MEICA Project Engineer

YTL UK; England; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 20%

Career progression

25 days holiday

Sell holiday days

Buy holiday days

Healthcare costs coverage

Life assurance

Electric car salary sacrifice

Retail discounts

Volunteering day

Job summary

YTL UK is seeking a MEICA Project Engineer to oversee reactive and planned capital maintenance across water recycling, production, sewerage, and distribution sites. Based in the North division, you will manage projects valued up to £500k and coordinate with contractors and the supply chain.

You will ensure health and safety compliance, CDM 2015, and achievement of departmental targets while supporting budgeting and approvals. A safety-first, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Safety-first approach with negotiation and influencing skills.
• HNC in Engineering (Level 4) preferred.
• EngTech/IEng registration or progression toward it.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015.
• Valid driving licence.
• Supply, water production and distribution knowledge preferred.
• Mechanical or electrical experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Optioneering, tendering, spend forecasting, project delivery, commissioning, payments and closeouts.
• Work closely with contractors and supply chain.
• Ensure health and safety and statutory regulations are followed.
• Ensure department targets are met.
• Assist in budget establishment and approvals.

Skills

Project management

Negotiation skills

Influencing skills

Team player

Education

HNC in Engineering

EngTech/IEng towards registration

Job 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 thenorth 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.

Whatyou'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; this is preferred but not essential.

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:

• WessexWater – 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 450-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.