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ICA (Instrumentation Control and Automation) Engineer

Rsk Group

The Role

Overview

Design, build, test, and commission ICA systems for water process sites

Key Responsibilities

  • data recording
  • ica strategy
  • signal data
  • site survey
  • scope works
  • capital investment

Tasks

-Work closely with corporate asset data systems teams to ensure implementation of standard and best practice asset, alarm, performance and regulatory data recording and reporting. -Assist in the identification and prioritisation of water process sites requiring ICA. -Assess coverage and suitability and or obsolescence of existing ICA infrastructure. -Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including Asset Management, Asset Operations, Regulation and Process Optimisation, to understand their requirements so that they can be delivered through Capital Investment in ICA. -Review site ICA surveys for water process sites and scoping out requirements for new and remediation works to water process sites or systems to bring them up to current ICA standard. -Development of the ICA Assets Capital Investment Strategy for water process sites. -Development of the ICA Assets Maintenance Strategy for water process sites. -Development of an Appropriate Asset Signal Data Strategy, for water process sites to include asset signal data for operational, performance, investment and regulatory purposes. -Assess serviceability of existing ICA infrastructure. -Be able to review a site signal data survey and produce a scope of works for the installation of appropriate ICA. -Issuing planned and scoped works to a delivery partner for site delivery in accordance with processes and procedures including I2O (Invest to Outcome).

Requirements

  • plc
  • scada
  • hmi
  • mcc
  • ica
  • 7 years

What You Bring

-Have experience working with remote asset data collection systems and real time data systems i.e. telemetry. -Have the ability to engage with Automation Contractors in developing solutions / systems. -Be able to prepare technical documentation and specifications. -Have experience with design, build, test and commissioning of control systems with PLC's (Programmable Logic Controller). -Have experience with MCCs (Motor Control Centres), Automation of Actuators Instrumentation (level, pressure, flow, analytical etc) and site commissioning. -Have knowledge of Water and Wastewater services and processes and how PLC's are used to control the processes on site. -Be competent in ICA, SCADA, HMI, PLC Control Philosophies, PLC's and Marshalling PLC's concepts. -Be able to review and understand & input into P&IDs. -Engineering or scientific 3rd level qualification or relevant ICA Control Systems Qualification. -Have knowledge of ICA Maintenance (reactive and planned) best practice and how to set up maintenance plans, test and verification. -Minimum 7 years’ experience in ICA , design, build, test and commissioning.

The Company

About Rsk Group

-Headquartered in Cheshire, the business serves critical sectors like water, energy, infrastructure, environmental consultancy and civil engineering. -Projects range from river culvert surveys to solar farm biodiversity studies and large‑scale water treatment facilities. -Known for high‑profile acquisitions—like Black & Veatch’s UK/Asia water arm and WysePower site‑services—which broadened its technical scope. -Also operates specialist units in geoscience, marine environmental engineering, research and on‑site technical delivery.

Sector Specialisms

Water

Energy

Infrastructure

Urban Development

Mining

Waste

Renewable Energy

Solar

Traffic Management

Surveying and Engineering

Landscape Management

Environmental

Health and Safety

Environmental Social and Governance (ESG)

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