SCADA Manager

St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners is seeking a Utility SCADA Manager for our well-established Utility Department whose headquarters are located in beautiful St. Augustine, Florida.  

St. Johns County residents enjoy a healthy quality of life with many perks including one of the top rated public school systems in the State of Florida, miles of beach shoreline, peaceful estuary scenery of the St. Johns River, long established agriculture and equestrian scene, and the nation’s oldest city, historic St. Augustine. In 2019 St. Johns County was ranked the 10th fastest growing county in the United States showcasing that there is truly something for everyone in St. Johns County!  

The St. Johns County Utility Department is responsible for providing potable water, wastewater, and reclaimed water services to County residents serving approximately 63,000 service connections.  The Utility operates nineteen treatment facilities, over 450 pump stations, and maintains approximately 1,825 miles of pipeline to provide service to it’s customers. 

Employees work in a team oriented environment in a variety of divisions with two common goals in mind: to provide the best services to our citizens and to be the best public utility in North Florida.  

The newly selected Utility SCADA Manager will lead the team that maintains the Utility Department’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which allows the utility to remotely monitor and control facilities and collects critical operational data utilized to for process optimization.   

The ideal Utility SCADA Manager candidate must possess St. Johns County’s core values of compassion, innovation, and trustworthiness and must work well in a collaborative team environment. Some of the specific tasks include but are not limited to: 

• Supervises, directs, plans, schedules, assigns and coordinates the activities of the assigned personnel performing installation, programming, and maintenance of utility SCADA, instrumentation and controls, Human Machine Interface (HMI), and security systems.   
• Promotes teamwork and continuous improvement within the work group, as well as coordination and cooperation with other work groups, divisions, and departments. 
• Ensures that all safety procedures, guidelines, documentation, and records are well maintained and current. Enforces departmental rules and regulations; enforces utility SCADA personnel safety policies and procedures. Conducts and attends safety training and administrative meetings. 
• Reviews and prepares SCADA department budgets. 
• Monitors new technology for ideas to reduce cost, improve efficiencies, and increases equipment up time. 
• Prepares project cost estimates, orders, or requisitions material and equipment to facilitate repairs and preventive maintenance and assigned projects. 
• Reviews engineering designs and makes recommendations to ensure proper integration, efficiency, system operation, cost-effectiveness and long-term maintenance of assets.  
• Develops long and short-range plans for SCADA system development and upgrades, including comprehensive system master plans and technical standards. 
• Maintains accurate and complete records. 

NOTE TO APPLICANTS:  

Candidates may apply through St. Johns County’s Online Application System: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sjcfl    

Applications must be submitted through St. Johns County’s Online Application System in order to be considered. Paper documents, emailed resumes or otherwise are not accepted in lieu of an application. All applications must be submitted before the advertised closing date. 

St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners is a drug free workplace and equal opportunity employer. 

All employment actions are taken without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, handicap, disability, marital status, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.