Utilities Electrical Engineer

Charlotte’s local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $3.65 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.

Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with over 330,000 customer accounts and over 1100 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 26 budget is $651 million and a five-year capital program of $2.2.28 billion.

We enjoy the highest credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P Global as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.

The salary for this position is: $93,609.00 - $, Commensurate with Experience.

This position provides electrical, instrumentation, and control system expertise to support Charlotte Water’s treatment plants and pump stations. Work involves providing technical support for capital infrastructure projects; designing, programing, and implementing automated control systems; managing and coordinating work of electrical contractors; developing electrical and control system standards; and procuring goods and services. This position also works with engineering and operations staff to evaluate plant performance and to make necessary process modifications.

• Provides technical support during the design, construction, and startup for assigned capital infrastructure projects; participates in capital improvement project meetings; and reviews project design documentation.
• Designs, programs, and commissions SCADA based automated control systems.
• Supports process control improvements by working with stakeholders to identify, test and implement improvements.
• Manages internal and/or contract electrical and instrumentation staff as needed.
• Documents work related activities in the work asset management system.
• Provides technical/engineering services to troubleshoot and support plant control systems, instrumentation, motor control equipment, power distribution equipment, UV systems, and SCADA.
• Commissions new equipment and assists in training plant operations and maintenance staff.
• Participates in capital improvement project meetings; reviews project design documentation.
• Participates in the procurement of goods and services.
• Prepares computer aided design (CAD) electrical drawings and technical documentation according to standards.
• Performs administrative duties related to hiring contractors and purchasing equipment.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field from an accredited school.
• Three (3) years of related work experience
• OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant work/industry/military/job specific experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential job functions.

• Requires a valid driver’s license.
• Must obtain and maintain a City Driver’s Permit.

• Knowledge of Modicon PLCs, Automation Direct PLCs, and Ignition software.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Ability to work around chemicals, solvents, and dust in an industrial environment.
• Ability to obtain a City driving permit.

The work is medium work and requires applying 30 pounds of force frequently and exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping, handling, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, distinguishing among sounds, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity in…