ICA Technician

Overview

ICA Technician role at Southern Water.

Location: Isle of Wight; geographically based within location area (negotiable), with travel to multiple sites.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 38 hours per week (Mon-Wed 08:00-16:30, Thurs-Fri 08:00-15:30)

Salary: Base salary from £37,260 up to £53,820 per annum (depending on skills and experience). Overtime and on-call payments available.

Closing Date:

Benefits: A company van (for business use only) which you can take home, and a fuel card;
Health Care cash plan cover (with options to upgrade for family coverage);
Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution).

• Planned, reactive and proactive maintenance including fault finding, calibration, testing, investigation and programming on equipment such as telemetry systems, instrumentation (flowmeters, level transmitters, pressure transducers, temperature probes, etc.), analysers (turbidity, etc.), MCC & LVA with PLC control, control networks, MCC/LVA components, PID controllers, dosing equipment, and automation (PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems).
• Implement complex process improvements and diagnose control system faults on PLC types such as Rockwell, Mitsubishi and a range of package plant PLCs.
• PLC software control via backups and routine verification; maintain a change control system when software is requested.
• HMI & SCADA system backups and modifications.
• Setup and maintenance of site control networks (Ethernet, DH+, Profibus, Profinet, RS232, etc.), including managed switch configuration.
• Conduct planned maintenance and/or calibrate instrumentation to Southern Water standards to ensure reliability and accuracy.
• Respond to faults/alarms as guided by the Regional Control Centre.
• Undertake investigative work on instruments and process issues at fresh water plants, identifying faults and implementing remedial action.
• Calibration of fresh water equipment to external national standards such as HACCP and MCerts.
• Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner to maintain internal change control standards.
• Implement system modifications from Operational Team requests to help improve process control or compliance.
• Gather evidence to assist with Root Cause Analysis and implement changes as required.
• Coach and train team members to develop their skills.

• Travel across multiple sites with a company van provided.

• NVQ Level 3 in Electrical or Electronic Engineering OR time-served apprenticeship.
• ONC or HNC in Instrumentation, Electronics, or Control.
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience with PLC programming and SCADA systems.

• Experience in process-oriented industries (water, petrochemical, manufacturing).
• Enthusiasm for learning and growth.

Southern Water offers monitored career paths, training, and development opportunities.

Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on protected characteristics. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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