Field Instrumentation & PLC Technician – Water

Pertemps Thames Water; England; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Annual leave 24 days increasing to 28

Performance-related pay

Paternity leave

Maternity leave

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is recruiting an Instrumentation, Control & Automation Technician for the Home Counties Pumping Team based in Esher. The role is mobile, serving 200+ pumping stations across Surrey and West Sussex, with 38 hours per week and standby/overtime opportunities.

You will install, commission, maintain, and repair water production assets, work with SCADA, PLCs, and process networks, and supervise contractors. A driving licence and relevant electrical/automation qualifications are required.

Qualifications

• Qualified in instrumentation, control and automation with appropriate level.
• Experience with relay logic and PLCs and fault-finding skills.
• Good understanding of water production asset instrumentation and control.
• Experience with SCADA systems and process networks is desirable.
• Ability to read diagrams and fault-find inverter drives.
• Strong communication and teamwork, with safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, maintain and repair water assets including level instruments and flow meters.
• Work with SCADA, PLCs and process control networks; provide specialist advice.
• Supervise contractors and suppliers as needed.
• Investigate asset failures and implement rapid repairs to avoid supply interruptions.
• Provide training support for technical apprentices.

Skills

Relay logic

PLCs (Rockwell/Allen-Bradley)

SCADA systems

Electrical background

PLC programming

Reading circuit diagrams

Inverter drives

Education

HNC or NVQ3 in instrumentation, control & automation

18th Edition (BS7671) qualification

Tools

Wonderware

ClearSCADA

Job description

Thames Water is recruiting an Instrumentation, Control & Automation Technician for the Home Counties Pumping Team based in Esher. The role is mobile, serving 200+ pumping stations across Surrey and West Sussex, with 38 hours per week and standby/overtime opportunities.

You will install, commission, maintain, and repair water production assets, work with SCADA, PLCs, and process networks, and supervise contractors. A driving licence and relevant electrical/automation qualifications are required.