Associate Director EICA Engineering

Overview

In this Associate Director role, you will lead ICA engineering across transformational programmes for critical UK infrastructure. You will guide multi-disciplinary design teams, shape briefs and bids, and ensure delivery on time and within budget. You’ll collaborate with UK and overseas teams to deliver integrated ICA solutions while setting high-quality design standards. This is a hands-on leadership position that can shape engineering capability within the practice and impact major capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Own and direct technical design teams following design standards to high quality levels
• Define briefs, scopes of work, and contribute to bid proposals
• Manage time and budgets to meet project milestones
• Collaborate with UK and overseas teams to deliver integrated ICA solutions
• Set quality assurance standards in design
• Grow and manage ICA engineering capability within the practice

Key requirements

• Chartered Electrical/Instrumentation Engineer
• Experience owning design delivery including multidisciplinary design
• Extensive ICA design knowledge (instrumentation, PLC and SCADA), motor control, system architecture, fieldbus/communication networks
• Familiarity with P&ID, ATEX installation practice, functional safety, URS/FDS development
• Knowledge of current UK design standards and guidance

• Leadership and people management
• Stakeholder communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• ICA design (instrumentation, PLC, SCADA)
• Motor control systems
• System architecture

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