Water ICA Technician: Instrumentation & Automation Expert

Pertemps Thames Water; Oxford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £47k

24 days leave (28 with service)

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking an Instrumentation, Control & Automation Technician for the Bishops Stortford STW site. The role covers installation, commissioning, maintenance, and repair of water production assets, including level instrumentation and flow meters.

You will work with SCADA systems, PLCs, and process control networks, liaising with contractors and providing training support for technical apprentices. Applicants should hold relevant qualifications and a valid UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Qualified to HNC level or NVQ Level 3 in instrumentation, control and automation.
• 18th Edition (BS7671) qualification preferred.
• Good understanding of operational plant and control systems.
• Experience with relay logic and PLCs (Rockwell & Allen-Bradley) including programming.
• Ability to fault-find from circuit diagrams and work with inverter drives.
• Calibration and maintenance of front-line instrumentation.
• Excellent communicator and team player.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, maintain and repair water production assets.
• Work with SCADA systems, PLCs and process control networks.
• Liaise with contractors and suppliers as needed.
• Provide specialist technical advice and apprentice training.
• Ensure safety and compliance with standards.

Skills

Relay logic

PLCs

Rockwell

Allen-Bradley

Calibration

Instrumentation

Inverter drives

Wonderware

ClearSCADA

Driving licence

Education

HNC qualification

NVQ Level 3

BS7671 18th Edition

Tools

SCADA

Wonderware

ClearSCADA

Job description

Thames Water is seeking an Instrumentation, Control & Automation Technician for the Bishops Stortford STW site. The role covers installation, commissioning, maintenance, and repair of water production assets, including level instrumentation and flow meters.

You will work with SCADA systems, PLCs, and process control networks, liaising with contractors and providing training support for technical apprentices. Applicants should hold relevant qualifications and a valid UK driving licence.