Location
Walthamstow, North East London region.

Hours
Full Time - 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:30 am – 3:36 pm, plus standby.

Salary
Up to £47,000 per annum, with potential earnings increase of £8,000 to £10,000 through standby rota payments and overtime opportunities.

About the Role
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA) or Control and Instrumentation (C&I) technician to join our Water Production Operations Team. This is a mobile role, requiring work on various Water Treatment Works and borehole sites around the Chingford, Walthamstow, Waltham Abbey, and Stonebridge Park areas. The role includes installations, commissioning, maintenance, and repairs of water production assets, including level instrumentation, flow meters, and Tand VM’s turbidity monitors. You will work with technology such as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems, associated PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), and Process control networks. You will also liaise with and supervise contractors and suppliers, investigate asset failures, and implement repairs efficiently to avoid interruptions to the water supply process. Additionally, you will provide specialist technical advice and training support for technical apprentices.

Experience
A strong practical understanding of operational assets and control systems is essential. Solid understanding of SCADA systems and experience with relay logic and PLCs (Rockwell & Allen-Bradley) is required. Ability to read and fault find from circuit diagrams and previous experience with inverter drives is preferred.

About you
The ideal candidate will have an HNC/Level 4 education or 6+ years’ experience, including a time-served apprenticeship within Control, Instrumentation, and Automation. A valid driving license is essential due to the nature of the role. You should have a safety-conscious mindset, be self-motivated, disciplined, and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Teamwork and proactivity in making recommendations and improvements are crucial.

Qualifications
Applicants should ideally have an HNC/Level 4 education or equivalent experience in Control, Instrumentation, and Automation.