We currently have an opportunity for an experienced instrumentation, control & automation (ICA) technician across London and Thames Valley.

As a successful candidate, you will be working with in multi-disciplinary teams, alongside a range of operational teams such as systems, mechanical and electrical technicians.

You will be responsible for install, modify, and commission new plant equipment to relevant standards. Diagnose and repair faults on systems and plants. Proactively identifying and reporting works for enhancement and delivering cost-effective improvements to assets and systems.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, and you will be actively helping to reduce pollution from our sites.

What you’ll be doing as the ICA (instrumentation, control & automation) Technician

  • Ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors is always my top priority by displaying the correct behaviours at all times by complying with the Health and Safety at work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
  • Carrying out instrumentation, control and automation maintenance on a variety of wastewater assets including planned maintenance and defect maintenance along with installing, modifying and commissioning new plant equipment to relevant standards and to diagnose and repair faults on systems and plants. Proactively identifying and reporting follow on work or areas for enhancement.
  • Record work and asset information to improve business performance along with identifying possible future risks and recommending changes in the course of your day-to-day work and to raise these for resolution as required.
  • Provide specialist technical advice where appropriate with up-to-date technical knowledge along with coaching, training and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme
  • To deliver an excellent customer experience and positively contribute to overall customer satisfaction. Interacting with all of our customers (internal & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respect and polite manner.

38 hours per week Monday-Friday.7:30 am -3:36pm plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase the earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training

All PPE, Tools plus the provision of a Van when on duty and on call.

What you should bring to the role

  • Ideally, you will be qualified to HNC level or otherwise NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an instrumentation, control and automation discipline.
  • Preferable for you to have an 18th Edition (BS7671) qualification.
  • A good, practical understanding of operational plant and control systems is essential.
  • An understanding of Wonderware and ClearSCADA is desirable.
  • Knowledge and experience working with relay logic and PLCs (Rockwell & Alan Bradley) which will include management and programming.
  • The ideal candidate will have the ability to read and fault find from circuit diagrams as well as have previous experience of inverter drives.
  • We are looking for someone with experience of calibration and maintenance of front-line instrumentation.
  • A problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalating if required.
  • An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to Internal and External staff and contractors.
  • Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment.
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative to design and standards.
  • Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
  • Team player who can work in many different teams showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others.
  • Full UK driving licence

What’s in it for you?

  • Offering a salary up to £47,000 per annum depending on skills and experience plus a company van, tools, and PPE.
  • Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
  • Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
  • Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
  • Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid
  • Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay!
  • Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance