Instrumentation Technician

Salary: Circa £40,000, depending on skills and experience, plus overtime as and when required, plus business use van. Permanent, 37 hours p/w.

Location: Lincoln, Peterborough, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Ipswich or Colchester. Flexible base location across the Anglian Water region.

Personal private health care, Virtual GP service for you and your household, Double-matched pension scheme, Life assurance at 8 times salary.

Are you a hands-on instrumentation technician with a passion for the environment and a keen eye for detail? We’re forming a new Catchment Flow Compliance Team and are looking for Regulatory Instrumentation Technicians who are curious, driven, and ready to make a difference. In this vital role, you’ll be at the forefront of monitoring and maintaining flow instrumentation to ensure accurate data collection and regulatory compliance. Your work will directly support efforts to reduce environmental spills and improve the health of our rivers and coasts. If you’re motivated by purpose, enjoy problem-solving, and want to be part of a team that’s shaping a more sustainable future, we’d love to hear from you.

About the team: We are a specialist instrumentation team working alongside a dedicated group of specialists at the forefront of ensuring flow compliance across our water recycling asset base. We take full ownership of flow compliance, offering expert advice and actionable insights to support operational teams and drive performance. Our work spans across monitoring and reporting against key flow compliance metrics, conducting in-depth investigations, and delivering both tactical and strategic interventions to restore and maintain compliance in underperforming assets. With a strong focus on collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, we play a critical role in protecting the environment and supporting sustainable water management.

About the Role: As a Regulatory Instrumentation Technician, you will be a key member of a team that maintains, validates, and embeds reliable flow monitoring instrumentation across our Water Recycling Infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include routine and reactive maintenance of regulatory instruments in highways, pump stations and Waste Water Recycling Centres. You will also support in capital delivery and enhancement of our monitoring estate.

• Key Responsibilities:
• Maintenance: Conduct proactive technical assessments, maintenance and calibrations of flow meters, non-contact level devices such as radar and ultrasonic systems and contact level devices.
• Reactive response: Ensure that alarms and faults are attended with an aim for first time fix, conducting fault finding with an inquisitive mindset.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Good understanding of electrical instrumentation and electrical safety principles.
• Level 3 electrical/Instrumentation qualification, with apprenticeship/time served.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Significant operational experience and experience maintaining asset monitoring devices.
• Robust understanding of health & safety practices.
• Experience with IRIS or similar telemetry systems and working in the highway and confined spaces.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and fault-finding skills.
• Good understanding of IT systems and applications.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and prioritising skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to challenge and collaborate constructively.
• Ability to understand and resolve problems quickly and effectively.

Join us and make a difference in how we protect our rivers and coastal waters. Apply now and be part of a team that is dedicated to excellence in compliance!

Inclusion at Anglian Water: Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.

As a valued employee, you’ll also be entitled to: Personal private health care including physiotherapy, 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household, 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service, Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%, Bonus scheme, Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle, Life Assurance at 8 times your salary, Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary, Paid time off if you’re physically or mentally unwell, An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies.

Closing date: Tuesday 15th July.