Job Description

ICA Technician

Date:

25 Jun 2025

Company:

DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig Welsh Water Plc

City:

Abergavenny

Address:

Abergavenny, Wales, GB, NP7 9LH

Job Requisition Number

7795

Work Type

Permanent

Job Function

Operational

Salary Range

33,365.00 -39,403.00

Base

Llanfoist

Closing Date

23:59 on 09/07/2025

What you'll be responsible for

Carrying out planned maintenance of ICA plant, and make decisions on both tasks and frequencies in order to strike a balance between regular checks and number of breakdowns.



Your responsibilities will include:



Working closely with the area's wastewater teams to provide ICA support and expertise for the area's wastewater treatment works and associated assets

Ensuring compliance with the area's planned maintenance schedule

Carrying out planned maintenance of ICA plant, and making decisions on both tasks and frequencies in order to strike a balance between regular checks and number of breakdowns

Responding to breakdowns on a very wide variety of ICA plant, assessing problems, deciding on action, acquiring spares and carrying out repairs as necessary

Recommending design changes if necessary, to ensure that plant continues to function efficiently and effectively in order to maintain levels of service

Programming PLCs, telemetry and SCADA systems to efficiently control and monitor unmanned plant and amending existing programmes in response to both faults and operational changes in order to optimise levels of service

Reviewing ICA solutions of small capital schemes to ensure correct operation

Implementing and maintaining the IMS procedures at all times to ISO standard. Ensuring that all ICA equipment is calibrated by the procedure at defined frequencies and is auditable and keeping BMS records to ensure that they are satisfactory for internal and BSI audits

Ensuring the operation of all communication links to wastewater outstations are maintained and operable at all times

Implementing and maintaining the Planned Maintenance System

Being actively involved in design, installation and commissioning of Capital Schemes to enhance ICA, Process optimisation and environmental discharge monitoring and control

Liaising closely within the Alliance Partnership to ensure that all large capital schemes are implemented effectively and efficiently

Designing, installing, commissioning and maintaining all instrumentation and communication links to wastewater assets

Who you'll work with

Internal

Strong working relationship within the wastewater team Internal audit team Regular liaison with scientific team, asset strategy/capital delivery teams and operational control centre

External

Environment Agency in relation to abstraction and discharge Health and Safety Emergency Planning Capital Partners

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Time Served apprenticeship in a relevant role - electronics, instrumentation or electrical would be desirable; or fully qualified in at least one of the work streams with a demonstrable track record and experience. HNC or equivalent in Industrial measurement and control Good IT skills A team player who understands the importance of ownership and accountability The ability to develop positive working relationships across the business Effective communication skills Clean Driving Licence Flexibility to provide extra cover in line with business needs

Good to know

Site based role. Requirement to participate in standby rota (1 in 5)and 260 hours of planned overtime with additional earnings.




For more information on the role please contact

Tony.Box2@dwrcymru.com

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive) Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year Enhanced employer pension contributions - Up to 11% employer contributions Free Mortgage Brokering Services Enhanced family friendly policies Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping Cycle to work scheme Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family Many more can be found on our website.




Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.



Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

Who we are

D?r Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.
To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company's required security objectives.
We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.
To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.
In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.


D?r Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT
D?r Cymru Cyf 2019.

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