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About The Role
This full-time position at Beckton offers a competitive salary of up to £62,000 annually. The Site SCADA Engineer (Waste) will support and enhance critical operational technology across wastewater treatment sites. Responsibilities include maintaining SCADA, automation, control, and communications infrastructure to ensure continuous, reliable service for millions of customers. The successful candidate will drive improvements that reduce pollution and boost environmental performance. Key skills required include SCADA systems, industrial control environments, problem-solving, and collaborative working. Working as part of the Operational Technology team, the engineer will contribute to the resilience and evolution of one of the UK's largest control networks.
Every day, more than 16 million customers rely on Thames Water's operational technology systems to safely collect, treat, and transport wastewater. Behind those systems is a complex network of SCADA, automation, control, and communications infrastructure that operates 24/7 across hundreds of operational sites.
We're looking for a talented SCADA Engineer to join our Operational Technology team and help drive the reliability, resilience, and evolution of one of the UK's largest industrial control system environments. You'll play a key role in supporting and improving the technology that enables our frontline teams to operate critical wastewater services while helping us reduce pollution, improve environmental outcomes, and deliver better performance for our customers.
This is far more than a traditional support role. You'll have the opportunity to influence technical standards, support major transformation programmes, and work on technologies that sit at the heart of Thames Water's operational future.
What you'll be doing as a Site SCADA Engineer (Waste)
As a Waste Site SCADA Systems Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining and enhancing site-based SCADA systems across our wastewater operations estate. These systems provide critical monitoring, control, and operational insight across treatment works and pumping stations.
- Support and maintain critical SCADA platforms including AVEVA System Platform/Wonderware, FactoryTalk View, and Iconics.
- Ensure high levels of system availability, resilience, and security across operational sites.
- Troubleshoot and resolve faults involving SCADA systems, HMIs, PLCs, and communications infrastructure.
- Deliver upgrades, patches, and improvements that keep systems secure and reliable.
- Support disaster recovery planning and business continuity arrangements.
- Work closely with operations teams to understand challenges and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Provide technical input into capital delivery and OT improvement projects.
- Champion OT change management, risk management, and cybersecurity best practice.
- Act as a subject matter expert, sharing knowledge and mentoring colleagues across the wider OT community.
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Why join Thames Water?
This is an opportunity to work at a scale that very few organizations can offer.
You'll be joining a team responsible for supporting operational technology that directly impacts millions of customers and some of the UK's most critical infrastructure. You'll help deliver the next generation of OT capability while developing your own expertise in a highly visible and influential role.
You'll Benefit From
- Exposure to large-scale SCADA, automation, and OT environments.
- Involvement in major infrastructure and digital transformation programmes.
- Opportunities to develop specialist expertise in Operational Technology and industrial cybersecurity.
- Hybrid working that supports work-life balance.
- A collaborative team environment where innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged.
- The chance to make a real difference to environmental performance and customer outcomes.
Base location: Hybrid – Crossness
Working pattern: 36 hours Monday to Friday, with participation in an on-call rota
What We're Looking For
We're interested in talented engineers who are passionate about Operational Technology and enjoy solving complex technical challenges.
You'll Ideally Have Experience In
- SCADA, PLC, ICA, or industrial automation environments.
- AVEVA System Platform/Wonderware, FactoryTalk View, Iconics, or similar technologies.
- Allen-Bradley PLC systems.
- Industrial communications and OT networking.
- Troubleshooting critical operational systems.
- Working with operational stakeholders and translating technical issues into practical solutions.
You'll stand out if you also have:
- Experience within water, utilities, manufacturing, energy, or other process industries.
- Experience supporting industrial control system projects or major system upgrades.
- Understanding of network design, redundancy, and resilience technologies.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary: up to £62,000 per annum.
- Car Allowance: £4,500.
- Annual Leave: 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays).
- Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
- Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
- Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you 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 meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits.
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 of 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.
We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else, just let us know. 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.
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