OT Technician

We are looking for an experienced Technician to join our Operational Technology (OT) team. This is an established team of Technicians and Engineers providing support for control systems within Wessex Water and across all sectors of the business.

The OT group provides tier 2 technical support of control systems, including but not limited to PLCs, HMIs, Scada servers, various network protocols, including cellular, UHF/VHF radio, microwave radio and satellite.

What you'll do

This is a hands-on role that will see you joining a dedicated team, diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs, and assisting in making improvements to poorly performing control systems.

You will:

• be working across water treatment, wastewater and pumping station facilities, which involves a wide range of technologies
• provide innovative technical solutions and technical support to divisional Engineering teams
• identify issues within control systems and provide suitable technical solutions to resolve these issues.

We recognise that this is a complex and challenging role and will offer ongoing development and training opportunities in all areas for the right individuals.

What you'll need 

We are looking for an experienced individual, ideally based in the Taunton area, who can take the initiative when resolving technical issues and provide a suitable solution to those issues.

To be successful in this role, we would expect you to have substantial OT experience, including control systems, industrial networks, Scada, IT, telemetry systems, and remote networking, including cellular comms, UHF/VHF radio, microwave radio and satellite systems.

You will also:

• be electrically competent with OT experience
• have a free-thinking, can-do attitude and a flexible approach to the everyday problems you will encounter
• be customer focused and an excellent communicator at all levels of the business, so that you can develop close working relationships with peers across the business.

Our OT technicians will have great business awareness and commercial skills and be able to organise their workload efficiently so that they can work with minimal supervision.

If you have knowledge of multiple PLC, HMI and SCADA platforms, including Siemens TIA, Step 7 and Mitsubishi GX/GT Works, this would be beneficial.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary, subject to conditions.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.