Senior Instrument Controls & Automation Engineer

What You’ll Be Doing as a Senior Instrument Controls & Automation Engineer

You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering engineering excellence across Thames Water’s assets. Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that control and instrumentation requirements are accurately captured in project technical briefs to support effective design and delivery.
• Undertake detailed ICA engineering tasks, applying your expertise to develop robust and efficient solutions.
• Deliver engineering solutions that meet all relevant regulatory standards and compliance requirements for ICA-related assets.
• Contribute to project definition briefs and provide expert review, approval, and assurance of ICA designs to ensure quality and consistency.
• Assist in identifying and defining upgrade paths for obsolete systems and components, ensuring continuity and reliability of operations.
• Provide input into the development and enhancement of technical asset standards, driving innovation and best practice.
• Assist in the development of reference control and instrument system designs that can be used on multiple sites.
• Lead and promote best practices in ICA engineering across the organisation, setting high standards for technical delivery.
• Act as the technical authority during project delivery phases, ensuring solutions meet design intent and are ready for operational handover.
• Review engineering contractor deliverables for compliance with TW standards.

Base location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB

What you should bring to the role

• A recognised senior design engineer in their Engineering Discipline, probably including expertise in design and specifying instrumentation, PLC and SCADA systems, data/telemetry networks and Safety Instrument Systems and with meaningful experience in the water industry.
• Degree level or equivalent with professional chartership preferred in their Engineering Discipline or on their roadmap of professional development.
• Understanding of the regulatory environment to achieve compliance with our engineering regulatory requirements.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, both internally and externally
• Collaborate actively with the ability to influence senior colleagues.
• A passion for continuous professional development and an active approach to driving diversity within Engineering at Thames.
• Ability to produce detailed system architecture drawings, control philosophies, I/O lists, Instrument data sheets, etc, as part of the engineering design process.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £55,000 to £70,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays) 
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of yourself and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

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Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world's water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.