Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Technician (ICA)

Thames Water
📍 Reading, England, United Kingdom 💼 full time 🕒 Posted June 11, 2026

Job Description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA) or Control and Instrumentation (C&I) technician to join our Waste & Bioresources Operations team in Reading.

This is a mobile role, where you would be required to work on various wastewater treatment works around the Reading area.

We are looking for someone who can work in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision while maintaining the required standards to ensure that our statutory obligations are met and that asset availability and the associated performance measures are maintained to manufacturers' standards.

An ICA Technician may also operate and optimise processes and on-site equipment to ensure delivery of water quality compliance, safety, and operational efficiencies both in and out of normal hours.

What you’ll be doing as an Instrument Control Automation Technician (Control and Instrumentation Technician):

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Job Details

  • Location Reading, England
  • Job Type full time
  • Category Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
  • Posted Date June 11, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 21, 2026