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Instrumentation Technician / Water Reclamation / Utilities #9094

City of Cape Coral

Utilities Department

Recent

Location

Salary

$27.96 - $43.77

per hour

Closes

January 17, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves installing, maintaining, and calibrating equipment that monitors and controls water treatment and reclamation processes in a city utilities department.

It requires hands-on work with electronic systems to ensure everything runs smoothly and safely.

A good fit would be someone with technical experience in industrial settings, especially water or wastewater facilities, who enjoys troubleshooting and working with specialized tools.

Key Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Six years of experience in industrial instrumentation, calibration, or as a certified plant operator
  • Six months of documented training in electrical/electronics technician work or on-the-job instrumentation/calibration at a water/wastewater facility
  • Valid driver's license (must obtain Florida license within 30 days of hire)
  • Ability to install, configure, maintain, and calibrate instrumentation and controls in compliance with NIST standards
  • Experience working with VFDs, PLCs, SCADA systems, and related electronic components

Full Job Description

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SAFETY SENSITIVE: No FINGERPRINTING REQUIRED: Yes

IMPORTANT: Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete ALL employment, education, licenses/certifications, and skills fields within the online application. The application is the primary record for determining your employment eligibility. You may attach a resume and cover letter to provide information in a different format, but your resume should never include information not already in the application fields. Do not use SEE RESUME in any of the application fields.

*Pre-interview assessment/tests pertinent to the required job skills may be required.
THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT CITY OF CAPE CORAL EMPLOYEES ONLY


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!
Qualifications
Education and Experience
  • High school diploma/GED.
  • Six (6) years of industrial instrumentation/calibration or certified plant operator experience.
  • Six (6) months of documented electrical or electronics technician training or on-the-job instrumentation/calibration training at a water or wastewater facility.
Licenses or Certifications
  • Must possess a valid state driver's license and obtain a valid Florida driver's license within thirty (30) days of hire or promotion.
Key Responsibilities
  • Installs, configures, maintains and calibrates instrumentation and controls for assigned Water Production/Reclamation plants in compliance with the National Institution of Standards and Testing (NIST).
  • Works with Control Panel Specialists in installing, configuring, maintaining, programming and troubleshooting all Variable Frequency Drive (VFD's) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's) units and all electronic components that make up the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA), including servers, switches, PC workstations, Remote Terminal Units (RTU's), VHF (Very High Frequency), UHF (Ultra High Frequency) and microwave transmitters and receivers, fiber optic and analog communication lines.
  • Configures SCADA databases and other chart recording devices for distribution and historical collection of monitored data.
  • Designs and fabricates control system components as needed for treatment plants.
  • Performs other related duties as required.
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Instrumentation Technician Job Description

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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/5/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/6/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-capecoral-5185801