MEICA Project Engineer

CompanyWessex Water

LocationTrowbridge, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/28/2026

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Occupation Type

Engineering project managers and project engineers

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£51,900 (£26.62 per hour)

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Description

Would you enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary project delivery scheme team? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join our small schemes team as a MEICA Project Engineer based in our North division.

What you'll do

As a MEICA Project Engineer, you will be responsible for both reactive and planned capital maintenance projects across a diverse range of sites, including water recycling, water production, sewerage and water distribution.

The value of projects varies between £15,000 and £500,000. You will be based in the north area covering Mendip, Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire and Bristol.

Projects can include pumping station upgrades, the design and installation of inlet screen replacements, emergency wastewater treatment side streams, and clean water treatment process upgrades, while also covering a large range of sites, including Bio-Resource sites.

Your role will involve:

optioneering, tendering, spend forecasting, project delivery, commissioning, authoring payments and project closedowns
working closely with our contractors and supply chain

ensuring that all health and safety and other statutory regulations that may affect the construction process are adhered to

ensuring company and departmental targets are met

assisting in the establishment of budgets and approvals.

What you'll need

Ideally, you will be from a construction and/or water industry background with experience in project management and working closely with external contractors.

It is essential that you have a safety-first approach and good negotiation and influencing skills.

In addition, you will need to:

have a positive and 'can-do' attitude
be well-organised, customer-focused and a great team player
hold a technical level 4 (HNC) qualification in an engineering discipline (preferred but not essential)
be a professionally registered engineer (EngTech/IEng) or working towards this (support can be given on professional registration)
have a working knowledge of CDM 2015
have a valid driving licence (a company car will be provided if you are not able to use your own vehicle).
have supply, water production, and distribution knowledge (preferred but not essential)

have mechanical or electrical experience (beneficial but not essential).

What you'll receive

A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
Career progression and professional development opportunities.
25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
One paid volunteering day each year.
Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
Support from trained mental health first aiders.
A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us!

You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome.

We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.