E&ICA Chief Engineer

Binnies; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

9-day fortnight

Enhanced pension

Membership fees paid

Professional development

Career opportunities

National infrastructure projects

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Binnies is seeking an experienced E&ICA Chief Engineer to lead the Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation discipline across infrastructure projects in the UK. This strategic role focuses on governance, standards and engineering excellence while fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will drive capability development, mentor engineers and shape the engineering strategy at a business-wide level, contributing to a smarter, low‑carbon future.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified, Chartered Engineer with membership of a relevant professional institution such as IET or InstMC.
• Significant senior-level E&ICA experience within infrastructure, utilities, water or similar industries.
• Proven technical authority with decisions on complex engineering challenges.
• Strong track record in multidisciplinary delivery, technical assurance and risk management.
• Commercial awareness balancing quality, risk, cost and programme outcomes.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, coaching and communication skills.
• Proven ability to develop engineering talent and future technical leaders.

Responsibilities

• Own the E&ICA discipline strategy, technical roadmap and standards.
• Act as the principal technical authority for E&ICA across the business.
• Ensure technical quality, consistency and compliance across all projects.
• Provide senior technical leadership and guidance on complex engineering challenges.
• Oversee E&ICA deliverable reviews and technical governance.
• Chair design reviews and drive resolution of key technical risks.
• Champion safety in design, sustainability, carbon reduction and innovation.
• Support bids, strategic opportunities and key client relationships.
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies and smarter ways of working.
• Develop discipline capability, succession plans and future technical leaders.
• Mentor engineers while supporting professional registration.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Chartered Engineer (IET/InstMC)

Job description

The Vacancy

E&ICA Chief Engineer at Binnies

Location: Flexible / Hybrid UK

Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Shape the future of engineering excellence

We are looking for an experienced and influential E&ICA Chief Engineer to lead and develop our Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation discipline across the business. This is a strategic leadership role with responsibility for technical governance, standards, innovation, capability development and engineering assurance. As the principal technical authority for E&ICA, you will play a key role in defining our engineering strategy, driving best practice and ensuring technical excellence across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects. Working closely with the Chief Engineers Group and senior business leaders, you will help shape the future of our engineering capability while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.

Why join Binnies?

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• 9-day fortnight option
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Professional membership fees paid
• Support for continued professional development
• Opportunities to shape the future of engineering across a growing business
• Work on nationally significant infrastructure and water projects
• A collaborative, people-focused culture that encourages innovation and continuous improvement

What You'll Be Doing

• Owning the E&ICA discipline strategy, technical roadmap and standards.
• Acting as the principal technical authority for E&ICA across the business.
• Ensuring technical quality, consistency and compliance across all projects.
• Providing senior technical leadership and guidance on complex engineering challenges.
• Oversee E&ICA deliverable reviews and technical governance.
• Chairing design reviews and driving the resolution of key technical risks.
• Championing safety in design, sustainability, carbon reduction and innovation.
• Supporting bids, strategic opportunities and key client relationships.
• Driving the adoption of emerging technologies and smarter ways of working.
• Developing discipline capability, succession plans and future technical leaders.
• Mentoring and coaching engineers while supporting professional registration.

About You

You'll be a recognised technical leader with extensive experience in Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation engineering and a passion for developing people and driving technical excellence.

You'll bring:

• Degree-qualified, Chartered Engineer and member of a relevant professional institution such as the IET or InstMC.
• Significant senior-level E&ICA experience within infrastructure, utilities, water or similar industries.
• Proven technical authority with experience of making decisions on complex engineering challenges.
• Strong track record in multidisciplinary delivery, technical assurance and risk management.
• Commercial awareness and ability to balance quality, risk, cost and programme outcomes.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, coaching and communication skills.
• Proven ability to develop engineering talent and future technical leaders.

Why this role?

This is an opportunity to influence engineering at a business-wide level. You'll help define how we deliver technical excellence, embrace innovation, develop future talent and respond to the changing needs of clients, regulators and society.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a lasting impact on engineering standards, technical leadership and the future direction of infrastructure delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

We develop intelligent solutions using our award-winning integrated planning and design approach to deliver functional infrastructure and lasting environmental and social legacies. This is backed by a culture that has stayed true since our foundation over 100 years ago. We create new possibilities for humanity through our innovative approach to delivery.

Together with our clients, we are always striving to find a smarter way to deliver projects. From providing low carbon, sustainable and resilient water solutions, flood alleviation and environment services, to connecting people with insights and data. Our business exists to improve the quality of life for our local communities today and for generations to come.

Binnies is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Income Protection
• High Street Vouchers
• Life Assurance
• Annual Leave Purchase
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Paid Volunteering
• Mental Health Support
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Sectors

Environment

We create sustainable critical infrastructure across the whole asset life cycle to meet the net zero challenge. We integrate sustainability into everything we do, utilising digital innovation to create value. We de-risk projects through collaborative engagement and holistic thinking which builds inclusive wealth for our clients, stakeholders and communities.

Water

We are engaged in every aspect of the water industry, helping clients efficiently and effectively collect, store, move and treat water and wastewater; plan and manage watersheds; harness the energy embedded in the treatment and movement of water and enhance sustainability. We incorporate leading-edge digital transformation to create more resilient and reliable solutions using data analytics to provide powerful insights.