Project Engineer - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6WT

About Barhale

Who are Barhale?

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values, which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

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Why join Barhale?

• As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
• Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• A broad range of civil engineering and mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UKs largest infrastructure projects and clients
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver to our success

Project Engineer

The Role:

Barhale is one of three delivery partners within the Anglian Water Integrated Operational Solutions Alliance. IOS is a medium complexity, capital maintenance and enhancement, Civil and MEICA, design and build delivery unit working across Water and Water Recycling to support the successful implementation of the Anglian Water AMP 8 business plan.

We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our team, delivering wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure design projects within the framework of an NEC contract. This is a pivotal design-focused role, covering the full project lifecycle from conceptual design through to construction issue drawings.

The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating multidisciplinary design teams, subcontractors, surveyors and consultants, ensuring compliance with client requirements, NEC contract obligations, and relevant industry standards.

The Project Engineer will provide ongoing support throughout the construction phase assisting with constructability reviews, resolving technical queries and assisting with handover of the O&M manuals and Health and Safety files as part of construction handover back to the client.

Key Responsibilities:

General

• Lead and coordinate the design process for water industry projects from feasibility and conceptual stages through to detailed design and construction issue.
• Receiving client needs and carrying out root cause analysis.
• Develop a conceptual design to address the client's need, drawing on relevant industry experience.
• Working with the planning team to create a P6 programme for the delivery of the design phase. This will be followed by attendance and contribution to regular programme reviews.
• Act as the key interface between the client, design consultants, and internal delivery teams, ensuring alignment with NEC contract requirements.
• Manage design deliverables, including design reports, drawings, specifications, and schedules.
• Support the Programme Delivery Manager in managing change control, early warnings, risk management, and design-related communications under the NEC framework.
• Ensure all designs comply with statutory regulations, health and safety requirements, and technical standards.
• Attend and contribute to design and project progress meetings, both internally and with clients and stakeholders.
• Manage and coordinate the resolution of RFI and technical queries during the design and construction phases.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and technicians as required.
• Maintaining project logs and registers.

Health, safety, and environment

• Effective discharge of relevant duties under CDM 2015.
• Manage HSE in the pre-construction phase to ensure compliance with Company procedures and legal obligations. This may include management of site investigations and surveys.

Quality

• Ensure quality in pre-construction surveys, site investigations and deliverables, in line with the be right first-time programme.

Key Measures and Targets

• Successful delivery on time of projects within budget.

Key Relationships

• Contracts Managers, QS, Project Delivery Manager, Procurement manager, Planner, Project Managers, Design and Engineering Team Leads.
• Site Agents and Site team.
• Clients site, commissioning & engineering & technical assurance teams.

Essential:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in an engineering-related subject, ideally in the field of Mechanical, Electrical, ICA or Civil engineering.
• Industry experience and industry qualifications will also be considered in place of a degree qualification.
• Proficient with IT, specifically the full Office 365 suite.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation regarding safe work practices.
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• A team player with the ability to coordinate project-related activities with clients consultants and 3rd

Desirable:

• WIMES Standards familiarisation.
• Experience of working within the utilities industry, especially Water & Wastewater
• Background skills and experience in working within programme and schedule management.
• Commercial and contract knowledge
• Understanding of BIM.
• PRINCE2 or other Project Management qualifications.
• SMSTS or NEBOSH qualified.

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principle regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.

As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by;

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• Profit share scheme
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours leave of absence for volunteering
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
• Flexible working arrangements
• Annual salary review
• Continuous service awards

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