What you’ll be doing
as an ICA Engineer Apprentice:
1. Learn to carry out planned maintenance, general repairs, and equipment modifications under guidance
2. Test, inspect, and troubleshoot systems using condition-based monitoring
3. Become fully trained to use Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems
4. Work with the instruments and technology that monitor and manage Thames Water’s water and wastewater operations across the network
Where you’ll work:
Location: Maple Lodge STW WD3 9SQ
Hours: 38-hour week over four working days plus one training day, with a 7:30 am start
Start date: Sept 2026
Training and qualification: You’ll train with Basingstoke College of Technology through on-campus or online sessions, with travel and accommodation covered in line with our travel expense policy
Qualification achieved: Engineering Maintenance Technician – Level 3 City & Guilds Diploma in Engineering (single discipline)
Duration: Permanent contract with a 36-month structured programme
What you should bring to the role:
5. GCSE Maths and English (grades 9–4 / A–C)
6. Good time management and organisational skills
7. Able to work well in a team and independently
What’s in it for you?
8. Excellent salary: £22,500 annum
9. Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
10. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
11. Generous Pension Scheme through AON
12. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.