Project Engineer

Anglian Water Services

. Responsibility for planning and delivering a range of capital projects on budget.

Posted 3/6/2026full-timeHuntingdon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £50,000 - £60,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsibility for planning and delivering a range of capital projects on budget.
Full budgetary responsibility and accountability for delivering small to large schemes up to £1-2M.
Manage and deliver projects from start to successful completion, on time and to quality requirements, including detail engineering design, procurement, site construction / installation, commissioning and handover.
Directly oversee all critical elements of construction delivery to ensure robust achievement of key milestones.
Respond to customer enquiries and develop technical designs, specifications, costs, and approved proposals.
Prepare / review contracts and subcontracts to ensure technical requirements are satisfied and commercial risks are acceptable.
Liaise with all project stakeholders including customers, suppliers, designers, subcontractors, site supervisors, and end-users / operators, and ensure work progresses according to plans and all requirements are met.
Lead on and deliver full CDM compliance, often in the role of Principle Contractor/ Principle Designer.
Manage full compliance with process and documentation to ensure compliance with internal and external audits.
Oversee the delivery of construction safety on site where required, and where necessary the day to say coordination and supervision of contractors and work activities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience of independently managing design & build engineering projects
Proven skills and knowledge in the management of CDM, contractors and on-site construction teams.
Educated to degree level with an engineering background, ideally with water / wastewater experience
Sound engineering knowledge and judgement.
Excellent communication and organisation skills.
Proactive, flexible and hands-on in your approach, prepared to work to tight deadlines with fluctuating workloads.
Ability and flexibility to travel, potentially across the UK, but with a focus within the greater Anglian region
IOSH/ NEBOSH or similar H&S management experience and qualifications an advantage.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Personal private health care
25 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
Life Cover at 8x your salary
Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
Flexible working
Car Allowance
Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
Bonus scheme
Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementdetail engineering designprocurementsite constructioninstallationcommissioningcontract managementCDM complianceconstruction safetybudget management

Soft Skills

communicationorganizationproactiveflexibilityhands-on approachtime managementstakeholder managementproblem-solvingleadershipteam coordination

Certifications

IOSHNEBOSH