Instrumental, Control & Automation Technician

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Swindon; On-site; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company in Swindon is seeking an Instrumentation, Control & Automation Technician to maintain and repair SCADA systems. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of PLC programming and operational plant systems. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £47,000 per annum, 24 days holiday, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

24 days holiday increasing to 28

Generous pension scheme through AON

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Access to health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Good practical understanding of operational plant and control systems.
• Desirable understanding of Wonderware and ClearSCADA.
• Experience with relay logic and PLCs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair SCADA systems and instrumentation.
• Carry out planned maintenance and reactive maintenance.
• Provide specialist technical advice where appropriate.

Skills

Operational plant and control systems

PLC management and programming

Calibration and maintenance of instrumentation

Reading and fault-finding from circuit diagrams

Physical fitness for confined spaces

Time-management skills

Education

HNC level or City and Guilds Part 2 or NVQ level 3 in electrical subject

Tools

Wonderware

ClearSCADA

Job description

Job title Instrumental, Control & Automation Technician Ref 37270 Division Asset Operations & Capital Delivery Location Swindon - SN2 2DJ Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time Hours 38 Hours Monday- Friday 7:30 am – 15:36pm plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase this earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training. Salary Offering up to £47,000 per annum depending on your level of experience. Job grade A Closing date 30/10/2025

We are currently seeking an experienced Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA) engineering technician to work out of our Swindon Sewage Treatment Works as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

As the successful candidate, your role will be to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair as appropriate, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems and associated (Programmable Logic Controllers), instrumentation, control and automation equipment in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision.

All Tools, PPE and Van will be provided.

What you’ll be doing as an Instrumental, Control & Automation Technician

• Carrying out planned maintenance (PPM), which includes some mandatory tickets and some reactive maintenance on defective equipment.
• Installing, modifying, and commissioning new plant equipment to relevant standards, and diagnosing and repairing faults on systems and plants. Proactively identifying and reporting follow-up work or areas for enhancement and delivering cost-effective improvements to assets and systems.
• Investigation into plant failures and the implementation of subsequent repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• You will be responsible for providing specialist technical advice, where appropriate, with up-to-date technical knowledge.
• Base Location: Swindon - SN2 2DJ. Due to the nature of the role, you will be expected to travel to other sites in the surrounding area.
• Working Pattern 38 Hours Monday- Friday 7:30 am – 3:36 pm plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase this earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.

What you should bring to the role

• 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 & Allen-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 with inverter drives.
• Examples of some instrumentation you could be working on are flow meters, pressure levels, ultrasonic and telemetry.
• We are looking for someone with experience in calibration and maintenance of front-line instrumentation.
• Ideally, you will be qualified to HNC level or otherwise will have City and Guilds Part 2 or NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an electrical subject.
• Knowledge of wastewater treatment processes is desirable.
• The work will require physical fitness and the ability to work in confined spaces with successful completion of the appropriate training, as well as the flexibility to work on an out-of-hours rota when necessary.
• We are looking for a self-motivated team player who is comfortable also with working and who possesses excellent time-management skills.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• 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.

We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process . If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support .

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.