Principal ICA Engineer

Principal ICA Engineer UK (hybrid)

Overview
A leading engineering and infrastructure consultancy is hiring a Principal ICA Engineer to support a growing portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary programmes across the UK water sector (clean and wastewater) and wider industrial/process environments. This is a senior design and technical leadership role, with real influence over delivery quality, standards, and best practices.

The role
You’ll lead ICA (and associated Electrical where needed) design delivery on major projects and frameworks, working closely with project managers and multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll also help develop capability within the team through mentoring, technical oversight, and input into bids. This will be a Hybrid role, typically 3 days on-site or in one of these offices: Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Epsom, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate an ICA/Electrical design team delivering high-quality outputs on complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• Produce and oversee deliverables including single-line diagrams, cable block diagrams, load schedules, MCC specifications, control philosophies, and control network architecture.
• Manage team workload, budgets, and delivery to programme milestones.
• Provide technical leadership through design phases and into construction support where required.
• Maintain QA standards (checking/reviewing your own work and others’).
• Mentor and develop junior engineers and support wider capability growth.
• Provide technical input into bids/proposals and support business development activities.

About you

• Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (or able to demonstrate a clear pathway).
• Strong ICA design background, ideally within consultancy and a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Experience in industrial/process environments is essential; water sector experience is desirable but not essential.
• Good working knowledge of standards and practices such as WIMES and typical utility/client design standards.
• Awareness of HAZOP, DSEAR/ATEX, lightning risk assessment, earthing/bonding, and related design considerations.
• Comfortable with electrical design/analysis tools (e.g., Trimble/Amtech or similar).
• Confident communicator, able to work independently and lead technical delivery.