Senior ICA / EICA Engineer (Water Sector)

Company: WSP Group
Apply for the Senior ICA / EICA Engineer (Water Sector)
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead ICA/EICA design activities across water and wastewater projects, shaping robust control and electrical integration for complex infrastructure. You’ll work within a multidisciplinary team on high-visibility projects in the UK water sector, from feasibility to handover. The position emphasizes technical delivery, client engagement, and mentoring junior engineers to drive impactful outcomes. This is a growth role with opportunities to influence project delivery and capitalise on AMP8 programmes.

Pay / Benefits

  • hybrid working policy
  • work-life balance
  • flexible working arrangements
  • chartership development support
  • Virtual GP service
  • gymflex membership discounts

Responsibilities

  • Lead or contribute to ICA design across multiple project stages
  • Prepare and review specifications, calculations, datasheets, reports and control philosophies
  • Support development of user requirement specifications and system architectures
  • Contribute to feasibility studies, optioneering and detailed design
  • Support tender evaluations and bid activities
  • Participate in testing, commissioning and FAT activities
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions
  • Build strong client and stakeholder relationships
  • Mentor junior engineers where appropriate

Key requirements

  • Experience delivering ICA design across lifecycle stages
  • Strong understanding of control systems, instrumentation and electrical integration
  • Experience preparing and reviewing detailed engineering deliverables
  • Knowledge of DSEAR and CDM
  • Experience supporting or leading commissioning, testing and FAT
  • Strong client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Collaborative approach with ability to work independently
  • For Principal: experience leading technical delivery or managing workstreams; involvement in bids; mentoring others
  • Client-facing and stakeholder engagement
  • Collaboration
  • Independent working
  • ICA design / EICA
  • Control systems knowledge
  • Instrumentation and electrical integration

…

Posted: October 1st, 2026