Principal Instrumentation Controls and Automation Engineer (ICA) in Newcastle upon Tyne

At Jacobs, we are challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact:

At the forefront of the biggest transformation and investment programme of the UK sector in decades, Jacobs along with our JV Partners and Customers, bring together exceptional talent and expertise to deliver complex turnkey solutions from concept, feasibility, and planning to design, construction management, commissioning and through life asset O&M management, creating once in a generation opportunities.

With multiple ICA roles available across all levels, as part of a UK wide team, you will play a key role in the delivery of an extensive portfolio of projects, contributing to and or leading ICA elements throughout their project lifecycle—from concept and detailed design through to commissioning. Collaborating with multi disciplined teams, coordinating the development, engineering, design and integration of control systems for new design solutions for both new build and existing operational sites, your remit will include:

• Deliver ICA Engineering Excellence: Contribute to or lead ICA engineering elements of multidisciplinary projects from concept through completion, ensuring technical quality and governance.
• Add Value Through Collaboration: Participate in value engineering and buildability workshops, sharing ideas and driving innovative solutions.
• Create Sustainable Designs: Help deliver forward-thinking, sustainable ICA solutions for water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Ensure Compliance & Quality: Support and or oversee technical delivery, ensuring adherence to both current and developing regulatory and safety standards and timely, efficient project outputs and deliverables.
• Project Management: Contribute to design management, scheduling, risk management, change control, and financial forecasting while collaborating with stakeholders to drive success.
• Embed Constructability & Commissioning: Integrate practical and commissioning and site acceptance test requirements into designs.
• Support Team Development: Mentor colleagues and peers facilitating a collaborative ICA team culture.
• Champion Safety & Wellbeing: Ensure a world class approach to behaviour in health, safety, and wellbeing management in line with Jacobs’ BeyondZero approach.

Qualifications:

• Working towards or hold chartered status (e.g., IEEE or equivalent), depending on experience.
• Demonstrable progressive experience in detailed design and Design & Build execution for water, wastewater, and bioresources projects.
• Able to apply robust ICA engineering knowledge to deliver innovative, compliant solutions from concept through commissioning.
• Familiarity with UK water sector regulations and safety protocols.
• A trusted technical authority in E&ICA engineering, driving excellence and governance across multidisciplinary water infrastructure projects.
• Solid understanding of current health, safety, and welfare legislation, promoting best practices at all levels.
• Ability to foster a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and professional growth within the ICA discipline.

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential.

You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain talent from a wide range of backgrounds. As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role. We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process, please contact the team via Careers Support.