Ready to kick-start your future in engineering?
Join as an Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA) Engineering Apprentice and gain hands-on experience supporting the UK’s largest water and wastewater provider. Work with skilled engineers to develop advanced skills in electrical engineering, control systems, and automation, while earning a Level 6 Control Systems BEng Applied Professional Engineering qualification.
What you’ll be doing as an ICA Apprentice:
1. Design, maintain, and optimise ICA systems, including sensors, actuators, and control loops for water and wastewater treatment
2. Work on electrical installations, fault diagnosis, and maintenance of control panels, PLCs, and SCADA systems
3. Use advanced control technologies to monitor plant performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements
4. Contribute to engineering projects, including upgrades and new installations, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards
5. Learn to integrate smart technologies and automation solutions to improve operational efficiency
6. Apply Thames Water’s safety protocols and champion best practices in electrical and ICA work
Where you’ll work:
Location: Clearwater Court, Reading RG1 8DB- Hybrid
Hours: 36-hour week over four working days plus one training day
Start date: September 2026
Training and qualification: You’ll study with Warwick University, a leading UK engineering training provider, through a mix of 2.5-day block-release sessions and online learning across each 12-week semester.
Qualification achieved: Level 6 Apprenticeship Standard in Control Systems- BEng Applied Professional Engineering
Duration: Permanent contract with a 48-54 month structured programme
What you should bring to the role
7. 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 9-4 / A-C)
8. 112 UCAS points, including A-Level Maths with a minimum grade B
9. Travel required across Thames Water sites
10. Good time management and communication skills
11. Able to work well in a team and independently
What’sin it for you?
12. Excellentsalary: £23,500 annum
13. Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
14. Performance-related pay plandirectly linkedto company performance measures and targets
15. Generous Pension Scheme through AON
16. 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, shoppingvouchersand life assurance.