Instrumentation, Control and Automation (ICA) Technician/Engineer

Southern Water; Southampton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Water is seeking an Instrumentation, Control and Automation Technician/Engineer based in Southampton. This role involves maintaining essential plant instrumentation and ensuring operational efficiency across multiple sites. Competitive salary and extensive benefits package, including company van and training, are offered to the right candidate.

Benefits

Company van

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Pension contributions up to 11%

Employee assistance program

Life assurance equal to 4x salary

Qualifications

• HNC or apprenticeship in relevant field is required.
• Experience in water utility or process-oriented industry preferred.
• Valid UK driving licence is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and calibrate plant instrumentation.
• Respond to instrumentation faults and conduct planned maintenance.
• Implement process improvements via control system modifications.

Skills

Problem Solving

Fault Finding

Collaborative Skills

Communication Skills

Enthusiasm for Learning

Education

HNC in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

Time-served Apprenticeship

Tools

PLC

SCADA

Job description

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Instrumentation, Control and Automation (ICA) Technician/Engineer, Southampton

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Southern Water

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Southampton, United Kingdom

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Posted:

24.06.2025

Expiry Date:

08.08.2025

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Role: Instrumentation, Control, and Automation Technician/Engineer

Location: Multiple Locations across Kent, Sussex, Hampshire

Contract Type: Permanent

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

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 38 hours

Salary: £37,260.00 up to £47,610.00

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/Engineer to support the processing of water for public use & for our Wastewater Teams.

As an ICA Engineer, you will maintain, repair, modify, configure, commission, calibrate and install all plant instrumentation including PLC and SCADA equipment, alarms and telemetry across the Southern Water region to ensure that the operation is efficient and effective.

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

Your responsibilities are to include:

• Fault finding, calibration, testing, investigation and programming in technical aspects such as telemetry, PLC and SCADA 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 Regional Control Centre.
• 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.
• To implement control system modifications from operational requests to improve process control or compliance.
• To coach and train team members to develop their skills.

Skills and experience needed:

• HNC in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or time-served apprenticeship.
• Experience within a process orientated industry such as water utility, petro-chemical, electricity, manufacturing or similar.
• Excellent problem solving and fault-finding skills.
• Experience with PLC and SCADA such as Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Wonderware “In Touch”/Aveva in automation.
• 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 of £37,260.00 up to £47,610.00 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 Fresh Water or 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.

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