Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Technician; ICA)

Reporting to the Home Counties Pumping Team, the Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Technician (ICA) covers a mobile patch across Surrey and West Sussex, maintaining over 200 pumping stations. This full-time post suits a Control and Instrumentation specialist able to work safely and unsupervised, keeping assets available and statutory duties met. Tasks include fault finding, calibration, planned maintenance and process optimisation to manufacturers' standards.

Applicants need strong electrical, instrumentation and automation skills, plus a full UK driving licence. Salary reaches £57,000 yearly, dependent on capabilities and experience.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA) or Control and Instrumentation (C&I) technician to join our Home Counties Pumping Team in Esher. This is a mobile role, where you would be required to work on over 200 pumping stations around the Surrey and West Sussex area. We are looking for someone who can work in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision while maintaining the required standards to ensure that our statutory obligations are met and that asset availability and the associated performance measures are maintained to manufacturers' standards.

An ICA Technician may also operate and optimise processes and on-site equipment to ensure delivery, safety, and operational efficiencies both in and out of normal hours.

• 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.
• This vital role also involves the investigation into asset failures and the implementation of subsequent repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions to the water supply process.
• 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, travel to multiple sites will be required. You would be contractually based at Esher Sewage Treatment Work, KT10 8AU
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Working Pattern: 38 hours per week Monday-Friday. 7:30 am - 3:36pm 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.
• A strong electrical background, preferably with 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,…