Mechanical Project Engineer

Costain; Sale; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Costain, appointed by United Utilities, is recruiting a Mechanical Project Engineer to support the AMP8 project in Sale. You will work from outline design through to commissioning and handover, with a mix of office, remote and site-based work.

You will collaborate with designers, procurement and subcontractors, and help develop programmes and budgets while ensuring safe, high-quality delivery. Effective communication with internal teams, Client, and supply chain partners will be essential as you

Responsibilities

• Support delivery from outline design through commissioning and handover.
• Engage with designers, manage procurement, subcontractor delivery and commissioning.
• Develop programmes and budgets and monitor safe delivery.
• Communicate with stakeholders and partners across internal teams, site operators and clients.

Job description

Costain have been appointed by United Utilities as one of 7 partners to Enterprise, delivering £5.5bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) between 2025 – 2030, and AMP 9 (2030 – 2035). Our scope is to provide project management, design, construction and commissioning services on design and build schemes throughout the North West and Cumbria region covered by United Utilities. Projects vary in value, covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets on water and wastewater sites with wider Enterprise partners.

We are recruiting for a Mechanical Project Engineer to support the delivery of our United Utilities (UU) AMP8 project at Sale, supporting them from outline design through to commissioning and handover. Working across the project lifecycle there will be a mix of office, remote and site-based demand on your time.

You will be working within the wider construction delivery team engaging with designers to challenge and support efficient design development, supporting procurement and managing subcontractor delivery and commissioning both at their locations through manufacture, and on-site during installation and commissioning. Throughout this you will be supporting the development of programmes and budgets and once in delivery, managing works aligned to these whilst also proactively monitoring safe and high quality delivery.

You will be able to communicate and engage with a variety of stakeholders confidently and maintain relationships with all stakeholders and partners (from internal teams to secure specialist inputs, site operators, Client teams and supply chain partners).