Murray McIntosh
ICA Technician - Wastewater

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ICA Technician (Instrumentation, Control & Automation)
Thames Valley, Surrey & West Sussex | Multiple Sites | Contract Opportunities | Up to £500 per day
Are you an experienced ICA, EC&I or Automation Technician looking for your next contract opportunity? We're supporting a major wastewater operations and maintenance programme and are looking for skilled ICA Technicians to work across wastewater treatment works and pumping stations throughout Surrey and West Sussex.
The Role
You'll be responsible for the inspection, maintenance, fault finding and repair of instrumentation, control and automation systems across operational wastewater assets. Key responsibilities include:
- Fault finding and maintenance of PLC, SCADA and telemetry systems
- Instrument calibration and testing
- Control panel and automation maintenance
- Reactive and planned maintenance activities
- Installation, modification and commissioning of plant equipment
- Supporting site reliability and operational performance
- Ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental standards
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We're Interested In Speaking To Candidates With Experience In:
- Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA)
- EC&I Systems
- PLCs
- SCADA
- Telemetry
- Control Systems
- Electrical Maintenance
- Industrial Automation
- Water & Wastewater Treatment
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Process Industries
- Energy & Infrastructure
Suitable Job Titles Include:
- ICA Technician
- EC&I Technician
- E&I Technician
- Instrumentation Technician
- Control & Instrumentation Technician
- Automation Technician
- PLC Technician
- SCADA Technician
- ICA Engineer
- EC&I Engineer
- Controls Engineer
- Automation Engineer
What's On Offer?
- Day rates up to £500 per day
- Long-term contract opportunities
- Immediate starts available
- AMP8 workload
- Multiple sites across Surrey & West Sussex
- Work on critical wastewater infrastructure projects


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Desired Skills and Experience
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water Treatment
- Wastewater Operations
- Process Operations
- Process Optimisation
- Wastewater Compliance
- Environmental Compliance
- Wastewater Treatment Works
- Pumping Stations
- Wastewater Maintenance
- Mechanical Maintenance
- Electrical Maintenance
- Reactive Maintenance
- Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
- Fault Finding
- Asset Maintenance
- MEICA
- Instrumentation
- Control & Automation
- ICA
- EC&I
- PLC
- SCADA
- Telemetry
- Control Systems
- Automation Systems
- Process Control
- Commissioning
- Calibration
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Health & Safety
- Asset Management
- Utilities
- Water Industry
- SAP
- Operational Excellence
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