Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Technician; ICA)

Based at Camberley, this full‑time post covers sewage pumping stations and borehole sites across the home counties, including Esher. The Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Technician (ICA) works mobile shifts, servicing, calibrating and repairing control systems, telemetry and process instrumentation with minimal supervision. Candidates must uphold statutory obligations, maintain asset availability and meet manufacturers' standards. Duties include fault-finding on PLCs, SCADA and associated plant, plus optimising on‑site processes.

A competitive salary reaching £47,000 per annum applies, dependent on skills and experience. Applications should hold relevant electrical or instrumentation qualifications and demonstrate competence in automation maintenance, ideally within the water sector.

• The role would include installations, commissioning, maintenance, and repairs of water production assets, including level instrumentation, flow meters, and Tand VM’s turbidity monitors.
• Working with technology, including SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems, associated PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), and Process control networks.
• Liaise with and supervise contractors and suppliers where necessary.
• You will be responsible for providing specialist technical advice where appropriate, with up‑to‑date technical knowledge, and providing training support for technical apprentices.

Base Location – Due to the nature of this role, you would be contractually based at the Camberley STW.

Working Pattern: 38 hours per week Monday-Friday.
7:30 am
-3:36 pm Plus standby & overtime opportunity, increasing earnings by a potential £8,000 - £10,000 upon completion of essential company training.

Equipment:
All PPE, tools, a company van and a fuel card are provided. You must have Knowledge and experience working with relay logic and PLCs (Rockwell & Allen‑Bradley), which will include management and programming.

• Ideally, you will be qualified to HNC level or otherwise NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an instrumentation, control and automation discipline. Preferably, for you to have an 18th Edition (BS7671) qualification.
• A good, practical understanding of operational plant and control systems is essential.
• An understanding of Wonderware and ClearSCADA is desirable.
• Knowledge and experience working with relay logic and PLCs (Rockwell & Alan Bradley), which will include management and programming.
• The ideal candidate will have the ability to read and fault‑find from circuit diagrams, as well as have previous experience with inverter drives.
• We are looking for someone with experience in calibration and maintenance of front‑line instrumentation.
• A problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or elevate if required.
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to Internal and External staff and contractors.
• Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative to design and meet standards.
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
• Team player who can work in many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others.
• Full UK driving licence.

Competitive salary up to £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution
  - Maximum of 12%
  -2x employee contribution.
• Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Performance‑related…