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Senior Automation Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Experience with Rockwell & Mitsubishi PLC, HMI, SCADA systems
  • Familiarity with telemetry systems and instrumentation for pressure, flow, level, chlorine residual, turbidity and pH measurement
  • Character, positivity, and a caring attitude

Responsibilities

  • Deliver automation expertise for day-to-day operational support
  • Program, maintain and repair Rockwell & Mitsubishi PLC, HMI, SCADA systems
  • Assist in ensuring new ICA installations meet Severn Trent Water standards
  • Lead in the management of software backups and control for all ICA systems

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Teamwork

About the company

Severn Trent logo

Severn Trent

  • Utilities & Power
  • XLarge
  • 5,001–10,000
Water is wonderful. Without it we’d be lost. With it, everything’s possible.For every toothbrush, for every loo flushed. For the hot showers, the cool drinks, the cups of tea. (Because honestly? There’s nothing that can’t be sorted over a nice cup of tea.) But it’s not just at the heart of our homes. It’s at the heart of everything; our schools, our businesses, our hospitals. Saving lives, helping communities thrive. It’s essential, and we simply cannot live without it.We’re Severn Trent, a diverse and amazing group of people who want to keep it that way. We bring you clean water and we take it away safely too. But it’s not just what we do. It’s how we do it: not just talking, but going over and above. Stepping up and rolling our sleeves up. And it’s why we do it: because we care. Not only about our water but our little corner of the country and the community we serve. We care for our amazing colleagues who without them none of this would be possible. We care about making sure they reflect the communities we work in too. At Severn Trent we do more, because we care.

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Job description

 

Hello, we’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Oh, we’re pretty keen on people too.

24 hours a day, 365 days a year we serve 4.8 million households and business across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank and every toilet flushed is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We have a very exciting opportunities available!

Working as a Senior Automation Engineer your aim is to deliver Automation expertise for day-to-day operational support.  We will also want you to deliver efficiencies and improvements via improved process control and visualisation work.  There will be data analysis tasks to complete, and we will want you to assist in ensuring that all new ICA installations meet with our Severn Trent Water standards.

In this role you will provide day to day automation support to water, waste & bio resources operational teams in the Worcester and Gloucester Areas. You will primarily be responsible for programming, maintaining and repairing Rockwell & Mitsubishi PLC, HMI, SCADA systems and any associated industrial control networks. Experience working with Rockwell & Mitsubishi products and software is advantageous, however familiarisation and training on these products can be provided.

We will also want you to deliver water & waste treatment efficiencies and improvements through process control and visualisation improvements so experience working with telemetry systems and instrumentation for pressure, flow, level, chlorine residual, turbidity and ph measurement is preferred. Additionally, you will be expected to enable the use of accurate data to inform good decision making within the business and lead in the management of software backups and control for all ICA systems in our area.

You will be given the opportunity to further develop your own skills in role and lead in the development of our operational team’s automation skills, whilst looking to deliver an improved customer experience through the innovative use of automation for predictive control of Non-Infra and Infra processes/assets.  You will also be called upon to support and ensure new ICA systems are standardised and meet STW standards.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude we want to talk to you too.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family: 

  • Skills Progression Plan 
  • Car Allowance per month
  • 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
  • Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
  • Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
  • Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
  • Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
  • Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
  • Family friendly policies
  • Two volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

And if your curiosity has peaked and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.

Ps. we’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.

 

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