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ICA Technician

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Sustainable Construction & Energy Efficiency
Sustainable Construction & Energy Efficiency
£47,000/Year
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Description

Location
Greenwich Storm, SE10 8JL, London

Hours
38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:30 am - 3:36 pm plus standby rota payments. Overtime opportunities available, potentially increasing earnings by £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.

Salary
Up to £47,000 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 Wastewater team. Based at Greenwich Storm, 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, helping to reduce pollution and positively impact Thames Water's environmental footprint.

Key duties include ensuring health and safety compliance, carrying out planned and defect maintenance on wastewater assets, recording work and asset information to improve business performance, providing specialist technical advice, coaching and developing staff including apprentices, and delivering 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 on call.

Requirements

Experience
- Proven experience in calibration and maintenance of front-line instrumentation.
- Practical understanding of operational plant and control systems.
- Knowledge and experience with relay logic and PLCs (Rockwell & Allen Bradley), including management and programming.
- Experience with inverter drives and ability to read and fault find from circuit diagrams.
- Understanding of Wonderware and Clear SCADA is desirable.
- Ability to identify potential issues and implement solutions or escalate as necessary.
- Experience working in a safety-conscious environment with awareness of relevant Health and Safety issues.

About you
- Excellent communicator, able to provide technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
- Resilient and adaptable to changing work environments and pressures.
- 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.
- Committed to health, safety, and wellbeing of self and others.
- Full UK driving licence.

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

Expiry date: 08/12/2025
ICA Technician
Company:
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Salary:
£47,000
Job Type:
Job
Location:
London