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Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller

SCADA Support Coordinator

Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Florida, New York, United States

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6730 142nd Ave N Largo 33771

Are you someone who can read the nervous system of our water and wastewater treatment plants? Do you know how to monitor for leaks in pipelines? Then bring your experience to Pinellas County Utilities!

This position involves the development and maintenance of the Utilities Water/Wastewater Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) system in use throughout Pinellas County. The person in this role is responsible for providing technical support in a mission critical environment, working closely with Operations and Maintenance staff to solve a variety of complex problems related to water treatment, communications, and data collection. This type of work requires creative and original thinking, often in the absence of technical guidelines or precedents, and is performed under the general direction of more senior professionals.

What Would You Do?

Responds to trouble call incidents that impact operations or data collection.

Assist Plant Electronic Technicians and Mechanics during device troubleshooting efforts.

Develops Human Machine Interface (HMI) graphic control screens to provide monitoring and control of water treatment processes.

Configures software to enable communication with various field devices including multiple brands of PLCs, cellular modems, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), chemical analyzers, and field instruments measuring pressure and flow.

Responsible for basic maintenance of local area networks and coordinates with county IT department (BTS) to oversee the SCADA related wide area network.

Manage Remote Desktop/Thin Client operation and connectivity in a Virtual Server environment.

Perform regular software maintenance and updates on SCADA related servers and equipment.

Configures SCADA System Platform Objects for data collection and assists in the creation and troubleshooting of historical reports.

Maintain data connections between Historian SQL Servers and third‑party systems such as GIS, Hach/WIMS, and CityWorks.

Coordinate with PCU Engineering, hardware vendors, third‑party contractors or consultants on new Plant/SCADA installations, upgrades or expansions.

Maintain SCADA design and implementation standards and follow established procedures for issue tracking and documentation.

Create Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents.

Performs other related job duties as assigned.

What You Need To Have? Associate's degree in information technology, computer science, or related field and (1) year of experience in either process control/automation systems, computer programming, server management, database administration, network management, or technical support; or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

Valid Florida Driver’s License at time of hire.

May be required to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods during standby “on‑call” shifts, special emergencies, and/or disaster situations.

Highly Desirable

Knowledge of Water/Wastewater treatment processes and pump station control strategy.

Knowledge or experience working with Schneider Modicon or Motorola Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).

Knowledge or experience in Aveva System Platform, Historian, and InTouch HMI software.

Knowledge or experience with Microsoft SQL Server.

Self‑motivates, manages and performs personal daily activities and multiple tasks under the discipline of defined departmental business processes.

Communicates effectively, both verbally and in writing, to peers, management and customers at various levels of the organization.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

General knowledge and familiarity with SCADA architecture and communication concepts

HMI design and implementation

Basic Network functionality and troubleshooting.

Basic Electrical and Instrumentation concepts.

Visual Basic, VBA, or .NET programming.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019/2022 and Windows 11 Operating Systems

Basic Active Directory Domain understanding/skills.

Virtual Machine Environments.

Microsoft Remote Desktop/Terminal Services

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft Office

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

Our benefits rank among the top in the area!

Looking for a strong retirement? We have you covered as members of the Florida Retirement System (FRS) with investment and pension options.

We have deferred compensation programs and wellness centers to name a few perks. Check out these and more!

Want To Learn More? Please review the full classification description with the Physical/Mental Demands and Working Conditions at the below link.

SCADA Support Coordinator, C25 Seniority Level Entry level

Employment Type Full-time

Job Function Information Technology

Industries Government Administration

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