Lead ICSS Engineer

ABB; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Private medical cover

Bonus scheme

Job summary

ABB is seeking an experienced Lead ICSS Engineer to direct the technical delivery of Integrated Control & Safety Systems (ICSS) projects across national and international energy and industrial sectors. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, drive design, testing, commissioning, and close-out, while ensuring safety, cybersecurity, and budget adherence.

Role requires hands-on engineering expertise and strong leadership, with collaboration across customers, suppliers and ABB product centers to

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or HNC/HND with significant experience.
• Experience leading ICSS, DCS, PCS, ESD, and F&G projects in Energy/Oil & Gas.
• Knowledge of safety, cybersecurity, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams of up to 10 engineers; mentor and promote best practices.
• Deliver ICSS engineering solutions across the project lifecycle: design, config, testing, commissioning, close‑out.
• Act as technical authority; review/approve deliverables; ensure safety and contractual compliance.

Skills

ICSS

Team leadership

Project management

Cybersecurity awareness

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Modbus

Profibus

Profinet

Industrial automation tools

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Engineering Section Manager

We are seeking an experienced Lead ICSS Engineer to lead the technical delivery of Integrated Control & Safety System (ICSS) projects across national and international energy and industrial sectors. This role combines hands‑on engineering expertise with team leadership, ensuring projects are delivered safely, securely, on time, and within budget while providing customers with high‑quality technical solutions and support throughout the project lifecycle.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

What’s in it for you?

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams of up to 10 engineers, managing workloads, mentoring team members, and promoting engineering best practices.
• Deliver ICSS engineering solutions across the full project lifecycle, including design, configuration, testing, commissioning, and technical close‑out activities.
• Act as the technical authority for assigned projects, reviewing and approving engineering deliverables and ensuring compliance with safety, cybersecurity, quality, and contractual requirements.
• Work closely with Project Managers and customers to define technical solutions, resolve engineering challenges, manage risks, and ensure successful project execution.
• Support project planning through the development of engineering estimates, resource plans, work schedules, and cost forecasts.
• Provide technical leadership during installation, commissioning, start‑up, and site activities, resolving technical issues and supporting successful system deployment.
• Engage directly with customers, contractors, suppliers, and ABB product development centres to manage technical queries, presentations, bid clarifications, and engineering change requests.
• Drive continuous improvement through knowledge sharing, coaching, design excellence, lessons learned, and the application of standard engineering processes and tools.

Work model: hybrid from our St Neots location {}

Qualifications For The Role

• Degree qualified in Engineering (or HNC/HND with significant relevant experience) and ideally working towards Chartered Engineer status.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering ICSS, DCS, PCS, ESD, and Fire & Gas (F&G) projects within the Energy, Oil & Gas, or Process Industries.
• Strong expertise in the design, configuration, testing, and commissioning of Integrated Control & Safety Systems.
• Excellent knowledge of industrial communication protocols and standards, including Modbus, Profibus, and Profinet.
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, including safety, cybersecurity, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders while delivering solutions on time and within budget.
• Effective leadership, coaching, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills with the ability to develop and support engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and customer‑facing skills, with experience collaborating across customers, suppliers, contractors, and internal project teams.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Flexible benefits scheme (Includes options to buy/sell holidays, health checks, dental, eye care, gym memberships, cycle to work, gadget discounts and more)
• Internal mobility opportunities, mentorships & access to projects globally
• Employee Assistance ProgrammeGenerous employee referral scheme
• Private medical cover
• Generous bonus scheme

For the 6th consecutive year ABB UK has been recognised as a Top Employer in UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.

More About Us

The Energy Industries Division serves a wide range of industrial sectors, including hydrocarbons, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, power generation and water. With its integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify operations, the Division is committed to supporting traditional industries in their efforts to decarbonize. The Division also supports the development, integration and scaling up of new and renewable energy models. The Division’s goal is to help customers adapt and succeed in the rapidly changing global energy transition. Harnessing data, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), the Division brings over 50 years of domain expertise delivering solutions designed to improve energy, process and production efficiency, as well as reduce risk, operational cost and capital cost, while minimizing waste for customers, from project start‑up and throughout the entire plant lifecycle.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.

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