Project Engineer

M Group Water; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join M Group Water as a Project Engineer in Colchester, playing a critical role in delivering essential water infrastructure projects. Collaborate with the Water and wastewater capital project delivery team to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget, all while enhancing the quality of essential services to our clients. The ideal candidate will possess strong stakeholder management skills and a professional engineering qualification.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24/7 access

Employee assistance programme

My Rewards portal with retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work, salary finance, and give as you earn schemes

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Reward and recognition scheme

Company car and fuel card

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Knowledge in planning and resource scheduling required.
• Appropriate professional engineering qualification needed.
• Strong cost and risk analysis skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects on time, within budget, and according to specifications.
• Calculate Risk Index for auditability of data and processes.
• Support Delivery/Operational Manager and handle project changes.

Skills

Planning and resource scheduling

Customer and stakeholder management

Negotiation

Cost and risk analysis

Operational water settings experience

Education

Professional engineering qualification

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within our Water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.

Want to be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

As our Project Engineer, you'll be working on our Anglian Water IOS Alliance Contract in Colchester.

You'll enable projects to be delivered on time, within budget, and according to specifications, client needs, and stakeholder regulations.

Support the Delivery/Operational Manager in the delivery of MEICA Projects during high workload or resource shortages.

Support the capture of asset changes (decommissioning, alteration, creation) in relevant corporate systems.

Raise Early Warning Notices and Change Requests if projects experience delays or cost increases.

Calculate Risk Index to ensure robustness and auditability of data and processes.

Develop solutions to ensure the optimum TOTEX solution in line with governance.

Challenge data, confirm needs, and analyze risks to establish clear cost and risk benefits.

Complete all operational Health & Safety requirements to ensure safe working practices, including personal H&S & MTRA documentation and recording near misses through good catch.

What you’ll bring

• Knowledge in planning and resource scheduling
• Appropriate professional engineering qualification
• Excellent customer and stakeholder management skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Basic understanding of regulatory processes governing Anglian Water’s IOS Initiative
• Previous Project Management experience
• Strong cost and risk analysis skills
• Experience in operational water settings

We offer a range of benefits to support your life in and out of work, including:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24/7 access
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal with retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance, and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

Additional benefits include:

• Company car and fuel card with EV and hybrid options
• My Car Choice salary sacrifice scheme
• Health Care Cash Plan for medical expenses
• Private health care and cash plan
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

About Us

We aim to be an employer of choice, attracting diverse talent who make a difference. We support and recruit army veterans and promote inclusion through our ENABLE networks. Our values include responsibility, openness, teamwork, and ambition, shaping our culture and work ethic.

We offer industry-recognized programmes, training, and development for all career stages. Join us at a pivotal time in infrastructure development.

Please note: We may close job adverts early; apply promptly. Successful candidates may undergo background checks, and some roles require drug and alcohol testing.