United Utilities
Instrumentation Field Service Engineer
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About Us
Salary - £40,232
Work Type - Onsite
Job Location - Poaka Beck Water Treatment Works, Moor Road, Marton, Nr Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0NW
Role Type - Permanent
Employment Type - Full Time
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
The role
As an Instrumentation Field Service Engineer, you’ll play a key role in keeping our operational sites running safely, efficiently, and reliably. You’ll be out in the field diagnosing faults, carrying out planned maintenance, and ensuring our instrumentation and control equipment performs exactly as it should.
You’ll work closely with process, operations, and engineering teams to keep critical assets online and to support continuous improvement across our network. This is a hands-on role where no two days look the same — perfect for someone who enjoys problem-solving, autonomy, and working in varied environments.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Fault-finding, repairing and calibrating instrumentation including flow, pressure, level, and analytical equipment
- Completing reactive and planned maintenance across the Cumbria region
- Supporting installations, upgrades, and project teams with technical expertise
- Providing high-quality digital work records and documentation
- Working safely and professionally across all sites
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What You Will Bring:
- Level 3 qualification in Instrumentation, Electrical, Control, or Mechatronics
- Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with industrial/process instrumentation or similar
- Ability to read technical drawings, manuals, and P&IDs
- Full UK driving license
- A proactive, independent working style
What Makes Being An FSE Great (Your Benefits)
🚐 Company Van (Fully Equipped + Take-Home)
A dedicated company van fitted with the tools and equipment you need — and yes, you take it home. That means:
- No commuting in your own vehicle
- No mileage to claim back
- Your van becomes your mobile workspace
This alone is one of the most valued benefits by field engineers.
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🗓 Freedom & Flexibility
You manage your own day, your own sites, and your own schedule within the planned work — giving you autonomy and variety rarely found in site-based roles.
🌍 Local Patch in and around Ulverston
Being based in Ulverston means you're ideally located to support communities across:
- Barrow-in-Furness, Dalton-in-Furness & Askam-in-Furness
- Kendal, Grange-over-Sands & Milnthorpe
- Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere & Ambleside
- Ulverston and the wider South Lakes area
✅ Less travel time = greater efficiency, stronger local connections, and more time spent supporting customers and colleagues.
We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.
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