Project Engineer

What you will be doing:

• Develop and optimise technical designs for water and wastewater projects, including treatment works upgrades, network reinforcements, pumping stations, process improvements, and sludge treatment facilities.
• Lead technical optioneering, hydraulic and process modelling, scheme appraisals, and detailed engineering calculations from concept through to construction-ready stage, with input on sludge handling processes.
• Provide high-level technical assurance and review of designs, specifications, drawings (including P&IDs), and contractor submissions.
• Resolve complex technical queries and engineering challenges during design, construction, and commissioning phases.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations (e.g., DWI, EA, Ofwat), CDM 2015, company engineering specifications, and health & safety requirements.
• Support site-based activities, including technical site inspections, testing (FAT/SAT), commissioning oversight, and handover documentation.
• Collaborate closely with design teams, contractors, and stakeholders to integrate MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation) elements effectively.
• Contribute to innovation, digital delivery (BIM, GIS), sustainability initiatives (including net-zero and bioresource optimisation), and value engineering from a technical perspective.
• Prepare and review technical reports, briefs, risk registers (technical elements), and assurance documentation, with focus on sludge process performance and environmental compliance.

Who we are looking for:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Process, or Environmental Engineering (or closely related discipline).
• Minimum 2–5 years’ relevant post-graduate experience in the UK water industry, with strong technical delivery on capital projects (clean water, wastewater treatment, or infrastructure), including demonstrable knowledge and experience of sludge treatment processes.
• Sound knowledge of water/wastewater processes, hydraulic design, sludge treatment technologies and industry standards/regulations.
• Experience of technical design development, optioneering, and assurance processes
• Understanding of CDM 2015 and health & safety in a construction/environmental context (IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent).
• Working towards or holding Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with ICE, CIWEM, IMechE, IChemE, or IET.
• Experience across AMP programmes and with major water utilities or consultancies, particularly in bioresources and sludge optimisation.
• Familiarity with MEICA systems, process safety, hydraulic/process modelling tools, BIM Level 2, and digital engineering applied to sludge facilities.