Utilities Programmer Operator / Utilities / Water Reclamation #8440

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About Us
The City of Cape Coral is the seventh largest city in Florida, has over 1,500 full-time employees, provides various career path opportunities, and offers a robust training and development program for improving current talents, developing new skills, and building effective business relationships.

Perks and Benefits

• Free city-paid employee health coverage, additional for spouse or family
• City Employee Health & Wellness Center for healthcare services
• 5 weeks Paid Time Off (sick & vacation)
• 11 paid holidays
• Pension plan
• City-paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Optional Vision and Dental Plans
• Tuition reimbursement
• Gym membership reimbursement
• And much more!

• Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Programming or a related field.
• Four (4) years of experience in network hardware and infrastructure, programming and troubleshooting.

• Must possess a valid state driver's license and obtain a valid Florida driver's license within thirty (30) days of hire or promotion.
• Must possess FDEP Water or Wastewater Plant Operator certification, depending on assigned facility, (minimum of C level license) or obtain within two (2) years of hire or promotion.

• Operates, maintains and updates the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and other networking, telecommunication and telemetry equipment and infrastructure necessary to run/control the plants in the City's utilities infrastructure system and transmit plant information from field devices to servers and workstations.
• Collects and reviews accuracy of plant computer data required to prepare reports for regulatory agencies.
• Tests, writes, configures and implements new applications of purchased software and system programs. Translates software programs when necessary.
• Maintains network, telecommunication and telemetry equipment/hardware responsible for transmitting/storing plant information to ensure efficiency and security of data.