Controls System Technician

Controls Systems Technician

Join a team that keeps Boise clean, safe, and sustainable. As a Controls Systems Technician with the City of Boise's Water Renewal Services, you'll work with cutting-edge technology to monitor, maintain, and improve automated control systems at our water treatment and collection facilities. You'll help manage programs, update graphical interfaces, and support SCADA systems that treat over 30 million gallons of water daily. Be part of a mission-driven utility that protects the Boise River, supports public health, and maintains over $4 billion in critical infrastructure—including treatment plants, a biosolids farm, and 1,000+ miles of underground pipeline.

If you have experience with industrial instrumentation, process control, or automation in nontraditional industries - such as craft brewing, specialty food and beverage, plant cultivation, aquaculture, vertical farming, renewable energy, or theme parks - your skills are highly valued here. Bring your expertise with sensors, PLCs, and SCADA systems to a dynamic environment where your work has a direct impact on the community.

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training:

• High school diploma or equivalent and
• 4 years of experience installing, repairing, and maintaining industrial instrumentation and control systems and
• experience in programming and connecting SCADA software (System Platform Galaxy and Historian), Allen Bradley PLCs and VFDs, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Licensing And Other Requirements:

• Valid state-issued driver's license.

Special Requirements:

• Applicants must be able to pass: City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation
• Driving Record Check
• Drug Free Workplace: In accordance with the City of Boise Drug Free Workplace Regulation, this position is designated as safety sensitive and is subject to testing requirements including Post Offer Applicant Testing, Random Testing, Reasonable Suspicion, Post - Accident, etc. Applicants will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use prior to hire. Appointment to this position is contingent upon a negative pre-employment drug test.
• This position is required to handle hazardous materials that if mishandled, place the general public at risk of serious injury.

Top talent deserves top-notch benefits. The City is among the best in the Treasure Valley when it comes to the benefits and perks we offer our employees. Most positions are eligible for the general benefits listed here; firefighters, police officers, senior managers, command staff, and directors may be offered other benefit plans. Healthcare:

• ZERO premium medical coverage option for you and your family
• Low-cost dental and vision options
• Post-employment health savings account

Retirement and Investment Plans:

• Required participation in PERSI Base Plan retirement benefits with standard employee and City contribution rates
• 401(k) or 457b pre-tax investment options with employer match
• 457b Roth after-tax investment options with no match

WellBeing Program:

• Up to $500 cash per year for participants
• Alternative transportation incentives

Paid Leave – City employees receive generous paid leave:

• 10 hours of vacation per month, and this increases the longer you stay with the City
• 12 paid holidays every year
• 8 hours of sick leave per month
• 10 weeks Parental Leave

Life & Long Term Disability:

• Basic Life insurance at no cost to you
• Long Term Disability insurance at no cost to you

Other optional benefits :

• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Supplemental Disability Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free local bus pass
• Corporate discount programs
• AFLAC
• Employee Assistance Program for short-term counseling on work, family, finances, and personal issues