We have a fantastic opportunity for a Systems Technician to join the Operational Technology team at Affinity Water.

The Role:

As Systems Technician, you will be supporting our Operational Technology Team with Telemetry and Datalink systems. You will be working as a part of a team that maintains and develops operational technology systems and data that support our Customer Experience and Technology, Customer Delivery and Asset Strategy activities.

**As part of this role, you will be trained to be a Systems Engineer within 5- 6 years**

What you'll be doing:

• Maintenance of the telemetry and data-link systems, including field based telemetry outstations, data-link and associated communications infrastructure.
• Installation of telemetry and data-link hardware including associated communications infrastructure to company standards.
• Support telemetry users, providing guidance and support to enable colleagues best use of the systems.
• Work proactively with PLC teams and telemetry users to ensure OT systems to ensure system configuration is implemented to standards.
• Work with suppliers of services and hardware as necessary for the installation, maintenance and support of the systems and associated communications infrastructure.

What you need: 

• Electrical engineering qualification.
• Experience of telemetry systems.
• Experience of control systems.
• Experience with software configuration or programming a range of devices.
• Comfortable in participating in 24 hour stand-by rotation (1 in 4 weeks).
• Experience within the Water Industry (not an essential).
• Full/UK/Clean driving licence

Advert Closing Date: 30/11/25

Benefits:

• Salary: £35,738.
• Flex Allowance: £4,349
• Stand by: 1 in 4 = £8,542 (separate payment on top of salary once training and probation has passed)

Total Package = £48,629

• Hours of work: 08:00am - 16:00pm (Mon - Thurs) 08:00am - 15:30pm (Friday)
• Commercial Vehicle
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 23-27 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.
• Disability confident : if you need to apply in a different format, please contact us.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

What is a disability?

A disability is a long-term physical or mental health condition that has a substantial impact on someone’s day-to-day activities.

What if I need adjustments during the recruitment process?

Let the Talent Acquisition lead mentioned on the job advert know – they’ll be able to help you.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.