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Job overview
The EI&C Technician maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs instrumentation, control systems, and electrical equipment at power generation and utilities distribution facilities. The role supports safe and reliable plant operations through inspection, calibration, testing, and installation. Candidates need a high school diploma or GED and 2–5 years of relevant maintenance experience. Power plant or industrial experience is preferred; progress toward an electrician license or an associate’s degree is highly desirable.
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Company Description
Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country's largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.
Job Description
Position Purpose:
The EI&C Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing instrumentation, control systems, and electrical equipment at the power generation and utilities distribution facilities. This role supports safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations through inspection, calibration, testing, and installation work.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
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Maintain and repair instrumentation, control systems, and electrical equipment.
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Perform preventive and predictive maintenance, including inspections and calibrations.
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Troubleshoot and service systems such as DCS, PLCs, and turbine controls.
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Support electrical systems up to 12kV (motors, transformers, switches, wiring, and communications).
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Maintain accurate maintenance and calibration records in compliance with regulations.
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Monitor equipment, diagnose faults, and recommend performance improvements.
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Assist in maintaining safe chemical handling systems and utility distribution.
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Follow all safety procedures, including Work Permits, Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) and PPE use.
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Participate in emergency response drills and activities.
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Coordinate with contractors, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
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Operate plant equipment such as forklifts, trucks, manlift and bucket trucks.
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Complete work orders and documentation in Veolia's CMMS system.
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Read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, and equipment manuals.
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Work independently with minimal supervision, following standard procedures.
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Communicate effectively with team members, supervisors, and external partners.
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Contribute to plant reliability and cost-effective operation.
Work Environment:
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May require extended hours, weekends, holidays, and on-call duty.
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Work indoors and outdoors in loud, hot, cold, or confined environments near high-voltage equipment.
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Exposure to hazardous chemicals and industrial noise.
Qualifications
Education/Experience/Background:
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High School Diploma/GED is required.
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2-5 years of experience in electrical, instrumentation, or controls maintenance (power plant or industrial experience preferred).
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
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Familiarity with motors, pumps, turbines, generators, boilers, cooling towers, and emissions control systems.
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Strong understanding of AC/DC systems, schematics, P&IDs, and control logic.
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Knowledge of safety protocols for chemicals, rotating equipment, confined spaces, and high-voltage systems.
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Skilled in the use of hand tools, power tools, and test equipment.
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Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
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Progress toward a Journeyman or Master Electrician License, or an Associate's Degree in Electrical/Electronics is highly desirable. Equivalent experience will be considered.
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Valid driver's license required.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and wear required protective equipment (PPE).
Additional Information
Benefits: Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,040 open Electrical Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$73–110K/yr99 salary ranges
- Virginia median$37–40/hr28 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 48 open Electrical Technician jobs in Virginia and 1,040 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Electrical Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (700 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 499 of the 1,040 open Electrical Technician jobs (48%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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