The City of Santa Rosa is excited to announce that we are seeking a highly-qualified candidate to join our team of professionals with an immediate opening for Senior Instrumentation Technician in the Water Department. The City of Santa Rosa is committedto building a workforce reflective of our community and establishing a lasting culture of equity and belonging within our organization. Our collective talents and expertise contribute to high-quality public services that support a vibrant, resilient, inclusive City for our community and visitors. We celebrate a diverse workforce and welcome all qualified candidates to apply. The benefits of city employment include a rewarding work environment, opportunity for career growth, excellent salary, retirement through CalPERS, a competitive leave accrual package, your choice of three health plans, and top of the line employer paid vision and dental coverage. Additional benefits include 12 paid holidays annually, plus 2 to 3 "floating" holidays per year depending on years of service, $500 annually for wellness, the City is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) Employer, paid family leave, and a 4% general salary increase - July 2026.
The ideal candidate will possess journey-level maintenance experience in a heavy industrial environment and demonstrate the ability to work safely and effectively around medium-voltage electrical systems (1,000–60,000 volts), particularly in proximity to system controls. They will have experience interpreting, editing, modifying, and creating electrical schematics and technical drawings with accuracy and attention to detail.
In addition, the ideal candidate will demonstrate knowledge of system modernization principles, including the ability to support or implement updates to outdated electrical or control systems, improve operational efficiency, and adapt legacy infrastructure to current technologies and standards.
The selection process may consist solely of an application and training and experience screening or may include a written and/or oral examination of knowledge and skills that will result in an eligible list of candidates to be forwarded to the hiring department(s) for an interview. Please complete a thoughtful, thorough Supplemental Questionnaire submission. As part of the selection process, your responses to these questions will be scored using criteria specific to this position. Incomplete responses, or responses such as "See Resume" can result in disqualification from the selection process. Additional requirements, such as successful completion of a physical exam, drug screen, etc., may apply, depending on the duties and responsibilities of the position. If you receive a conditional job offer for the position, the requirements upon which the offer is contingent will be outlined in the conditional job letter.
Work is performed in a high voltage, high current, industrial environment. Normal duties will require the incumbent to ascend and descend ladders, operate and work from elevated platforms to access work areas. Tasks will be performed in confined and enclosed spaces, in cramped quarters, and in a variety of atmospheric conditions and extremes of weather and temperature. The work often involves lifting heavy objects, such as transformers and switchgear, weighing up to 100 pounds. The incumbent will be expected to walk on rough, uneven, or rocky terrain, as well as wet and slippery surfaces. The work requires the ability to distinguish colors of piping, electrical tape, and electric wiring, and to hear audible alarms, such as chlorine and equipment failure alarms. An incumbent observes or monitors flow meters, amp meters, pressure gauges, digital, and analog displays, and data printouts to determine compliance with prescribed operating or safety standards. Installing electronic or radio equipment requires making precise arm-hand position movement, fine, highly controlled muscular movements to adjust the position of a control mechanism, and standing for extended periods of time unable to sit or rest at will. Operating a forklift or crane requires coordinating the movement of more than one limb simultaneously. Working on piping and engines involves prolonged bending, stooping, standing, reaching, crawling, and climbing repeatedly or continually over time. Working on overhead piping, conveyers, and roof-mounted equipment is performed at heights greater than ten feet.
The City does not discriminate on the basis of disability in employment. Requests for reasonable accommodations needed to participate in the recruitment process may be made by submitting a Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form within five (5) business days of being noticed that an event requiring accommodation is occurring. You may also contact the Human Resources Department at (707) 543-3060 or jobs@srcity.org.