Project Engineer

Project Engineer



Location: East Anglia area



Contract: Full Time/Permanent



Salary: circa £45,876 dependent on experience and skills







At Anglian Water our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.







Who are we?

Here within Anglian Water, we collaborate with a number of alliance partners to provide the best water and water recycling services across the region by maintaining our existing assets and undertaking new projects to safeguard future water supplies.

Playing a key part in our drive to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop is our Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) Alliance. Comprising of Anglian Water, MGroup, Barhale and Kier, the IOS Alliance work together to concentrate on solutions across the water recycling and clean water asset base.

The IOS alliance works across multiple disciplines including Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation. Incorporating new construction, replacement or repair. Spanning the entirety of Anglian Waters asset base.

To ensure water and water recycling projects area are managed successfully from inception to completion, ensuring all required standards, regulations, commercial affordability targets and time frames are met, we are looking for a Project Engineer to join the team who will be prepared to travel within the East Anglia area.

What you will be doing as our Project Engineer?

Receiving planned and reactive project needs from Anglian Water, you'll look to drive the development of solutions with a focus on the whole life cost and business risk reduction of the solution whilst ensuring they are compliant with all required standards and regulations.

This is a fast-paced and dynamic role but one where you can add value across the business and to your career aspirations.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Operational/Project Delivery Manager in the delivery of Anglian Water project needs

• Assess solutions, complete root cause analysis with consideration to whole life cost and business risk reduction using the Risk, Opportunity, and Value process.

• Develop solutions in line with corporate governance processes, technical/safety standards, and legal requirements.

Ensure all enabling; including the design, programme, cost and CDM requirements are completed ready for construction handover.

Complete and comply with all operational site Health & Safety, Environmental, Quality requirements to ensure safe working practices.

Support the capture of assets and cost in the relevant corporate systems.

Key Experiences/Skills & qualifications:

• Preferable APM Project Management (PMQ) or PRINCE2

• Preferable NEBOSH or NEBOSH Construction

• Temporary Works Coordinator

• Engineering degree or equivalent

• Experience in capital delivery within the water sector with a key focus on directly employed staff delivering projects

• Management of the Construction Design Management Regulations

• Excellent knowledge and experience in customer management as well as our external stakeholders

• Be an excellent communicator at all levels to be able to interpret, problem solve and share data at all levels

• Commercial awareness working with multiple stakeholders
  
  

As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:

• ​​Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.

• Personal private health care

• Annual bonus scheme

• Up to 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

• Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme

• Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks

• Life Cover at 8x your salary

• Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary
  
  

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

How to apply:

If you think you have the skills, attributes and ability to join our team as the Project Engineer then please apply today.

Closing Date: 24th March 2026











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