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Summary :

Supervises daily operations and activities of assigned Instrumentation staff for plant-wide projects including corrective and preventative maintenance. Serves as subject matter expert resource on programmable logic controllers (PLC) and Instrumentation Devices. Follows established safety, operating, and emergency response procedures and policies established by MWRA.

Posting Period : 10 / 30 / 2025 - 11 / 28 / 2025

Location : Deer Island (Winthrop), MA

Salary : $82,548.79 - $118,959.75 Annually $1,587.48 - $2,287.69 Weekly

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday 7 : 00am - 3 : 00pm

Key Responsibilities

• Supervises staff in the performance of a variety of instrumentation functions.
• Determines the daily assignments for assigned staff and distributes work accordingly. Establishes deadlines and priorities based on the maintenance schedule or emergencies.
• Performs, documents and reports results in the Maximo database of inspections and work performed.
• Ensures operating and maintenance records and logs are properly maintained.
• Programs, configures, upgrades, edits, and troubleshoots programmable logic controllers (PLC).
• Manages all DITP off-island instrumentation and communication equipment and ensures instrumentation staff are adequately trained to support this equipment.
• Sets up, configures, and performs functional testing of instrumentation devices. Monitors instrumentation devices for proper operation.

Provide ongoing guidance and technical support as well as annual training of all instrumentation staff on the following subjects :

Required Qualifications

Knowledge and Abilities

Tools and Equipment Used

Hand tools, mobile radio, telephone, beeper, personal computer including word processing and other software, copy and fax machine.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee occasionally is required to sit, stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste or smell.

The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office environment. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud in field settings, and moderately quiet in office settings.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Works under the general supervision of an Area Manager.

Exercises direct supervision of Instrumentation Specialists and Communication & Control Technicians.

Other Position Information

PCR : 29880109

Division : Operations

Department : Trade Labor Maintenance

Union / Grade : AFSCME (Unit 2) / Grade 21

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.