Aquarion Water Company
Location
Shelton, CT | United States
Job description
Aquarion Water Company is the public water supply company for more than 750,000 people in 72 cities and towns throughout Connecticut, as well as serving customers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It is the largest investor-owned water utility in New England and among the seven largest in the U.S. Based in Bridgeport, CT, it has been in the public water supply business since 1857. Across its operations, Aquarion strives to act as a responsible steward of the environment and to assist the communities it serves in promoting sustainable practices. Aquarion Water Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eversource.
Aquarion Water Company is looking for a team player to work as a Control Systems Engineer, within the Control Systems & Services (CSS) group. The CSS group is part of the Supply Operations Department. The Supply Operations Department is responsible for sourcing, treatment, storage, and distribution of water. As a Control System Engineer, you will support the department’s goals of excellent customer service by ensuring that automation requirements are met or exceeded. This position will be based out of Shelton CT and report to the Manager, Technical Services and Supply Operations.
Assist with developing Control Strategy specifications and functionality standards.
Capable of learning the basics of an MES or ERP system, such as SAP for daily scheduling, tracking, requisitioning, etc.
Assist in refining Control Systems Standards and keep up with current industry trends.
Perform integration services for small to medium sized Aquarion Water Company projects. These include Pump Stations, PRVs and Water Treatment Facilities.
Support trades with troubleshooting, calibration, loop tuning and set up of control systems and instrumentation in a process environment.
Develop network architectures such as, but not limited to Ethernet, Modbus, Profinet, Genius, Device-net, etc.
Act as an on-call stand-by controls engineer on a rolling basis assigned by department leadership.
Manage System Integrators assigned to work on our facilities during maintenance.
Participate in external training courses for automation hardware and software platforms, allowing a continual advancement of individual skill set.
Capable of understanding a long-term vision for SCADA systems in a remote deployment environment. This should include an expandable architecture for data collection, control capabilities for individual remote nodes, forecasting for site upgrades & facility audits.
Capable of creating the proper engineering documents using Auto-Cad software, such as but not limited to P&ID drawings, Networking Architectural Layouts, Electrical Schematics, As Built Drawings, Control Enclosure Layout, etc.
Capable of creating logic, per an established standard to satisfy a control strategy, functional description, or control algorithm in an automated process control environment.
Previous experience in scripting & programming in various development languages and platforms.
Proven experience with troubleshooting of PLC & SCADA applications in a utility system is a plus.
Knowledge of Aveva products such as InTouch, System Platform, Historian and Insight is an added advantage.
A Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or other fields of Engineering.
A minimum of 2 years’ experience in design and implementation of SCADA and process control systems.
Job is classified as an exempt position with an annual salary range of $97,360 to $121,700.
Aquarion Water Company is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
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