Instrumentation Control Automation Engineer - Swindon, United Kingdom - Thames Water

Thames Water
Thames Water
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Swindon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK's largest water and wastewater company.

We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.

What you will be doing
This is an exciting opportunity to join Thames Water as one of our ICA Apprentices.

You will be learning about new and innovative technologies that will improve the way we work at Thames Water for years to come.

This is a great opportunity to learn the essentialskills that are already in high demand across the industry and will set you on the path to your future career.

You will be working alongside an experienced technician for the duration of your programme and will receive ongoing support from your dedicated mentor on site, line manager and engagement partner who will guide you and help develop your experience to excelwithin your career at Thames Water.

As an Instrumentation automation and control (ICA) Apprentice you'll be helping to control all the instruments and systems we have on our sites.

You'll be working on the technology which monitors and controls all aspects of Thames Water's water and wastewaterprocesses, and how they're performing across the network.?During the apprenticeship you'll become qualified to carry out planned preventative and general maintenance of equipment, modifying and rewiring, testing, and inspecting, condition-based monitoringand fault finding within our systems.

You will complete the Level 3 Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard - ICA Pathway. Included in the programme you will also complete the Level 3 City & Guilds Diploma in Engineering.

We work with Basingstoke College and you willbe expected to attend the campus in Basingstoke on fortnightly basis with the alternate week being virtual delivery, you may also be expected to attend college on block release, we will support your attendance by paying for your accommodation and travel expensesin line with our business expense policy.


We're looking for you to:


The GCSE requirements for our positions area minimum of two GCSEs at grade 4 or above (A-C), in Maths and English or functional skills level 2 in Maths and English. Don't worry if you don't have your grades yet, if you aredue to sit your exams this year, we still want to hear from you if your predicted grades meet our requirements.?

  • Have a
    real passion for this opportunity and the
    drive and motivation to manage your learning and working life.
  • Be a
    logical thinker have a real passion for technology and finding out how things work.
  • Be
    focused, well
    organised, have excellent
    time management skills and the
    dedication to succeed.?
  • Have great
    team working skills but also be able to work independently, putting customers at the heart of everything you do.?
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Communicate effectively and be able to
challenge when a problem arises.

  • Be a
    champion for Health & Safety within the workplace for both you and your colleagues, helping us maintain our great reputation.
  • Due to the nature of the role, you will need to
    live a maximum of 3040 minute journey from your base location.

What's in it for you?

We are offering training, qualifications, real life experience and the opportunity to "Earn while you learn" - This is a real job with real rewards.

The starting salary will be £20,000 with a yearly pay review and full studies funded by Thames Water. You'll also receive 24 days holiday, pension and other benefits. Travel costs are covered for travel to and from your college studies.
You can find out more in our working for us section of our website.
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