Senior ICA Engineer – Water Automation (Hybrid)

WSP USA; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Chartership support

Gymflex / wellbeing benefits

Structured development

Job summary

WSP is seeking Senior and Principal ICA Engineers to lead control and automation design for water and wastewater schemes in the UK. You will own URS and control philosophies from Feasibility to handover, shaping how assets perform and how contractors implement systems.

You will collaborate with process, mechanical and electrical engineers, ensuring designs meet standards and client requirements, while supporting tender evaluations and site testing. Hybrid working is offered across UK offices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience writing User Requirement Specifications for the water or wastewater sector.
• Proven experience writing control philosophies for process plants such as treatment works or pumping stations.
• Strong ICA design background within the UK water industry.
• Good understanding of PLC, SCADA, telemetry and instrumentation systems.
• Experience reviewing integrator documents and witnessing FAT/SAT.
• Knowledge of DSEAR and CDM regulations.
• Confidence working with clients, operations teams and multidisciplinary colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the writing of URS for water and wastewater works, pumping stations and network assets.
• Write and review control philosophies detailing operating modes, sequences, interlocks, alarms and fail-safe behaviour.
• Collaborate with process, mechanical and electrical engineers and client operations teams to capture requirements.
• Ensure designs follow client automation, telemetry and SCADA standards.
• Prepare and review ICA deliverables including instrument schedules, I/O lists, datasheets, specifications and control diagrams.
• Review FDS against URS and control philosophy.
• Attend factory/site acceptance testing for panels, PLC/HMI, SCADA; support commissioning.
• Support tender evaluations, bids and scoping of ICA work packages.

Skills

URS writing

Control philosophies

ICA design

PLC/SCADA

FAT/SAT experience

Client engagement

Job description

WSP is seeking Senior and Principal ICA Engineers to lead control and automation design for water and wastewater schemes in the UK. You will own URS and control philosophies from Feasibility to handover, shaping how assets perform and how contractors implement systems.

You will collaborate with process, mechanical and electrical engineers, ensuring designs meet standards and client requirements, while supporting tender evaluations and site testing. Hybrid working is offered across UK offices.