Senior Associate Director – Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA)

Your impact

The water sector is evolving rapidly, and the decisions we make today will help safeguard resources, protect communities, and build resilience for generations to come. As a Senior Associate Director – Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA), you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of critical water and wastewater infrastructure across the UK.

You'll lead the delivery of innovative ICA solutions on some of the industry's most significant programmes, influencing everything from strategy and design to construction and long-term operations. This is an opportunity to leave a lasting impact while helping clients solve some of their most complex infrastructure challenges.

What's In It for You

At Jacobs, you'll have the opportunity to combine technical leadership with business influence in a role that offers genuine scope for growth and impact.

You'll benefit from

• The opportunity to shape and grow a nationally recognised ICA capability
• A leadership role on major UK water frameworks and flagship programmes
• Flexible and hybrid working options that support work-life balance
• Exposure to industry-leading digital, automation, and smart water technologies
• Career development within a global organisation committed to innovation and excellence
• The chance to mentor and develop talented engineers while building high-performing teams
• Meaningful work that supports environmental sustainability and resilient communities

About the Opportunity

We're looking for an established ICA leader to drive technical excellence, capability growth, and project delivery across our Regulated Water business.

Working with leading water companies including United Utilities, Northumbrian Water, Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, and Anglian Water, you'll provide strategic direction and technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of major capital projects.

You'll lead multidisciplinary teams delivering complex water and wastewater infrastructure schemes through feasibility, detailed design, construction support, commissioning, and operational readiness. Along the way, you'll champion innovation, digital transformation, safety by design, and best practice across the ICA discipline.

Key areas of focus include

• Leading the delivery of complex ICA solutions across treatment works, pumping stations, reservoirs, sludge facilities, and network infrastructure
• Acting as a Technical Authority or Design Lead on major projects
• Driving technical quality, governance, and compliance
• Supporting strategic pursuits, framework opportunities, and client engagement
• Building trusted relationships with clients, contractors, and alliance partners
• Developing and mentoring ICA engineers and designers
• Promoting innovation, standardisation, and continuous improvement across the business