Senior Corrosion Control Technician

The San Diego County Water Authority is an independent public agency that serves as San Diego County's regional water wholesaler. The mission of the Water Authority is to provide a safe and reliable water supply to its 24 member agencies serving the region's $245 billion economy and 3.3 million residents.

The Water Authority is executing a long-term strategy to diversify the region's supplies, make major investments in the region's water delivery and storage system, and improve water use efficiency. Through dynamic leadership, thoughtful planning, and prudent fiscal policies, the Water Authority is cost effectively managing the region's water portfolio, while continuing to diversify supplies to enhance current and future reliability.  

The Operations & Maintenance Department
The Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Department is responsible for operating the Water Authority's aqueduct system; ensuring facility security and emergency preparedness; and maintaining and managing the fleet and various other assets. Specifically, the department controls water deliveries to meet member agency demands; manages dam and reservoir operations; ensures water quality; oversees water treatment plant and power generation operations; maintains all vehicles and heavy equipment; provides electro-mechanical support; implements the Asset Management Program (AMP); complies with all applicable environmental regulations; and develops and manages computerized Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and system maintenance programs.
 

The Asset Management Division

The Asset Management division manages the water infrastructure and the reliable delivery of water through four main functional groups: Condition Assessment and Monitoring, Data Management, Program Management and Prioritization, and Project Delivery and Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Support.

The Condition Assessment and Monitoring group performs scheduled inspections, condition assessments, failure analysis, condition monitoring, and cathodic protection. The Data Management group performs database design and support. The Program Management and Prioritization group performs risk assessment, project prioritization, new project scopes, and program budgeting. The Project Delivery and CIP Support group provides project management, departmental project representation, design reviews, and construction submittal reviews.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be an experienced technician with the proven ability to adapt principles and practices of cathodic protection and corrosion control systems to unique problems. The successful candidate will be motivated to proactively identify, make suggestions on, and tackle technical problems. In addition, the selected individual will be responsible for reviewing the work of lower-level technicians and developing skills through on-the-job training to ensure technical excellence. Well-qualified candidates will be able to demonstrate proficiency using Microsoft Office, including MS Excel, and corrosion data management software.

The Position

Under direction of the Corrosion Control Supervisor, the Senior Corrosion Control Technician will perform a wide variety of lead worker and advanced journey-level duties in the installation, testing, inspection, modification, maintenance, and repair of all components associated with the Water Authority's corrosion control program; inspect and repair cathodic protection systems; and perform related duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics
The Senior Corrosion Control Technician is the advanced, journey-level class in the Corrosion Control Technician series. Under direction, incumbents are responsible for conducting the more difficult installation, testing, inspection, modification, maintenance, and repair of all components associated with the Water Authority's corrosion control program including providing lead direction over lower level staff. This classification must possess a thorough knowledge of SDCWA water conveyance facilities. This class is distinguished from the Corrosion Control Technician class in that this class is generally responsible for independently performing more complex corrosion control work, and providing technical guidance and assigned project supervision to lower-level technicians.

Representative Duties
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the class.

• Performs advanced journey-level duties associated with the Water Authority's corrosion control program; plans, develops, installs, and maintains corrosion prevention systems such as cathodic protection and protective coatings for large diameter pipelines and associated water delivery, storage, treatment, and power generation facilities.
• Collects, compiles, and analyzes data from corrosion test stations to determine the need for maintenance, repair, and/or replacement of the associated facility; maintains accurate records using digital technology and utilizes Excel and corrosion data management software to trend and analyze the data.
• Diagnoses, troubleshoots, adjusts and repairs corrosion prevention and testing devices, equipment and systems.
• Assists in organization and planning of internal and external inspections of all pipelines on a regular basis as part of the Water Authority's condition assessment program; oversees the internal and external inspections, reporting, and recommendations from results.
• Researches and develops recommendations regarding interior and exterior protective coatings.
• Purchases and procures required equipment and supplies.
• Performs field and laboratory surveys of soil resistivity and physical characteristics for determining environmental corrosivity or interference with other buried structures.
• Provides lead work direction to lower-level technicians and staff; trains less-experienced corrosion control technicians; establishes work priorities and reviews work in progress to ensure critical project milestones are met; advises other Water Authority staff in corrosion prevention methods, techniques and practices as necessary.
• Prepares and maintains accurate logs, records and drawings of corrosion control/cathodic protection systems and test data; prepares necessary reports; advises field inspection personnel.
• Compiles and/or reviews safety action plans for hazardous work and participates in confined space entries.

For further details regarding the duties and responsibilities, and qualification guidelines for this class specification, please click on the following link: Senior Corrosion Control Technician

Qualification Guidelines

The qualification guidelines generally describe the knowledge and ability required to enter the job in order to successfully perform the assigned duties. Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by college level course work in engineering, chemistry, physical science, corrosion, or related fields; and five years of experience in corrosion control and prevention.

Licenses and Other Requirements

• A valid California driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the Water Authority's Vehicle Insurance Policy.
• Possession of a Cathodic Protection Technician (NACE International-CP2) certification.
• Possession of a Coating Inspector (NACE International-CIP1) certification is  desirable .

Application Procedure

To be considered for this position, please submit an employment application and supplemental questionnaire by  Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.   Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application and supplemental questionnaire.

All applications and supplemental questionnaires will be evaluated in relation to the criteria outlined in this job announcement. The selection process may consist of an appraisal interview, writing exercise, and/or other appropriate screening devices.
 
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The San Diego County Water Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy status), gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability (whether perceived or actual), ancestry, military or veteran status, citizenship status, medical condition, and/or national origin.
 
Should you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or require accommodations pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact Patricia Duran, Human Resources Analyst, at (858) 522-6663.  

Information

• Location: San Diego, United States

Industry experience

Education: High School

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Taxonomy

• Scale & Corrosion
• Corrosion Prevention
• Strategic Asset Management
• Asset Performance
• asset investment planning