Senior OT Engineer – SCADA & PLC Leadership

Anglian Water Services; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension – 21% matched

Virtual GP service

26 days annual leave

Life assurance (up to 8x salary)

Personal accident cover (up to 5x)

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Lead OT Engineer to provide technical leadership across Operational Technology systems in our critical infrastructure. You will guide diagnosis, resolution of high-impact issues, and support large capital schemes while ensuring regulatory compliance and service resilience.

Your extensive PLC/SCADA/industrial networks experience will help safeguard water systems and environmental outcomes across Ipswich, Colchester, Bury St Edmunds, and surrounding areas, with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in OT Process Control, SCADA, PLC and networks.
• Ability to deliver robust, maintainable OT assets within regulatory environments.
• Proven troubleshooting and design specification writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across OT systems and projects.
• Support field engineers and stakeholders to resolve high-impact issues.
• Contribute to delivery of large capital schemes and regulatory compliance.
• On-site commissioning and integration of automation networks.

Skills

OT Process Control

SCADA

PLC

Industrial Networks

Telemetry outstations

Tools

Automation & SCADA systems

Job description

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Lead OT Engineer to provide technical leadership across Operational Technology systems in our critical infrastructure. You will guide diagnosis, resolution of high-impact issues, and support large capital schemes while ensuring regulatory compliance and service resilience.

Your extensive PLC/SCADA/industrial networks experience will help safeguard water systems and environmental outcomes across Ipswich, Colchester, Bury St Edmunds, and surrounding areas, with