Principal ICA Engineer

Role overview

Technical delivery and design

• Leads and coordinates ICA work across multidisciplinary design teams and ensures consistent design for treatment facilities, pumping stations, pipelines, reservoirs, and related infrastructure.
• Leads design and technical review of PLC, RTU, SCADA, HMI, telemetry, and other automation systems.
• Coordinates with process, mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic teams to automate water and wastewater assets.
• Reviews vendor documentation and checks equipment-package integration requirements.
• Supports FAT, SAT, pre-commissioning, commissioning, design workshops, HAZOPs, and SIL/functional safety reviews.
• Coordinates with IT/OT specialists on segregation and integration of operational technology systems and supports industrial-control cybersecurity requirements.
• Develops engineering manhours and budgets, manages engineering schedules, coordinates interfaces, and supports project managers.
• Prepares and reviews design briefs, Basis of Design notes, reports, drawings, specifications, and bills of quantities.

Collaboration and client engagement

• Works with peers and other disciplines, including teams in other offices and regions, to resolve design challenges and deliver project tasks.
• Coordinates sub-consultants and sub-contractors and manages their delivery.
• Mentors and supports junior team members and contributes to staff capability development.
• Organises and attends client meetings to collect data and discuss technical solutions and options.
• Attends stakeholder meetings and follows up on utility corridor NOCs where required.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or ICA Engineering from a recognised university and at least 15 years of experience.
• Demonstrable experience in the water and wastewater sector.
• Professional accreditation (Chartership/PE or equivalent) from an internationally recognised engineering institution, or working towards it.

Technical competencies

• Instrumentation and process measurement; PLC and RTU systems; SCADA and HMI systems; telemetry; process control and automation.
• Control system architecture; instrument and control panel design; control narratives and functional design specifications; cause-and-effect matrices; alarm and event management.
• Digital Twin design and implementation; equipment-package integration; FAT, SAT, and integrated system testing; commissioning and operational readiness; OT/ICS cybersecurity principles.

Safe and quality delivery