MEICA Project Manager

KIER GROUP; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group, supporting United Utilities, is seeking a MEICA Project Manager to lead the delivery of MEICA scope across multiple schemes from design to handover in the North West of England. You will oversee design integration, manage M&E package plants and ensure on‑time commissioning with a strong focus on safety and quality.

Working within Kier Infrastructure Major Projects, you’ll develop and lead a skilled team, coordinate mechanical and electrical suppliers and drive programme ownership

Qualifications

• Experience in MEICA or water sector projects.
• Qualified Electrical or Mechanical engineer (BEng/ONC/HNC)
• Competent in both mechanical and electrical disciplines
• Strong people and project management skills with commercial awareness
• Full driving licence

Responsibilities

• Oversee project reporting and KPI updates
• Coordinate mechanical and electrical supply chain partners
• Oversee design integration of M&E package plants and automation systems
• Lead programme ownership from design to commissioning and handover
• Develop and manage project team members (Engineers, Supervisors)

Skills

Project management

Water sector experience

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Driving licence

Education

BEng/ONC/HNC in Electrical or Mechanical engineering

Job description

We're looking for a MEICA Project Manager to join our United Utilities team based in the North West of England.

Location: North West of England
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to oversee the successful delivery of MEICA scope through all stages, from design to handover on multiple integrated schemes. You'll be involved in the installation and upgrading of treatment and distribution assets as part of our strategic partnership with United Utilities for AMP8. Working within Kier Infrastructure Major Projects, you'll contribute to delivering design and build services for new and existing infrastructure assets.

What will you be responsible for?

As a MEICA Project Manager, you'll be working within the Major Projects team, supporting them in delivering high‑quality infrastructure solutions.

Your day to day will include:

• Overseeing project reporting, including collation of key performance indicators and project status updates
• Managing the selection and coordination of mechanical and electrical supply chain partners based on technical and commercial judgement
• Taking accountability for design integration of M&E package plants and associated control and automation systems
• Leading programme ownership for all mechanical and electrical aspects from design through to commissioning and handover
• Managing and developing team members, including Project Engineers, Commissioning Engineers, and Mechanical or Electrical Supervisors

What are we looking for?

This role of MEICA Project Manager is great for you if:

• You have current or previous experience within a similar role, ideally including water sector projects
• You're a BEng/ONC/HNC qualified Electrical or Mechanical engineer
• You're technically competent in both Mechanical and Electrical disciplines
• You have proven people and project management skills with strong commercial awareness
• You hold a Full driving licence

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

• Project Manager MEICA - UU.pdf