Project Engineer

Fawkes & Reece London; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece London seeks an experienced Project Engineer to support Clean Water project delivery in the Lincoln area. You will help manage projects from development through to construction handover, ensuring technical standards, safety regulations, and timescales are met.

Work with delivery managers to assess solutions, manage risks, and ensure design, programme, and CDM requirements are completed ahead of construction. You will also assist recording of project assets and costs.

Qualifications

• Experience in Clean Water projects and capital delivery.
• Background in engineering with asset handover.
• CDM regulation understanding preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery from development to handover.
• Assess solutions, manage risks, and control costs.
• Record project assets and costs accurately.

Skills

Clean Water

Capital projects

CDM knowledge

Temporary Works

Job description

The Client:

Our client is a leading Tier 1 main contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK. They are working on the Anglian Water Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) contract, covering a range of engineering disciplines, including Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation. Projects include new construction, asset replacement and repairs across the Anglian Water region.

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced Project Engineer to support the delivery of Clean Water projects in the Lincoln area. You will help manage projects from initial development through to construction handover, ensuring works meet technical standards, safety regulations, commercial targets and agreed timescales.

Working closely with operational and project delivery managers, you will assess engineering solutions, undertake root cause analysis, manage risks and ensure design, programme, cost and CDM requirements are completed ahead of construction. You will also support the accurate recording of project assets and costs.

The Ideal Candidate:

You will have Clean Water experience and a background in engineering and capital project delivery within the water sector, ideally involving directly employed site teams. Experience as a Temporary Works Coordinator or Supervisor, alongside a sound understanding of CDM regulations, is highly desirable.

Strong commercial awareness, effective stakeholder management and a proactive approach to problem-solving are essential, along with a commitment to delivering projects safely, efficiently and to the required standards.