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Chesapeake Water Environment Association Title:
Process Control Specialist III
Post Date
8/12/2025
Expiration Date
9/30/2025
Details:
Job Description/Responsibilities:
At WSSC Water, we are passionate about our one water mission and devoted to delivering safe, seamless, and satisfying service to our 1.9 million customers. It takes teamwork to deliver the essential, which is why we proudly call ourselves Team H2O – working together, sharing our talents and creativity to safeguard public health and protect the environment.
WSSC Water is seeking a Process Control Specialist III to perform a variety of professional, technical, and administrative work to support, design and program process control computer systems.
Key Functions:
Programs and/or may assist lower level Process Control Specialists in programming, testing, debugging, start-up, optimization of process control automation control systems throughout the Commission
Troubleshoots and resolves very complex control systems hardware and software problems
Analyzes and tunes very complex process control loops to optimum control
Designs and develops implementation documents for incorporation into new process control systems
Assists in developing process control system instrumentation and control specification standards
Designs, deploys in the field, and commissions process control system networks and panels
Coordinates process control and instrumentation standards, designs owner furnished process control equipment on various capital improvement projects
Recommends hardware and software changes and upgrades to existing systems
Participates in testing, debugging, and start-up of new processes and equipment at all Commission sites
Designs, implements and installs databases in the PLC, HMI and historian machine nodes based on PI&D drawings and I/O lists
Installs and upgrades operating system software, logic programming software, communications software and HMI software on servers and operator stations at various sites
Troubleshoots communications network problems
Responds to calls to emergency situations outside of normal work hours during all types of weather to support WSSC water business wherever Process Control and field equipment is located
Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business
Qualifications:
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree
6+ years direct control experience in the design, programming, systems start-up as it is related to new construction and/or control equipment installation, engineering and operations of PLC based distributed process control and/or communication systems, or similar experience relevant to manufacturing industries or control system vendors.
OR
High School diploma or equivalent
6+ years of experience in engineering, instrumentation/communications, electrical or operational environment
4+ years direct control experience in the design, programming, systems start-up as it is related to new construction and/or control equipment installation, engineering and operations of PLC based distributed process control and/or communication systems, or similar experience relevant to manufacturing industries or control system vendors.
Comments:
Preferences:
Knowledge of and demonstrated ability in instrumentation and controls with an emphasis on those types used in water and wastewater stations, plants, transport systems, and incinerators
Current knowledge of water and wastewater treatment technologies
Registration in the State of Maryland as a Professional Controls Systems Engineer
ISA CAP certification
Employer:
WSSC Water
Address:
14501 Sweitzer Lane
Website:
https://wsscwater.peopleadmin.com/postings/14125