ICSS Engineering Lead — Global Projects & Team Growth

ABB LTD; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave plus bankholidays

Competitive contributory pension

Life assurance

Flexible benefits scheme

Internal mobility opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous bonus scheme

Private medical cover

Job summary

ABB LTD is seeking an experienced Lead ICSS Engineer to lead the technical delivery of Integrated Control & Safety System projects across energy and industrial sectors. This role combines hands-on engineering with team leadership to ensure safe, on-time, within-budget project execution.

You'll coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, drive ICSS design, configuration, testing, commissioning, compliance with safety and cybersecurity, and ongoing customer support throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent with hands-on ICSS background.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams on ICSS, DCS or F&G projects.
• Knowledge of safety and cybersecurity governance and standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams of up to 10 engineers, managing workloads and mentoring team members.
• Deliver ICSS engineering solutions across the full project lifecycle: design, configuration, testing, commissioning and close-out.
• Act as technical authority, ensure safety, cybersecurity, quality and contractual compliance.
• Collaborate with project managers and customers to define technical solutions and manage risks.
• Develop engineering estimates, resource plans and project schedules; support site activities.

Skills

ICSS expertise

Project leadership

Safety & cybersecurity compliance

Industrial communication protocols

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering degree

HNC/HND with experience

Tools

Modbus

Profibus

Profinet

Job description

ABB LTD is seeking an experienced Lead ICSS Engineer to lead the technical delivery of Integrated Control & Safety System projects across energy and industrial sectors. This role combines hands-on engineering with team leadership to ensure safe, on-time, within-budget project execution.

You'll coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, drive ICSS design, configuration, testing, commissioning, compliance with safety and cybersecurity, and ongoing customer support throughout the project lifecycle.