Wastewater Process Controller — 24/7 SCADA Ops

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WeCare health services

Benefits on Tap discounts

Parental leave (paternity/maternity)

Job summary

Thames Water seeks a Process Controller (Waste) to ensure Maple Lodge Sewage Treatment Works runs 24/7. Based in Rickmansworth, you will monitor SCADA, respond to events, and guide Process Technicians on site to maintain service delivery to standards.

You will work in a large water utility environment, receive full training on health & safety, and play a key role in operational reliability and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Must be a team player.
• SCADA experience.
• Wastewater process experience and the ability to coordinate & prioritise work.
• Qualification in a technical discipline (M, E or ICA) advantageous with appropriate City & Guilds/ONC/OND/HNC/HND or equivalent.
• Unsupervised work on 12-hour shifts (days and nights).
• Fully competent with the Company IT systems.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Being responsible for the overall operation of the Sewage Treatment Works and associated outstations for the plant and equipment.
• Monitoring, collating and reporting data to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance and customer demand.
• Processing faults and advising suitable rectification by first fix, raising issues to the Site Management Team.
• Carrying out isolations to plant and issuing Permits to work as part of a safe system of work.
• Assisting with on-site capital project works, coordinating maintenance and operational personnel and raising reactive work when required.
• Monitoring stock levels and requesting deliveries as required.
• Undertaking safety and security checks and taking responsibility for health and safety of yourself and colleagues.
• Operate and monitor processes from the Control room using SCADA; when needed, access process areas to operate and inspect.
• Undergo training in safety procedures including confined space entry.

Skills

SCADA

Wastewater

Team player

Driving licence

Technical qualification

Shift work

Education

Technical City & Guilds / ONC / OND / HNC / HND or equivalent

Job description

Thames Water seeks a Process Controller (Waste) to ensure Maple Lodge Sewage Treatment Works runs 24/7. Based in Rickmansworth, you will monitor SCADA, respond to events, and guide Process Technicians on site to maintain service delivery to standards.

You will work in a large water utility environment, receive full training on health & safety, and play a key role in operational reliability and regulatory compliance.