Overview

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Are you an engineer looking for a new challenge? Do you want to use your expertise to help deliver essential capital projects and make a real impact on a vital service? We're looking for a motivated and experienced Project Engineer to join our dynamic Engineering team. This role involves managing the technical and engineering aspects of multiple projects from start to finish, ensuring quality, compliance, and successful delivery of capital investment projects. The role offers hybrid working with travel to sites across the South East Water supply area.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, schedule, and coordinate assigned engineering projects.
• Monitor compliance with applicable codes, practices, and performance standards.
• Interact daily with clients to understand their needs and represent them in the field.
• Perform quality control on all aspects of the work, including budget and schedule, and report on project status.
• Assign responsibilities and support the project team.
• Collaborate with the project manager and other participants to provide technical assistance.
• Review engineering deliverables and initiate corrective actions where needed.
• Liaise with stakeholders to gain approvals and facilitate projects.

What you'll need

• A degree, HNC, or HND in an engineering discipline.
• Proven working experience as a Project Engineer.
• Experience in a water distribution or similar industrial background.
• A strong understanding of CDM 2015 and how it's applied to projects.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• A valid UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Chartered status or are working towards it.
• Knowledge and experience of water industry standards and specifications.
• Experience with project management software and common data environments.
• Experience with various NEC contracts and their application.
• Experience of working within the water industry.

Equal Opportunity

South East Water is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. Recruitment, employment and career progression are guided by fair treatment for all.

Benefits

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing related benefits.

Compensation

£50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience

Additional information

• To apply, please submit your CV on our careers website. You must have the legal right to work in the UK. You will be subject to background, identity, and employment reference checks.
• We will not engage with recruitment agencies unless invited by our HR Resourcing team.

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Utilities