ICA Technician

Southern Water; Havant; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the water and waste sector is seeking a dedicated Instrumentation, Control and Automation Technician. This role offers the chance to work across multiple sites in Southern England, ensuring the efficiency of vital water processing systems. As part of a committed team, you'll engage in troubleshooting, maintenance, and enhancements of instrumentation and control systems. With a focus on professional growth, this position provides a full-time opportunity with a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including a company van and generous leave. If you're passionate about making a difference and advancing your career, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Company van

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

BUPA cash plan cover

Free annual flu jab

Pension contributions up to 11%

Employee assistance program

Company and performance-related bonus

Life assurance equal to 4x salary

Health Cash Plan

Study support for job-related qualifications

Qualifications

• NVQ3 or apprenticeship in Electrical/Electronic Engineering required.
• Experience in process-oriented industries is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and calibrate instrumentation for wastewater treatment.
• Implement process improvements and respond to instrumentation faults.

Skills

Electrical or Electronic Engineering (NVQ3)

Problem-solving

Instrumentation

Telemetry

PLC and SCADA experience

Documentation and regulatory compliance

Team collaboration

Full UK driving license

Education

NVQ3 in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

Time-served apprenticeship

Tools

Control systems

Flow meters

Measurement meters

Job description

Travel: Multiple sites in Southern England with a company supplied van

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 38 hours

Are you ready to make a difference in the water & waste industry?

With our sites located across the beautiful South Coast, you can enjoy the security of full-time employment while tackling the interesting assignments that keep you engaged and growing.

Southern Water is recruiting an Instrumentation, Control and Automation Technician to support the processing of water for public use.

As an ICA Technician, you will maintain, repair, modify, configure, commission, calibrate and install all plant instrumentation, control and monitoring equipment, shutdown systems, alarms and telemetry across the Southern Water region in the wastewater function to ensure that it is operating efficiently and effectively.

This role requires occasional paid out of hours working and during on-call scheduling.

Your responsibilities include:

• Fault finding, calibration, testing, investigation and programming in technical aspects such as telemetry, various flow meters, detectors, control systems, and other measurement meters.
• Implement process improvements via control system modifications, diagnosing and fixing complex process and control system faults.
• Conduct planned maintenance and/or calibrate instrumentation to Southern Water standards to ensure reliability and accuracy.
• Respond to instrumentation faults within Southern Water parameters, as guided by the Dispatch team.
• Undertake investigative work on instruments and process problems at wastewater plants, identifying any faults and implementing remedial action.
• Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner to maintain internal change control standards, ISO9001 accreditation and other systems.
• Implement control system modifications from operational requests to improve process control or compliance.
• Coach and train team members to develop their skills.

Skills and experience needed:

• NVQ3 in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or time-served apprenticeship.
• Experience within a process orientated industry such as water utility, petrochemical, electricity, manufacturing or similar.
• Excellent problem-solving and fault-finding skills.
• Experience with instrumentation, telemetry, transmission media, PLCs and SCADA.
• Strong documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborative with good communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for learning and growth.
• Full, current UK driving licence.

What Do We Offer?

We offer a comprehensive package, salary range from 36K to 52K depending on skills and experience plus overtime and on-call bonus.

More benefits!

• A company van (for business use only) which you can take home, and a fuel card.
• All necessary PPE, tools, uniform and training to excel in your career at Southern Water.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• BUPA cash plan cover (with options to upgrade for family coverage).
• Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers.
• Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution).
• An employee assistance program.
• A network of sports and social clubs.
• Company and performance-related bonus.
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary.
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service).
• Health Cash Plan.
• Two paid volunteering days a year.
• Occupational health service.
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers.
• Digital GP service.
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
• Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Join our Wastewater Treatment Team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers, and the environment.

Interested in the role?

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications so if you are interested in the position please do send your application over today to ensure consideration.

Every Body Welcome

We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to facilitate your participation in the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are dedicated to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to showcase their skills and experience.

We succeed together

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Need flexibility in your work?

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role? #LI-Hybrid