Water Recycling Project Engineer


Location
Lincoln, Buckinghamshire & Bedfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Rutland & North Cambridgeshire, Suffolk
Hours
Full Time
Salary
Circa £47,553 (depending on experience and skills) + car allowance
About the Role
At Anglian Water, we are committed to providing the best water recycling services across the region by maintaining our existing assets and undertaking new projects to safeguard future water supplies. We are seeking a Water Recycling Project Engineer to join our Water Recycling Operations delivery teams. You will be responsible for ensuring capital maintenance projects are delivered successfully from inception to completion, meeting all required standards, regulations, commercial affordability targets, and timeframes.
In this fast-paced and dynamic role, you will deliver planned and reactive project needs, driving the development of solutions focused on whole life cost and business risk reduction while ensuring compliance with all standards and regulations. This position offers the opportunity to add value across the business and advance your career aspirations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver planned and reactive project needs for Water Recycling Operations
- Assess solutions and complete root cause analysis considering whole life cost and business risk reduction using the Risk, Opportunity, and Value process
- Develop solutions in line with corporate governance, technical/safety standards, and legal requirements
- Ensure all enabling activities including design, programme, cost, and CDM requirements are completed ready for construction handover
- Comply with all operational site Health & Safety, Environmental, and Quality requirements to ensure safe working practices
- Support the capture of assets and costs in relevant corporate systems
Experience
- Appropriate engineering qualification or membership of a professional body or equivalent experience
- Proven technical experience within the relevant environment
- Knowledge of Health & Safety (H&S) and Construction Design & Management (CDM) regulations
- Good understanding of process safety
- Experience managing a capital budget
- Experience of project planning, delivery, and site supervision
- Root cause analysis to option suitable solutions
- Good IT literacy, including O365
- Experience with Anglian Water IT systems, particularly M2i, SAP, and Power BI
- Experience in capital delivery within the water sector with a focus on directly employed staff delivering projects
- Excellent knowledge and experience in customer management and external stakeholder engagement
- Strong communication skills to interpret, problem solve, and share data at all levels
- Commercial awareness working with multiple stakeholders
About you
You are a motivated and proactive engineer who thrives in a dynamic environment. You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders. You are committed to delivering high-quality projects that meet safety, environmental, and commercial standards. You demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and a passion for continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Appropriate engineering qualification or membership of a professional body or equivalent experience is required.
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