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Reliability Engineer - Instrumentation Control and Automation (ICA)

 

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water: 

 

  • We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience, (4a), £48,250 - £60,313
  • A company car benefit
  • Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
  • Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution) 
  • Development opportunities in line with the Reliability Engineer progression plan
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
  • Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary 
  • A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. 
  • Retail savings scheme  
  • Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more! 

 

Location: Yorkshire region base with regular regional travel, 1-2 days in the office / site per week

 

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

 

We have an exciting opportunity for an ICA Reliability Engineer to join the Asset Health & Performance Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you? 

 

What we do:

 

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it is so much more than this.

 

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity. 

 

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. 

 

Working as part of a multidiscipline team covering Electrical, Mechanical and ICA, as an ICA Reliability Engineer, you will investigate issues in our instrumentation, control, automation and telemetry systems for water and wastewater systems, driving improvements to the asset health and resilience whilst ensuring continued compliance to regulations.

 

As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for ICA, you will address unique engineering challenges and provide design and technical advice across Yorkshire Water.  The performance information is vital to show that our assets are healthy, reliable, show resilience and provide sustainability. We can then show, with confidence, that we can comply with our customer and stakeholder expectations. 

 

Where you fit in: 

 

  • Lead Investigations for equipment and asset failures and support investigations for process performance shortfalls.
  • Review ICA assets performance and reliability data to identify critical assets/risks to the Business and instigate RCAs for short, medium, and long-term issue resolution.
  • Be responsible for proposing improvements to ICA asset performance and resilience. This will entail collaboration with other Teams within Asset Delivery. 
  • Develop, implement, and maintain key reliability improvement processes across the YW ICA assets base.
  • Work with suppliers to ensure provide strategic guidance for the deployment of new technologies. 

 

What skills & qualifications you will need: 

 

  • It is essential that you hold a formal engineering qualification to a minimum of HNC or equivalent (Preferably a HND or degree). 
  • Knowledge and ability to deliver and fully document a full Root Cause Analysis Investigation (RCA) following incidents and failures of process equipment and assets.
  • Broad experience with ICA equipment maintenance
  • Electrically qualified for safe access into control panels
  • You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability of clearly communicating and influencing multifunctional teams with differing knowledge and ability.
  • A full, valid driving licence (with no more than 6 points) is required for the role.

 

You will also benefit from having: 

 

  • Previous discipline-specific engineering experience in water/waste/sludge treatment process-related or production-based engineering operations.
  • ICA systems knowledge, platforms used within YW are Allen Bradley SLC500, Mitsubishi IEC/GX Works, Schneider Modicon
  • Proficient in the use of corporate IT Computer Systems e.g. SAP / excel / Power Bi / Pivot Tables
  • Reliability experience within an engineering or process related industry.
  • A strong attention to detail

 

Do we sound like your cup of tea?   

 

If you’ve got experience as an ICA Reliability Engineer and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.   

 

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

 

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

 

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

 

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

 

Just a Heads-up!! We may close this campaign as soon as a suitable candidate is found. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

 

No agencies please

What's in it for you?

Career enhancement and development, colleague well-being and a genuinely positive work experience for all are key priorities. We are continuously evolving and improving our ways of working and you will support us in achieving our vision of 'taking responsibility for the water environment for good'.

If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply on line and complete the application process.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

The Kelda Group provides water and sewerage services to domestic and business customers across the UK, managing the following subsidiary companies: - 

Yorkshire Water, is the main subsidiary company providing water and sewerage services to 4.7 million people and 130,000 businesses in the Yorkshire region. Its activities are regulated by the Water Services Regulation Authority, Ofwat Loop Customer Management Ltd specialises in delivering customer service support to Yorkshire Water that includes billing, debt recovery and incident management. Employing more than 600 people, Loop have built up an impressive list of industry awards and achievements since being created in 2000 and is currently listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 list as being one of the best companies to work for.

Kelda Water Services (KWS) manages Kelda's non-regulated water and waste water contract operations. It is now the second biggest player in the UK market for outsourced clean and waste water services.

Kelda Water Services Retail offer quality, integrity and partnership but it is never just about the technologies behind our solutions in water. It is about the structure, delivery and even the financing of those solutions, and about giving our customers a level of convenience they never knew was possible.

KeyLand Developments Limited (KeyLand Developments) is responsible for managing, developing and disposing of the group's surplus property assets, either on its own or in partnership with outside organisations.

Kelda Group values equality, diversity and inclusion we believe that everyone should be treated with respect. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, religion or belief and trade union membership.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

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