Location
Hampton, London, TW12 2ES

Hours
38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:30 am - 3:36 pm plus standby rota payments and overtime opportunities which can increase earning potential by up to £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.

Salary
Up to £57,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus company van, tools, and PPE provided.

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA) Technician to join our clean water team. Based in Hampton, you will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams including systems, mechanical, and electrical technicians. Your responsibilities will include installing, modifying, and commissioning new plant equipment to relevant standards, diagnosing and repairing faults on systems and plants, and proactively identifying and reporting works for enhancement. You will deliver cost-effective improvements to assets and systems, contributing directly to reducing pollution from our sites and positively impacting Thames Water's environmental footprint.

Key duties include ensuring health and safety compliance for yourself and others, carrying out planned and defect maintenance on wastewater assets, recording work and asset information to improve business performance, and providing specialist technical advice. You will also coach, train, and develop staff, including apprentices, and deliver excellent customer service to both internal and external customers in a professional and respectful manner.

All necessary PPE, tools, and a company van will be provided when on duty and call.

Experience
- Proven experience in instrumentation, control, and automation maintenance and fault diagnosis on operational plant and control systems.
- Experience with relay logic and PLCs (Rockwell & Allen Bradley), including management and programming.
- Calibration and maintenance of front-line instrumentation.
- Ability to read and fault-find from circuit diagrams and experience with inverter drives.
- Practical understanding of operational plant and control systems.
- Knowledge of Wonderware and Clear SCADA is desirable.

About you
- A problem solver who can identify potential issues and implement solutions or escalate when necessary.
- Excellent communicator, able to provide technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
- Resilient and adaptable to working under pressure in a constantly changing environment.
- Able to work independently with minimum supervision, using own initiative to design and meet standards.
- Team player who respects others, provides helpful feedback, and supports the development of colleagues.
- Strong awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
- Full UK driving licence.

Qualifications
- Ideally qualified to HNC level or NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an instrumentation, control and automation discipline.
- Preferably holds an 18th Edition (BS7671) qualification.