Northern Treatment Plant (NTP) Electrician - Instrumentation Technician- (Multi-Level)

  • Metro Water Recovery
  • Brighton, Colorado
  • Full Time
4-Day Work Week Available in beautiful Brighton, Colorado with weekends off!
All PPE, Tools, and FR Clothing, with daily laundry service, provided. Certification Incentives Available! Certification Incentive Journeyman Electrician $2000 Master Electrician $3500 ISA CCST III $3500 ISA CCST II $2000 ISA CCST I $1000 Certified Automation Professional $3500

This position will be filled at one of the following levels depending upon the candidate's qualifications:

Electrician Instrumentation Technician ( $68,744.00 - $95,888.00 Annually) Description: Performs skilled work in the maintenance, repair, modifications, installations, commissioning of electrical, electronic, pneumatic equipment, instruments, associated controls, computer systems, LAN, Ethernet, SCADA, and related controls. Works under the direction of a supervisor. Electrician Instrumentation Technician Senior ( $80,163.20 - $111,841.60 Annually) Description Performs skilled work in the maintenance, repair, and installation of electrical and pneumatic equipment/instruments/ computer systems and related controls. Takes on an advanced role of working and troubleshooting electrical and instrumentation equipment at Metro. Maintains and troubleshoots complex, technical and/or potentially hazardous processes and equipment. Assists with the planning and layout of jobs, coordinates, directs and may train other crew members and electrical apprentices. Works under the supervision of a supervisor. This position is being posted at multiple levels. For Typical Duties, please select the appropriate job description below and wait for pop-up on the right of the screen.

Electrician Instrumentation Technician

Electrician Instrumentation Technician Senior

Qualifications

Electrician Instrumentation Technician

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Knowledge of:

  • Standard practices, principles, methods, materials and tools used in the electrical, solid-state electronic and pneumatic instrument trades
  • National Electrical Code and the hazards and safety precautions peculiar to the electrical trade
  • Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), GE Intelligent Platforms, iFix SCADA and Historian, GE Intelligent Platforms Machine Edition ladder logic programming, Allen Bradley RSLogix 500 ladder logic programming, and ABB software packages
  • Control systems including, but not limited to PLC, DCUs, and relay logic
  • P&IDs, loop drawings, and control schematics
  • Microsoft Office

Skilled at:

  • Calibrating, programming, installing, troubleshooting and repairing electrical, electronic and pneumatic systems
  • Researching electrical issues to troubleshoot alarms and logic

Ability to:

  • Organize and coordinate work assignments
  • Effectively communicate orally and in writing

Education, License, and Certification

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent. Completion of a four-year apprenticeship in related field or an Academic degree or trade school certification (or equivalent) in a related technology.

Electrician Instrumentation Technician Senior

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Knowledge of:

  • P&IDs, loop drawings, and control schematics
  • Standard practices, principles, methods, materials, and tools used in the electrical, solid-state electronic and pneumatic instrument trades.
  • Control systems including, but not limited to PLC, DCUs, and relay logic
  • Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), GE Intelligent Platforms, iFix SCADA and Historian, GE Intelligent Platforms Machine Edition ladder logic programming, Allen Bradley RSLogix 500 ladder logic programming, and ABB software packages
  • National Electrical Code and the hazards and safety precautions peculiar to the electrical trade
  • Preventative maintenance programs
  • General office processes and procedures
  • MS Office software

Skilled at:
  • Good verbal and written communication
  • Training apprentice and staff in proper EIT practices and skills
  • Acting as a subject matter expert in the programming installation, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the most complex electrical systems
  • Installing, modifying, maintaining, repairing, and calibrating electrical, electronic and pneumatic systems

Ability to:
  • Organize and coordinate work assignments, including post-job follow-up documentation and communication
  • Train apprentices
  • Direct the onsite work of other crew members and tradesmen
  • Coordinate with other Metro divisions and staff

Education, License, and Certification

Graduation from High School or GED equivalent. Completion of a four-year apprenticeship in related field or an Academic degree or trade school certification (or equivalent) in a related technology. International Society of Automations (ISA) Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level II certification.

Typical Work Environment
Wet/Humidity conditions; Residential and commercial wastewater/Biosolids; Variety of floor surfaces including concrete, gravel, asphalt, dirt, tile, loose stones, uneven surfaces, slippery surfaces, and wet surfaces; Inside environment; Outside environment all year in all weather conditions and temperatures; Work in confined spaces; Chemicals; Lighting conditions including natural light, fluorescent, head lamps, incandescent, and low light; Vibration; Moving equipment and vehicles; Work at heights

Body Position Demands
Standing; Walking; Climbing stairs; Climbing ladders; Reaching forward and overhead; Balancing; Object handling; Simple hand/ Firm hand grasping; Operating controls; Sitting; Stooping; Kneeling; Crouching; Crawling; Typing; Fine hand coordination

Physical Demands (max forces are expected to be infrequent)
Max Weight Lifted: 80 lbs
Max Weight Carried: 80 lbs
Max Force Pushed: 50 lbs
Max Force Pulled: 128 lbs

Sensory Requirements
Wide field of view; Perception - Spatial; Olfactory (Smelling); Vision - Near; Depth perception; Color discrimination; Perception - Spatial and form; Feeling without seeing; Speaking; Vision - near and far; Hearing

Job ID: 485774835
Originally Posted on: 7/17/2025

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