills, including the ability to listen, explain, and facilitate
 
Ability to ask for input; offer help without being asked
 
Accept suggestions; work with others to solve problems
 
Provide recognition and encouragement
 
Additional skills are designated in the skill block allocation requirements as set forth by the Production team
 
Level II: 
Comprehensive knowledge of standard procedures and tasks that require basic analytical ability, as in the comparison of numbers and simple facts in selecting the correct action
 
Ability to lead and train effectively in a team-based organization focused on continuous improvement
 
Ability to demonstrate strong collaborative skills, including the ability to listen, explain, and facilitate
 
Ability to: ask for input, offer help without being asked, consider and potentially accept suggestions; and work with others to solve problems
 
Additional skills are designated in the skill block allocation requirements as set forth by the Production Team
 
Knowledge of basic water supply and wastewater regulations
 
Level III : 
Leadership ability is mandatory —the incumbent would be solely responsible and accountable for facility operations and maintenance. Regulatory violations may be punishable by federal prosecution due to the potential for serious health and safety impacts
 
Good electrical and mechanical skills
 
See skill block allocation requirements as set forth by the Production Team
 
Minimum Education, Experience Requirements
 
Level I
 
High School diploma or equivalent
 
2+ years of experience in mechanical and electrical, waste or wastewater operational systems
 
Level II: 
High School diploma or equivalent;
 
2+ years of water or wastewater maintenance experience as a Facility Technician I or equivalent
 
Level III : 
High School diploma or equivalent
 
2+ years of waste or wastewater operational and maintenance experience as a Facility Technician II or equivalent; and completion of the Facility Technician III Certification Program, which includes passing an objective and quantifiable certification review and skills demonstration

Facility Technician - Maintenance

This is a non-merit employment-at-will contract position.
 
The Sr. Data Network Engineer is responsible for the architecture, implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting support of the network communications at WSSC Water. Utilizing extensive knowledge of LAN / WAN systems, the role will hold responsibilities in areas of administration, engineering, architecture, monitoring and troubleshooting of routers, switches, firewalls, VPN , load balancers and DNS and DHCP appliances and work collaboratively with IT team members on technology project implementations. The Sr. Data Network Engineer will develop and maintain documentation, including addressing plans, network topology diagrams, rack elevation, data flows and variables. Therole will be responsible for providing support, consisting of technical and problem resolution support, along with maintenance of the networking infrastructure and environment.
 
Essential Functions
 
Designs, deploys, maintains, optimizes and troubleshoots enterprise class networks comprising of routers, switches, firewalls, and load-balancers
 
Plans and executes network changes, network hardware and software upgrades, refreshes and replacements
 
Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring
 
Ability to demonstrate and design within the scope of security requirements
 
Provides technical and problem resolution support related to network hardware and software
 
Supports the existing infrastructure and assists in designing and deploying data network solutions in support of both business and technical initiatives
 
Utilizes network monitoring and management tools to evaluate the status of the environment daily, performs capacity planning, network analysis and optimization
 
Develops and maintains documentation, including addressing plans, network topology diagrams, rack elevation, data flows and other technical documentation in a comprehensive and timely manner
 
Works with IT security and Enterprise Architects to architect and implement required network security infrastructure
 
Evaluates, selects and makes recommendations for data networking equipment, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and other hardware and software solutions, ensuring that these products support WSSC Water enterprise network initiatives
 
Delivers periodic reports concerning network metrics including, but not limited to, network uptime statistics, bandwidth consumption, network link utilization, and outages for both network links and network equipment
 
Provides project management for network upgrades and new installations
 
Works with ISPs and circuit providers to bring up circuits and to resolve data communications issues as they arise
 
Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business
 
Other Functions
 
Assists in the development and implementation of a preventive maintenance program
 
Provides support for cable plant management for data circuits in areas of testing, installations, and disconnections
 
Stays abreast of the latest trends in data equipment, technologies, and trends and make recommendations regarding user, design, and implementation based on analysis
 
Performs other related duties as assigned
 
Work Environment And Physical Demands
 
Business casual office environment
 
Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
 
Advanced knowledge of network infrastructure components, including Citrix & Netmotion VPN , Cisco networking products, and various standard routing protocols ( EIGRP , OSPF , BGP , etc.)
 
Advanced technical knowledge of networking and security, such as routing, DNS / DHCP , Cloudflare, Checkpoint Cisco firewall configurations
 
Strong knowledge of network analysis, including understanding of the OSI model, packet decodes, common protocols, familiarity with analysis utilities, such as those for network performance monitoring and network protocol analyzers systems
 
Basic knowledge of cable plant design & implementation
 
Knowledge of Citrix application load balancing, QoS, VoIP solutions
 
Advanced knowledge of Cloud Networking
 
Advanced knowledge of high-availability technologies and techniques
 
Knowledge of network and system monitoring technologies ( SMNP , SolarWinds, etc.)
 
Knowledge of transmission mediums such as cloud-based Wi-Fi systems (Meraki), Transparent LAN Services ( TLS ), Private IP ( PIP ), fiber optics and microwave wireless communications
 
Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities
 
Excellent skills in documentation of systems and procedures
 
Effective verbal and written communication skills
 
Minimum Education, Experience Requirements
 
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of direct hands on experience configuring, deploying, maintaining, and testing Cisco IOS , Cisco NXOS based routers and switches and Cisco ISE experience in enterprise network operations, project applications, and project management
 
Hands-on experience with network routing protocols like EIGRP , BGP & OSPF ; and switching technologies like Spanning Tree, EtherChannel, Port Security, and 802.1X, etc.
 
Experience in system monitoring technologies i.e. SNMP (i.e. SolarWinds, etc.) to proactively monitor infrastructure environments
 
Experience with DNS Server (Infoblox)
 
Experience with application Citrix load-balancing and Citrix Global Server Load Balancing ( GSLB )
 
OR
 
High school diploma (or equivalent) and 12+ years of direct hands on experience configuring, deploying, maintaining, and testing Cisco IOS , Cisco NXOS based routers and switches and Cisco ISE Experience in enterprise network operations, project applications, and project management
 
Hands-on experience with network routing protocols like EIGRP , BGP & OSPF ; and switching technologies like Spanning Tree, EtherChannel, Port Security, and 802.1X, etc.
 
Experience in system monitoring technologies i.e. SNMP (i.e. SolarWinds, etc.) to proactively monitor infrastructure environments
 
Experience with application Citrix load-balancing and Citrix Global Server Load Balancing ( GSLB )

Sr. Data Network Engineer

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Facility Technician - Maintenance

Sr. Data Network Engineer