ICA Technician

Job Requisition Number

Work Type
Permanent

Job Function
Operational

Salary
£38, Additional Earnings 
+Planned Working Time
+Standby 
+Company vehicle

Base
Pen y Cefn

Closing Date
23:59 on 18/12/2025

What you'll be responsible for

As an Instrumentation and Control Automation (ICA) Technician you will be working closely with the water production teams to ensure our Water Treatment Works and Water pumping stations are working successfully. A team player with the ability to build relationships quickly, you will provide support and guidance to carry out planned maintenance work and respond to breakdowns.

Key Responsibilities include:

1. Carry out planned maintenance of ICA plant, and make decisions on both tasks and frequencies in order to strike a balance between regular checks and number of breakdowns.
2. Respond to breakdowns on a very wide variety of ICA plant, assess problems, decide on action, acquire spares and carry out repairs as necessary.
3. Recommend design changes if necessary, to ensure that plant continues to function efficiently and effectively in order to maintain levels of service
4. Programme PLC's and telemetry and SCADA systems to efficiently control and monitor unmanned plant amend existing programmes in response to both faults and operational changes in order to optimise levels of service.
5. Give technical advice to contractors on ICA design of small capital schemes to ensure correct operation.
6. Implement and maintain the BMS procedures at all times to ISO standard. Ensure that all ICA equipment is calibrated by the procedure at defined frequencies and is auditable. Keep BMS records to ensure that they are satisfactory for internal and BSI audits
7. Ensure the operation of all communication links to Production and Network outstations are maintained and operable at all times.
8. Implement and maintain the Planned Maintenance System.
9. Be actively involved in design, installation and commissioning of Capital Schemes to enhance ICA, Process optimisation and environmental discharge monitoring and control
10. Liaise closely within the Alliance Partnership to ensure that all large capital schemes are implemented effectively and efficiently
11. Design, install, commission and maintain all instrumentation and communication links to production and Network assets
12. Ensure compliance with the area's planned maintenance schedule 

Who you'll work with

Internal

• Strong working relationship within the Area's Production and Network Teams
• Internal audit team
• Regular liaison with scientific team, asset strategy / capital delivery teams and operational control centre 
   

External

• Environment Agency in relation to abstraction and discharge
• Health and Safety
• Emergency Planning
• Capital Partners

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience 

• Time Served apprenticeship in a relevant role – electronics, instrumentation or electrical or HNC or equivalent in Industrial measurement and control 
• Good IT skills 
• A team player who understands the importance of ownership and accountability 
• Ability to develop positive working relationships across the water production teams and the wider organisation 
• Effective communication skills
• A full UK drivers licence 

Good to know

• Requirement to take part in standby rota 
• Full UK Driving Licence required
• Company vehicle included

For more information on the role please contact 

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services 
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be found on our website. 

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company's required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.

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