Project Engineer

YTL UK; Bristol, West of England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Project Engineer, responsible for managing diverse capital maintenance projects in the water industry. Your role involves project delivery, compliance with regulations, and collaboration with contractors. Ideal candidates will have a background in construction or water management and hold a technical qualification.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management within construction or water industry.
• Safety-first approach and good negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage capital maintenance projects across diverse sites.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Collaborate with contractors and supply chain.

Skills

Negotiation

Influencing

Customer-focused

Organizational

Education

HNC in Engineering

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 based in our North division as a Project Engineer.

What you'll do

As a 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 the north 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 closeouts
• 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

What you'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.

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
• 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)

Mechanical or Electrical experience would be beneficial but not essential.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – 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 350-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 19,000-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.