Instrumentation Supervisor  Salary $73,994.34 - $123,324.03 Annually Location BURKE (FL06), VA Job Type FT Salary W BN Job Number 25-00331 Department DPWES Wastewater Management Opening Date 02/08/2025 Closing Date 2/21/2025 11:59 PM Eastern Pay Grade S26 Posting Type

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BENEFITS QUESTIONS Job Announcement Would you like to be part of the team that supports critical wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, and capital facility infrastructure for the largest county in Virginia? DPWES is a nationally recognized Utility of the Future responsible for maintaining more than 3,000 miles of sanitary sewers, 60+ pump-stations, and a NACWA Platinum Award winning 67 million gallon per day treatment plant. If you would like to join a creative, collaborative, innovative team doing meaningful work, then the Wastewater Treatment Division is the place for you. Supervise Instrumentation Techs in installing, maintaining and repairing instrumentation and electronic equipment used. Pump/flow metering stations, atmospheric testing, or air monitoring devices used on emergency response vehicles. Oversee the activities of Instrumentation techs who perform instrumentation installation, repair, maintenance and calibration of open-channel and closed-piped interjurisdictional flow meters, temporary flow meters and rain gauges. Manages the on-going preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance on multigenerational equipment. Consults on preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance for the County's automation system SCADA and on complex installations and repairs. Provides technical advice on planning for new equipment and assists with specifications. Liaison with contractors for capital improvement design and review. Provides oversight of data submitted for the billing and revenue of the county jurisdiction. Supervise subordinate employees to include coaching, counseling, training and evaluations. Ensure individuals under your leadership are fully in compliance in the utilization of designated personal protective equipment (PPE) in the execution of their assigned tasks. DPWES is a diverse, nationally accredited, and award-winning public works agency with approximately 1,000 employees providing solid waste, capital facility development, wastewater, stormwater, urban forestry, and land acquisition management services for the most populous county in Virginia. Join our team to help us protect the environment and serve the people of Fairfax County by creating and preserving a sustainable community that is an ideal place to live, work, and play for everyone. Fairfax County's Wastewater Management Program is a nationally recognized Utility of the Future and its wastewater treatment plant, the 67 million gallon per day Noman M. Cole Pollution Control Plant, is a multiple year NACWA Platinum Award winning facility. Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees, and offers comprehensive benefits, including a defined-benefit retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave; tuition reimbursement; and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Through our LiveWell Program and the County Benefits Division, we endeavor to cultivate a culture of wellbeing that empowers, educates, and engages employees and retirees to make life-long choices that promote a holistic approach to their physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and financial wellness.

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Benefits Retirement DPWES is a nationally recognized Utility of the Future responsible for maintaining more than 3,000 miles of sanitary sewers, 60+ pump-stations, and a NACWA Platinum Award winning 67 million gallon per day treatment plant.

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Position is in the DPWES Wastewater Collection Division, located at 6000 Freds Oak Rd. Burke, Va. Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to graduation from high school, or a GED issued by a state department of education or completion of a vocation course of an instrumentation/ technician/electronic or similar vocational and or apprenticeship program; plus seven years of work experience related to the installation, maintenance and repair of industrial instrumentation or electronic, electrical equipment found in water or wastewater utilities; and one year as an instrumentation lead or equivalent.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED

A valid driver's license. Confined Space Certification within 6 months of hire.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background, driver's license check, and pre-employment physical to the satisfaction of the employer. Subject to 24 hour call back and must, therefore, be able to work emergency overtime. Subject to working in adverse weather conditions and may be exposed to raw waste or environments generating methane gas. Ability to distinguish different color wiring.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Confined space training certificate Commonwealth of VA Industrial Instrumentation Tech Journeyman's license or Instrumentation Society of America (ISA) certificate. Five (5) years of instrumentation and control systems experience to include multiple hearth incinerators. Five (5) years of experience with the Supervisory Control and data acquisition system (SCADA). Five (5) years of experience with Continuous emissions monitoring (CEM).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to communicate effectively with residents and other members of the community. Ability to operate county vehicles, to include 1/2- & 3/4-ton utility trucks or vans. Ability to properly operate hoisting equipment. Ability to stand, stoop, bend, reach, walk, climb, sit, kneel, crawl, lift and manipulate materials with manual dexterity, and work in strenuous and uncomfortable positions for long period of times. Ability to use hand tools and lift/slide up to 90 lbs. Ability to work in a variety of work environments to include hot and cold weather, noisy environments, and may be exposed to raw waste. Must be able to communicate effectively both oral and in writing. Must be capable of pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, stooping, walking, and climbing to enter permitted confined spaces such as in and out of catch basins and manholes. Per safety requirements, confined spaces may not be entered by persons who weigh 310 lbs. or more. The ability to input, access, and retrieve information from a computer. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Panel interview and may include exercise.

BONUS ELIGIBILITY

Positions within this classification that are general merit may be eligible for a one-time hiring incentive bonus for new county employees only. This bonus program requires a signed payback agreement between the department and employee. The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity. Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance.

TTY 703-222-7314. EEO/AA/TTY.

#LI-JT1 Employer Fairfax County Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270 Fairfax, Virginia, 22035 Phone 703-324-3311