The Town of Castle Rock’s future and the quality of that depend on the choices we make today. Do you want to be part of a team that make decisions that work now while preserving and protecting Castle Rock’s identity and quality of life for the future? We value teamwork , cooperation, and quality communication . We strive to provide exceptional public service to our customers and encourage creativity and innovation. We welcome all that share those values to apply.

Working for the Town of Castle Rock includes:

• The opportunity to make a difference in our community
• Career Advancement Programs
• Employee well-being program
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer
  

About Castle Rock Water:
You can’t live without water, and Castle Rock Water can’t function without great employees. We’re on the lookout for talented individuals who are seeking a place to be valued and make a difference.

Castle Rock Water provides drinking water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems for the Town of Castle Rock’s more than 80,000 residents and businesses. The Town is one of the fastest-growing and most sought-after communities in Colorado and it’s consistently ranked among the best and safest places to live in the State.

Castle Rock Water aspires to be a national leader in the water industry, developing a complete reuse system with one of the most advanced purification facilities in the country, implementing some of the most progressive conservation measures in Colorado and partnering on regional infrastructure with other water providers to secure renewable water for Castle Rock and the greater South Metro area. Whether managing water treatment at the award-winning plant, maintaining the $730 million in infrastructure, overseeing the financial security of our growing system, or ensuring sustainable long-term water supplies for the community, Castle Rock Water has many opportunities available to learn and grow with the organization.

Castle Rock Water is looking to grow its automation system over the next 7 years utilizing the SCADA Master Plan. We will be replacing old hardware with new Allen Bradley PLC’s and a FactoryTalk control system. This project will be following the PlantPax philosophy and is a great way to utilize your skills and keep up with future technology.

Position Overview:
Castle Rock Water has an outstanding opportunity for a SCADA Supervisor to manage the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and associated communication network. Responsibilities include supervising staff, project management, ensuring maintenance standards and administering the SCADA budget. This position also provides analytical support for operational optimization, implementing policy and procedure and ensuring a customer service-oriented delivery of SCADA-related operations and maintenance activities. They will perform duties in a manner consistent with the stated values of the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages and supervises professional and technical staff. Supervisory duties include coaching, mentoring, assigning, reviewing and planning work of others; monitoring performance standards; coordinating activities; allocating personnel; recommending employee hires, transfers, promotions, and salary increases as appropriate.
• Serves as the project manager responsible for the design, repair, replacement and installation of the SCADA and wired/wireless network infrastructure. This includes all security, process control, network communications and data monitoring aspects for the water and wastewater systems of the Town. Plans projects and related budgets. Ensures project progress and adherence to agreed upon schedules. Keeps Operations Manager apprised of project status.
• Establishes standards and protocol for asset management for SCADA system and communication network optimization and equipment evaluation programs.
• Provides primary oversight of SCADA system and communication network, either through direct application or through supervision of assigned staff. Ensures the reliability of the SCADA system in providing control and data accurately.
• Determines and monitors staff responsibilities, duties and resource allocations. Recommends necessary resources to perform functions. Creates, evaluates and implements systems, policies, procedures and practices related to SCADA operations functions.
• Coordinates and manages professional services contracts, purchase orders and requisitions.
• Provides oversight of service for adherence to specifications and completeness.
• Develops and justifies SCADA division budget. Monitors funds and recommends expenditures and adjusts as necessary.
• Evaluates equipment needs; performs functions related to bidding process and purchasing.
• Maintains records of equipment and updates on a continual basis.
• Ensures staff is appropriately trained on equipment operation, confined spaces, safety, and other related job functions.
• Oversees and approves work standards, safety procedures and preventive maintenance programs for SCADA and communication infrastructure. Updates and maintains the SCADA master plan. Reviews current and proposed regulations and coordinates system modifications with Capital Improvement Projects.
• Oversees software development and implementation related to the SCADA network. This includes the management of all RTU, PLC and HMI programming and revisions, and backup strategies.
• Collaborates with other governmental agencies and private businesses in support of communication connections, including T1 lines and FCC licensed radio communication systems.
• Ensures appropriate response to after-hours calls for SCADA and communication system related emergencies by appropriately trained and qualified staff.
• Develops and communicates metrics to illustrate the overall health of the SCADA, security and wired/wireless network systems.
• Performs additional duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or an instrumentation/control related field

Experience: Four (4) years process control experience in water/wastewater systems with an emphasis in SCADA technology; including one year of supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience; Experience with Bristol Babcock, Allen Bradley, Endress+Hauser and ICONICS is highly preferred

Licenses and/or Certifications Required:

• Valid Driver's License

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of industry standards related to design, performance, security and optimization of SCADA and wired/wireless networks. Knowledge of implementation and support of local area network systems (LAN), wide area networks (WAN) and current practices and development in the field of information communication technology.
• Control systems expertise with network security, wired/wireless communications, firewall, routers, switches, and HMI/PLC applications.
• Familiarity with video and physical security systems.
• General knowledge of the basic principles of water production, treatment storage, transmission and distribution, and wastewater collection.
• Demonstrates necessary skills in interpreting and explaining performance metrics related to SCADA optimization to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage and provide technical assistance for the design, selection, installation, configuration, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of all elements of the SCADA, control and all communications systems.
• Ability to direct, coordinate and provide input related to the evaluation of the work of others. Ability to analyze complex problems and make critical decisions under time constraints.

Supplemental Information

Physical Demands:

• May include exertion of moderate physical effort to include lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials up to 60 pounds
• Frequent performance of activities requiring a full range of body movement including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling/bending, crouching, crawling, and/or twisting
• Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate tools and electrical equipment as well as for driving equipment and vehicles
• Vision for reading, recording and interpreting information
• Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens

Work Environment :

• Ability to drive to and physically access Town facilities
• Some duties may be performed in potentially any weather and environmental conditions
• Ability to safely work with and in close proximity to high voltage electrical equipment

Equipment Used :

• This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment

Must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and driving record check prior to commencing employment.