Instrumentation, Control & Automation Engineering Technician

at  Thames Water Utilites

We are currently seeking an (ICA) (instrumentation, control & automation) engineering technician to join us at Thames Water.

As the successful candidate diagnosing your role will be to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify, or repair as appropriate, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems and associated (Programmable Logic Controllers), instrumentation, control and automation equipment in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision.

• We are offering a salary of up to £43,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
• Location – Orpington, Kent BR6 0SQ however you will cover South East London and Thames water ring main.
• Working Pattern, 38 Hours Monday- Friday 07:30 – 15:36 plus the inclusion on a standby rota for which you will receive additional payment.
• You will get a van, fuel card, PPE and a Training plan.
• You will get 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING AS THE ICA TECHNICIAN

• Installing, modifying, and commissioning new plant equipment to relevant standards and diagnosing and repairing faults in systems and plants. Proactively identifying and reporting follow-on work or areas for enhancement.
• Working as the ICA Electrical Technician alongside multi-disciplinary operational teams such as mechanical, process and electrical technicians.
• Liaising and supervising contractors and suppliers where necessary.
• Carrying out instrumentation, control and automation maintenance on a variety of wastewater assets including planned maintenance and defect maintenance.
• Delivering cost-effective improvements to assets and systems.
• Conducting your risk assessments and creating appropriate method statements when required to safely carry out maintenance activities.
• Providing specialist technical advice where appropriate with up-to-date technical knowledge and providing training support for technical trainees.
• Carry out scheduled planned maintenance work in compliance with company procedures to minimize plant breakdowns.
• Support project development and input into capital delivery projects.
• Investigate the nature of plant failures and subsequently carry out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions to the process.
• Examples of some instrumentation you could be working on are flow meters, pressure levels, ultrasonic, radar, gas detection, and PH monitors.
• Participate in a stand-by rota following relevant training.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING TO THE ROLE

• A good, practical understanding of operational plant and control systems is essential
• An understanding of Wonderware and Clear SCADA 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.
• Examples of some instrumentation you could be working on are flow meters, pressure levels, ultrasonic and telemetry.
• We are looking for someone with experience in calibration and maintenance of front-line instrumentation.
• Ideally you will be qualified to HNC level or otherwise will have City and Guilds Part 2 or NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an electrical subject.
• Knowledge of wastewater treatment processes is desirable.
• The work will require physical fitness and the ability to work in confined spaces with successful completion of the appropriate training; as well as the flexibility to work on an out-of-hours rota when necessary.
• We are looking for a self-motivated team player who is comfortable also with working and who possesses excellent time-management skills.

As the successful candidate diagnosing your role will be to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify, or repair as appropriate, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems and associated (Programmable Logic Controllers), instrumentation, control and automation equipment in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision.

• We are offering a salary of up to £43,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
• Location – Orpington, Kent BR6 0SQ however you will cover South East London and Thames water ring main.
• Working Pattern, 38 Hours Monday- Friday 07:30 – 15:36 plus the inclusion on a standby rota for which you will receive additional payment.
• You will get a van, fuel card, PPE and a Training plan.
• You will get 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays