ICA Technician

Yorkshire Water; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Company car/Allowance after 12 months

Annual incentive bonus (£1000 max)

Pension up to 12%

Development opportunities

25 days + bank holidays + wellness day

Life assurance 4x pensionable salary

Health & wellbeing package

Retail savings scheme

Online GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Yorkshire Water is hiring an ICA Technician to join our Asset Maintenance teams across West and South Yorkshire. You will maintain, repair and commission instrumentation, control and automation systems at treatment works, pumping stations and reservoirs, often working unsupervised in diverse locations.

We provide in-house training on PLCs, SCADA and instrumentation. The role includes a competitive salary (£41,815–£49,988), a company van or car/allowance after 12 months, and a strong benefits

Qualifications

• A recognised electrical craft or technician apprenticeship.
• National Certificate (ONC) or equivalent.
• City and Guilds/NVQ or equivalent electrical qualification.
• Ability to read and understand loop diagrams and electrical drawings.
• Ability to identify and rectify faults on electrical systems.
• Safe isolation to current IET regulations.

Responsibilities

• Work unsupervised in a wide variety of locations and complete planned and reactive ICA tasks on time.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, colleagues, suppliers and partners.
• Always work safely to agreed safe systems of work.
• Identify areas for improvement and submit mitigation to safety database.
• Maintain, repair and commission instrumentation, control, automation and telemetry across assets.

Skills

Safe working

Relationship building

Reading diagrams

Fault identification

Education

Electrical craft/technician apprenticeship

National Certificate ONC

City & Guilds / NVQ

Tools

PLC systems

SCADA

Instruments & telemetry

Job description

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, 5a,£41,815 - £49,988, depending on experience
• A company van
• Option of a Company car or Allowance after 12 months
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year (i.e. from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with theICA Technician progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays -plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package- choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discountsand many more!

Location

This is a mobile worker, this role will be covering parts of West but mostly South Yorkshire, ideally, we are looking for people within a commutable distance of Huddersfield, Wakefield, Barnsley or Sheffield.

Work type

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Standby would be expected once achieved required level of progression + occasional overtime may be available.

We have an exciting opportunity for an ICA Technician to join a regional team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it is so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.

Our Instrumentation, Control and Automation teams are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

As an ICA technician within our Asset Maintenance team, you will be required to work unsupervised in a wide variety of locations and be accountable for the completion of planned and reactive ICA tasks within agreed timescales, quality, and cost parameters.

You will have responsibility for maintaining, repairing, and commissioning instrumentation, control, automation, and telemetry systems across Yorkshire Water's asset base on treatment works, pumping stations, CSO's and reservoirs.

To support you in the delivery of maintaining, repairing, and commissioning the variety of assets across Yorkshire Water, we provide in-house training on areas such as PLC’s, SCADA, Instruments etc.

Asset Maintenance has focused ICA teams working across the whole Yorkshire region. Each team has its own geographical area of responsibility but on occasions, members could be expected to work anywhere in Yorkshire.

Where you fit in

As our ICA Technician you will:

• Be required to work unsupervised in a wide variety of locations and be accountable for the completion of planned and reactive ICA tasks within agreed timescales
• Be expected to build and maintain relationships with operational customers, colleagues, suppliers, and partners
• Always work safely to agreed safe systems of work
• Proactively identify areas for improvement in relation to hazards, providing mitigation and submitting these to the safety database.
• Be responsible for maintaining, repairing and commissioning a wide variety of ICA related equipment from PLC's to telemetry systems and instrumentation such as pressure, flow, level, chlorine residual, turbidity and pH.

What skills & qualifications you will need

• To Always work safely
• A recognised electrical craft or technician apprenticeship
• A formal electrical qualification: National Certificate (ONC) or similar
• A practical electrical qualification: City and Guilds, NVQ or similar
• The ability to read and understand technical documents such as loop diagrams and electrical drawings
• The ability to identify and rectify faults on electrical systems
• Safe isolation to the current IET regulations

You will also benefit from having

• IET 18th edition (requirements for electrical installations)
• CompEx: Ex 1, EX 2, EX 3, EX 4
• HNC electrical/electronic engineering
• Knowledge and experience on PLC systems (maintenance and fault finding)
• Professionally registered with the IET or similar
• Experience in the water industry or other process environment
• IOSH Qualification

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it is important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn't always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you’ve got experience in Instrumentation, Control and Automation and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

Advert Closes 19th November

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position should the need occur.